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Immunization with centrin -Deficient Leishmania braziliensis Does Not Protect against Homologous Challenge.
Vaccines 2024 March 16
Immunization with various Leishmania species lacking centrin induces robust immunity against a homologous and heterologous virulent challenge, making centrin mutants a putative candidate for a leishmaniasis vaccine. Centrin is a calcium-binding cytoskeletal protein involved in centrosome duplication in higher eukaryotes and Leishmania spp. lacking centrin are unable to replicate in vivo and are non-pathogenic. We developed a centrin -deficient Leishmania braziliensis ( LbCen-/- ) cell line and confirmed its impaired survival following phagocytosis by macrophages. Upon experimental inoculation into BALB/c mice, LbCen-/- failed to induce lesions and parasites were rapidly eliminated. The immune response following inoculation with LbCen-/- was characterized by a mixed IFN-γ, IL-4, and IL-10 response and did not confer protection against L. braziliensis infection, distinct from L. major , L. donovani , and L mexicana centrin-deficient mutants. A prime-boost strategy also did not lead to a protective immune response against homologous challenge. On the contrary, immunization with centrin -deficient L. donovani ( LdonCen-/- ) cross-protected against L. braziliensis challenge, illustrating the ability of LdonCen-/- to induce the Th1-dominant protective immunity needed for leishmaniasis control. In conclusion, while centrin deficiency in L. braziliensis causes attenuation of virulence, and disrupts the ability to cause disease, it fails to stimulate a protective immune response.
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