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To evaluate the protective efficacy of an α-Gal-displaying virus-like particle vaccine against acute parasitemia and chronic cardiac colonization by Trypanosoma cruzi in an animal model.

July 27, 2021PLoS neglected tropical diseasesOpen Access

α-Gal immunization positively impacts Trypanosoma cruzi colonization of heart tissue in a mouse model

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GCGisele Macêdo Rodrigues da CunhaUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais MAMaíra Araújo AzevedoUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais DNDenise Silva NogueiraCentro Universitário do Distrito Federal

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Animal study demonstrates that alpha-Gal vaccination reduces cardiac inflammation and parasitemia in Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mice, indicating a potential vaccine strategy for Chagas disease.

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To evaluate the protective efficacy of an α-Gal-displaying virus-like particle vaccine against acute parasitemia and chronic cardiac colonization by Trypanosoma cruzi in an animal model.
Immunized α1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout mice with a virus-like particle vaccine displaying a high density of α-Gal trisaccharide (Qβ-αGal).
Challenged vaccinated mice with high parasite loads of T. cruzi Y strain and Colombian strain, monitoring acute parasitemia and chronic outcomes up to 190 days post-infection.
Vaccination protected approximately 60% of mice from initial infection with high parasite loads, eliciting high anti-αGal IgG titers and enhanced IFN-γ and IL-12 production.
Vaccinated animals controlled acute parasitemia at 8 days post-infection for the Y strain and 22 days post-infection for the Colombian strain.
In the chronic stage (36 and 190 days post-infection, respectively), 100% of vaccinated animals survived, with significantly reduced cardiac inflammation and complete clearance of amastigote nests from heart tissue.

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Cunha et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa42fbe69def0a53fc616bb https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009613

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Animal study demonstrates that alpha-Gal vaccination reduces cardiac inflammation and parasitemia in Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mice, indicating a potential vaccine strategy for Chagas disease.

α-Gal immunization positively impacts Trypanosoma cruzi colonization of heart tissue in a mouse model

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α-Gal immunization positively impacts Trypanosoma cruzi colonization of heart tissue in a mouse model

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