کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2402660 1102829 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cross-reactive neutralizing antibody epitopes against Enterovirus 71 identified by an in silico approach
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی ایمونولوژی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Cross-reactive neutralizing antibody epitopes against Enterovirus 71 identified by an in silico approach
چکیده انگلیسی

Currently, infections of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) due to Human Enterovirus 71 (EV71) cannot be prevented or treated, as there are no suitable vaccines or antiviral drugs. This study aimed to identify potential vaccine candidates for EV71 using in silico analysis of its viral capsid proteins. A combined in silico approach utilizing computational hidden Markov model (HMM), propensity scale algorithm, and artificial learning, identified three 15-mer structurally conserved B-cell epitope candidates lying within the EV71 capsid proteins. Peptide vaccine candidates incorporating a target B-cell epitope and a promiscuous T-cell epitope from the related polio virus were synthesized using solid-phase Fmoc chemistry. Inbred BALB/C mice which were inoculated with two 10 μg doses of the synthetic peptide, generated anti-peptide antibodies. Purified IgG isolated from pooled sera of the inoculated mice neutralized EV71 infections in vitro. Furthermore, these neutralizing antibodies were cross-reactive against other members of the Picornaviridae family, demonstrating greater than 50% virus neutralization. This indicates that the current approach is promising for the development of synthetic peptide-based vaccine candidates against Picornaviridae. Development of effective vaccines is of paramount importance in managing the disease in the Asia Pacific regions where this virus is endemic and has significant social, economic and public health ramifications.


► We used an in silico approach to identify three 15-mer conserved B-cell epitopes.
► We showed that these peptide vaccines induced anti-peptide antibodies.
► We demonstrated that the anti-peptide antibodies could neutralize EV71 in vitro.
► The anti-peptide antibodies were cross-reactive against other Picornaviridae.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Vaccine - Volume 30, Issue 49, 19 November 2012, Pages 7105–7110
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