文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Chen, Xiaomeng ¹ ; Zhao, Yanan ¹ ; Su, Lingling ² ; Wang, Li ¹ ; Ma, Xiaohui ¹ ; Zhang, Baojiang ¹ ; Su, Yan ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Xinjiang Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Urumqi, Xinjiang, Peoples R China

2.Xinjiang Acad Anim Sci, Urumqi, Xinjiang, Peoples R China

关键词： Streptococcus equi; Vaccine candidate; Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; M-like protein; IgG-binding protein

期刊名称：RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE （ 影响因子：2.534； 五年影响因子：2.382 ）

ISSN： 0034-5288

年卷期： 2021 年 138 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Strangles, which is caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies equi, is one of the most prevalent equine infectious diseases and poses heavy economic losses worldwide. Although various vaccines have been used for decades, they seemed to be sub-optimal to demonstrate effective protection, and the antigen component of vaccines against S. equi remains to be optimized. In the present study, three target antigens (M-like protein, alpha 2-macroglobulin and IgG-binding protein, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase) were selected and expressed. Mice were immunized and challenged, and their immune response and efficacy were evaluated. The results revealed that this optimized multi-antigen treatment elicited a high expression level of T-cell receptor, major histocompatibility complex I, toll-like receptor TLR-4, and increased specific antibody. In addition, the challenge experiment showed an evidently improved protection efficacy. The present work demonstrated that these three proteins might be used as a promising multicomponent subunit vaccine candidate against S. equi infection.