Characterization of a lipocalin-like molecule from Dermanyssus gallinae as a potential vaccine antigen

IF 1.4 3区 农林科学 Q4 IMMUNOLOGY
Fumiya Horio , Hikari Seo , Shwe Yee Win , Jumpei Sato , Yoshinosuke Motai , Shunsuke Yamagami , Takumi Sato , Eiji Ohishi , Naoya Maekawa , Tomohiro Okagawa , Satoru Konnai , Kazuhiko Ohashi , Shiro Murata
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Abstract

Poultry red mites (PRMs, Dermanyssus gallinae) are hematophagous ectoparasites of chickens that pose a significant threat to the egg-laying industry. The emergence of acaricide-resistant PRMs raises the demand for alternative control approaches such as vaccination. However, several vaccine antigens have failed to suppress the growth of PRM populations in field trials due to difficulties in maintaining antibody levels. In ticks, the molecules exposed to the host, such as lipocalins, can facilitate antibody production, and are therefore considered advantageous as vaccine antigens. Therefore, we focused on a lipocalin-like molecule (Dg-Lipocalin) identified from an RNA-seq analysis reported by Fujisawa et al. (2020) and analyzed its exposure to the host and potential as a vaccine antigen. Western blotting using 500-fold diluted plasma of chickens from PRM-contaminated farms revealed the presence of antibodies against Dg-Lipocalin, suggesting its exposure to the host. To evaluate its potential as a vaccine antigen, PRMs were artificially fed immune plasma with 32,000- to 64,000-fold antibody titers or plasma from PBS-inoculated control chickens, and their mortality was observed for 7 days. In experiment 1, the immune plasma significantly increased PRM mortality compared to the control plasma. However, these effects were not observed in experiment 2, although the total mortality was significantly increased in immune plasma-fed PRMs. Thus, the efficacy of Dg-Lipocalin appears to be limited; however, its exposure to the host may result in sustained antibody titers. Further investigation is required to evaluate its feasibility.
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期刊介绍: The journal reports basic, comparative and clinical immunology as they pertain to the animal species designated here: livestock, poultry, and fish species that are major food animals and companion animals such as cats, dogs, horses and camels, and wildlife species that act as reservoirs for food, companion or human infectious diseases, or as models for human disease. Rodent models of infectious diseases that are of importance in the animal species indicated above,when the disease requires a level of containment that is not readily available for larger animal experimentation (ABSL3), will be considered. Papers on rabbits, lizards, guinea pigs, badgers, armadillos, elephants, antelope, and buffalo will be reviewed if the research advances our fundamental understanding of immunology, or if they act as a reservoir of infectious disease for the primary animal species designated above, or for humans. Manuscripts employing other species will be reviewed if justified as fitting into the categories above. The following topics are appropriate: biology of cells and mechanisms of the immune system, immunochemistry, immunodeficiencies, immunodiagnosis, immunogenetics, immunopathology, immunology of infectious disease and tumors, immunoprophylaxis including vaccine development and delivery, immunological aspects of pregnancy including passive immunity, autoimmuity, neuroimmunology, and transplanatation immunology. Manuscripts that describe new genes and development of tools such as monoclonal antibodies are also of interest when part of a larger biological study. Studies employing extracts or constituents (plant extracts, feed additives or microbiome) must be sufficiently defined to be reproduced in other laboratories and also provide evidence for possible mechanisms and not simply show an effect on the immune system.
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