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Recombinant antigen 5 from Polybia paulista wasp venom (Hymenoptera, Vespidae): Antigen-specific antibody production and functional profile of CD4+T cells in the immune response

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Assugeni, Isabela Oliveira Sandrini ; Bazon, Murilo Luiz ; Pinto, Lucas Machado ; Mainente, Leonardo Antonio Benedito ; Brochetto-Braga, Marcia Regina ; Zollner, Ricardo de Lima ; Fernandes, Luis Gustavo Romani
Número total de Autores: 7
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS; v. 522, p. 8-pg., 2023-09-15.
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Polybia paulista is a neotropical social wasp related to severe accidents and allergic reactions cases, including anaphylaxis, in southeastern Brazil. Antigen 5 (Poly p 5) is a major allergenic protein from its venom with potential use for component-resolved diagnostic. Therefore, the previous characterization of the immune response profile triggered by Poly p 5 should be evaluated. Recombinant Poly p 5 (rPoly p 5) was used to sensitize BALB/c mice with six weekly intradermal doses, and the specific antibody production and the functional profile of CD4+ T cells were assessed. rPoly p 5 induced the production of specific immunoglobulins (sIg) sIgE, sIgG1 and sIgG2a, which could recognize natural Poly p 5 presented in the venom of four different wasp species. rPoly p 5 stimulated in vitro the CD4+ T cells from immunized mice, which showed a significant proliferative response. These antigen-specific CD4+T cells produced IFN-gamma and IL-17A cytokines and increased ROR gamma T transcription factor expression. No differences between the control group and sensitized mice were found in IL-4 production and GATA-3 and T-bet expression. Interestingly, increased CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) frequency was observed in the splenocyte cell cultures from rPoly p 5 immunized mice after the in vitro stimulation with both P. paulista venom extract and rPoly p 5. Here we showed that rPoly p 5 induces antigen specific antibodies capable of recognizing Antigen 5 in the venom of four wasp species and modulates antigen specific CD4+ T cells to IFN-gamma production response associated with a Th17 profile in sensitized mice. These findings emphasize the potential use of rPoly p 5 as an essential source of a major wasp allergen with significant immunological properties. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 17/18422-0 - Avaliação dos efeitos do Antígeno 5 do veneno de Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera,Vespidae) na forma recombinante sobre a produção de mediadores inflamatórios e imunológicos in vitro para o desenvolvimento de kit diagnóstico
Beneficiário:Márcia Regina Brochetto Braga
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 19/22024-5 - Modulação da produção de anticorpos aos componentes antigênicos do veneno de Polybia paulista e ativação de mastócitos em modelo murino experimental de alergia: efeitos da supressão bystander induzida por tolerância oral a antígeno proteico não correlato
Beneficiário:Leonardo Antonio Benedito Mainente
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica
Processo FAPESP: 17/07988-2 - Avaliação biológica e inflamatória dos efeitos do antígeno 5 do veneno de Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) na forma recombinante, sobre células de linhagem macrofágica
Beneficiário:Murilo Luiz Bazon
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 19/00729-7 - Modulação da resposta imunológica aos componentes antigênicos do veneno de Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera, Vepidae) em modelo experimental murino de alergia: efeitos da supressão bystander induzida por tolerância oral a antígeno proteico.
Beneficiário:Luis Gustavo Romani Fernandes
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular