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Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

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#134 Analysis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> vaccine potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> nine MAP specific proteins, identified by<br />

immunoproteomics and in silico bio-informatic screening, in a murine model<br />

Virginie Roupie, Sophie Viart, Ruddy Wattiez, Jean-Jacques Letess<strong>on</strong>, Kris Huygen<br />

WIV-ex Pasteur Institute Brussels, Belgium; University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> M<strong>on</strong>s-Hainaut, Belgium; Fac.Univ. Notre-Dame<br />

de la Paîx Namur, Belgium<br />

Objective: C<strong>on</strong>trol <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is seriously hampered by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> lack<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> adequate diagnostic tools, vaccines and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rapies. In this study, we have evaluated <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> vaccine potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

nine MAP proteins: MAP3199, MAP2677c, MAP1693c, previously identified by immunoproteomic analysis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

MAP secretome [1] and Ag5, Ag6 (not-annotated), MAP1637c, MAP0388, MAP3743 and MAP3744 identified<br />

by bioinformatic in silico screening <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP genome.<br />

Materials and Methods: BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were vaccinated with plasmid DNA encoding <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

nine selected candidates as described before [2]. Three weeks after <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> last immunisati<strong>on</strong>, Th1 type cytokine<br />

resp<strong>on</strong>ses (IL-2 and IFN-γ) against <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> respective purified recombinant proteins were tested <strong>on</strong> spleens from<br />

individual mice. Levels <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> antigen-specific total immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgG1, IgG2a and IgG2b antibodies<br />

were determined by ELISA. Six weeks after <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> last immunizati<strong>on</strong>, mice were challenged intravenously with<br />

luminescent MAP ATCC 19698 (2X106 CFU/mice). Mice were sacrificed and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> bioluminescent<br />

bacteria was determined in spleen and liver homogenates at 4, 8 and 12 weeks after challenge [3].<br />

Results: Vaccinati<strong>on</strong> with DNA encoding MAP1637c (predicted carboxylase) induced <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> str<strong>on</strong>gest Th1<br />

type immune resp<strong>on</strong>ses, both in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice, c<strong>on</strong>firming previous findings <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

this in silico selected antigen for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> serodiagnosis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> bovine paratuberculosis in cattle [4]. Protective potential<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nine antigens was weaker than <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>e we have reported for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> putative transglycosylase MAP0586c<br />

[2].<br />

C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>: Plasmid vaccinati<strong>on</strong>, coupled to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> bioluminescent MAP is a powerful tool for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

screening <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> vaccine potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paratuberculosis antigens in mice.<br />

References: 1. Leroy, B., et al., Proteomics, 2007. 7(7): p. 1164-76. 2. Roupie, V., et al., Vaccine, 2008. 26:<br />

p. 4783-4794. 3. Rosseels, V., et al., Infect Immun, 2006. 74(6): p. 3684-6. 4. Leroy, B., et al., Vet. Microbiol.,<br />

2009 135(3-4): p. 313-319.<br />

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