PMID- 25957883 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160404 LR - 20150711 IS - 1095-9947 (Electronic) IS - 1050-4648 (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Aug TI - Immobilization antigen vaccine adjuvanted by parasitic heat shock protein 70C confers high protection in fish against cryptocaryonosis. PG - 517-27 LID - S1050-4648(15)00198-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.04.036 [doi] AB - The immobilization antigen (iAg) has been demonstrated as a protective immunogen against Cryptocaryon irritans infection. In this study, C-terminal domain of heat shock protein 70 cloned from C. irritans (Hsp70C) was tested for its immuno-stimulatory effects. The iAg and Hsp70C cDNAs were constructed independently in secretory forms and were encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles. In the first immunization trial, grouper fingerlings orally intubated with iAg and iAg:Hsp70C presented 96% and 100% relative percent survival (RPS), respectively, after a lethal challenge. In the second trial, both iAg and iAg:Hsp70C groups showed 100% RPS and the skin trophont burden was significantly lowered. The iAg:Hsp70C still provides a significantly high protection of 51% RPS at 49 days post immunization, when an even more serious lethal infection occurs. RT-qPCR results showed that Hsp70C could up-regulate the expression of i) T cell markers: Cluster of Differentiation 8 alpha (CD8alpha) and CD4, ii) cytokine genes: Interferon gamma (IFNgamma), Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFalpha) and Interleukin 12 p40 (IL-12/P40), iii) antibody genes: Immunoglobulin M heavy chain (IgMH) and IgTH, and iv) major histocompatibility complex (MHC-I & MHC-II), in the spleen of iAg:Hsp70C group. Furthermore, significantly high levels of iAg-specific IgM was detected in skin mucus which efficiently immobilized live theronts in iAg- and iAg:Hsp70C-immunized fish at 5 weeks post immunization. Hsp70C significantly increased the number of nonspecific CD8(+) skin leucocytes which exerted cytotoxicity against theronts, although cytotoxic activity showed no difference among the various groups. Because of this complementary cooperation of cellular and humoral immune responses, Hsp70C enhances the efficacy of iAg vaccine and constrains C. irritans infection. In view of the severe loss caused by cryptocaryonosis, application of this parasitic vaccine in farmed and ornamental fish, is worthy to be considered. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Josepriya, T A AU - Josepriya TA AD - Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan. FAU - Chien, Kuo-Hsuan AU - Chien KH AD - Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan. FAU - Lin, Hsin-Yun AU - Lin HY AD - Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan. FAU - Huang, Han-Ning AU - Huang HN AD - Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan; Center for Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan. FAU - Wu, Chang-Jer AU - Wu CJ AD - Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan. FAU - Song, Yen-Ling AU - Song YL AD - Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan. Electronic address: song@ntu.edu.tw. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150507 PL - England TA - Fish Shellfish Immunol JT - Fish & shellfish immunology JID - 9505220 RN - 0 (Antigens, Protozoan) RN - 0 (HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin M) RN - 0 (Protozoan Proteins) RN - 0 (Protozoan Vaccines) RN - 0 (immobilization antigens) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Protozoan/administration & dosage/*immunology MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Ciliophora/immunology MH - Ciliophora Infections/immunology/*prevention & control MH - Disease Resistance MH - Fish Diseases/immunology/*prevention & control MH - HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/administration & dosage/genetics/*immunology MH - Immunoglobulin M/immunology MH - Nanoparticles/administration & dosage MH - Perciformes MH - Protozoan Proteins/administration & dosage/*immunology MH - Protozoan Vaccines/*administration & dosage MH - Skin/immunology MH - Tetrahymena thermophila/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cryptocaryon irritans OT - DNA vaccine OT - Epinephelus coioides OT - Mucosal IgM OT - Parasitic Hsp70C OT - Parasitic iAg OT - Skin CD8(+) cells EDAT- 2015/05/11 06:00 MHDA- 2016/04/05 06:00 CRDT- 2015/05/11 06:00 PHST- 2015/02/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/04/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/05/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/04/05 06:00 [medline] AID - S1050-4648(15)00198-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.04.036 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2015 Aug;45(2):517-27. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.04.036. Epub 2015 May 7.