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Fractionated Sera from Schistosoma Mansoni Infected Patients Confers Passive Protection in Mice

1989; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 41; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.1989.41.553

1476-1645

Judy Jwo, Philip T. LoVerde,

Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Sera from humans with chronic Schistosoma mansoni infections (CHS) were chromatographed with CNBr-activated Sepharose 4 B conjugated with NP-40 extracts obtained from live 3 hr schistosomula. Both unbound (CHSUB) and bound (CHSB) fractions which contained IgG and IgM isotypes were characterized by ELISA, immunofluorescence, and complement-mediated in vitro killing assays. ELISA data showed that the CHSB fraction recognized schistosomula NP-40 extracts, whereas the CHSUB fraction did not. However, both CHSUB and CHSB fractions recognized 8 M urea adult worm extracts and 8 M urea egg extracts. By indirect immunofluorescence assay, the CHSB fraction recognized epitopes on the surface of live schistosomula 3 hr-29 days of age, whereas the CHSUB fraction showed surface fluorescence only on 24- and 29-day-old worms. The CHSB fraction mediated 95% killing of schistosomula in a complement dependent in vitro assay, the CHSUB fraction and the unfractionated CHS did not exhibit killing ability. The CHSUB fraction was able to titrate out the killing ability of the CHSB fraction in in vitro cytotoxic assays when mixed with the CHSB fraction at increasing concentrations. In passive immunization experiments, the CHSB fraction provided ∼30% passive protection in mice when injected 1 day or 6 days after challenge and 20% protection when injected at 15 days, but failed to provide protection when administered ≥24 days after challenge. Unfractionated CHS failed to mediate passive protection.