scholarly journals Vaccination of eels (Anguilla japonicaandAnguilla anguilla) againstAnguillicola crassuswith irradiated L3

Parasitology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 135 (5) ◽  
pp. 633-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. KNOPF ◽  
R. LUCIUS
Keyword(s):  
Immune Responses ◽  
Antibody Response ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
Challenge Infection ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Single Infection ◽  
European Eel ◽  
Anguillicola Crassus ◽  
Original Host ◽  
Protection Against Infection

SUMMARYThe original host of the swimbladder nematodeAnguillicola crassus, the Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) and the recently colonized European eel (Anguilla anguilla) were immunized with 40 irradiated (500 Gy) 3rd-stage larvae (L3) of this parasite and challenged with an infection of 40 normal L3. The immunization induced a significant reduction of the number of adult worms developing from the challenge infection inA. japonica, but not inA. anguilla. The induced resistance (calculated using the relation of the number of adult worms in immunized eels and in non-immunized control eels) inA. japonicawas 87·3%±30·4%. Following a single infection, the percentage of adult worms found inA. japonicawas lower as compared toA. anguilla, and the few adult worms were much smaller, revealing a lower susceptibility ofA. japonicatoA. crassusin comparison toA. anguilla. Both eel species developed an antibody response againstA. crassus, but the level of antibody responses was not positively correlated with the protection against infection, suggesting that the antibody response is not a key element in resistance of eels againstA. crassus. This study suggests that the original host ofA. crassusis able to mount efficient protective immune responses against its parasite, whereas the newly acquired host seems to lack this ability.

Effects of experimental infections with different doses of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda, Dracunculoidea) on European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Aquaculture ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 141 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 41-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.L.M. Haenen ◽  
T.A.M. van Wijngaarden ◽  
M.H.T. van der Heijden ◽  
J. Höglund ◽  
J.B.J.W. Cornelissen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
European Eel ◽  
Experimental Infections ◽  
Anguillicola Crassus ◽  
Different Doses

scholarly journals Cross-reactive antibody response to mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after recent COVID-19-specific monoclonal antibody therapy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Schultz-Cherry ◽  
Maureen A McGargill ◽  
Paul G Thomas ◽  
Jeremie H Estepp ◽  
Aditya H Gaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Antibody Response ◽  
Antibody Therapy ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy ◽  
Receptor Binding Domain ◽  
Specific Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Vaccine Failure ◽  
Reactive Antibody

Abstract Efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines administered after COVID-19-specific monoclonal antibody is unknown, and ‘antibody interference’ might hinder immune responses leading to vaccine failure. In an IRB-approved prospective study, we found that an individual who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccination <40 days after COVID-19-specific monoclonal antibody therapy for symptomatic COVID-19 had similar post-vaccine antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD), for four important SARS-CoV-2 variants (B.1, B.1.1.7, B.1.351 and P.1), as other participants who were also vaccinated following COVID-19. Vaccination against COVID-19 shortly after COVID-19-specific monoclonal antibody can boost and expand antibody protection, questioning the need to delay vaccination in this setting.

scholarly journals Generation of Antibody Responses to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharides Is Independent of CD1 Expression in Mice

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 1976-1980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leen Moens ◽  
Axel Jeurissen ◽  
Stefan Nierkens ◽  
Louis Boon ◽  
Luc Van Kaer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibody Response ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Immunoglobulin M ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Capsular Polysaccharides ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Igg Antibody ◽  
Antibody Treatment ◽  
Serious Infection ◽  
Protection Against Infection

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterial microorganism that frequently causes serious infection, particularly in children and the elderly. Protection against infection with S. pneumoniae is based mainly on the generation of antibodies to the pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides (caps-PS), but the mechanisms responsible for the generation of anticapsular antibodies remain incompletely understood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of CD1-restricted T cells in the antibody response to caps-PS. When immunized with Pneumo23, wild-type mice and CD1 knockout mice on BALB/c and C57BL/6 backgrounds generated immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibody responses to soluble caps-PS that were comparable. Similar results were obtained after immunization with heat-inactivated S. pneumoniae. The IgM and IgG antibody response of wild-type mice to Pneumo23 was not affected by an antagonizing monoclonal anti-CD1 antibody treatment. In summary, our data provide evidence that the antibody response to caps-PS is generated independently of CD1 expression.

scholarly journals The effect of foraging and ontogeny on the prevalence and intensity of the invasive parasite Anguillicola crassus in the European eel Anguilla anguilla

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1213-1222 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Barry ◽  
M Newton ◽  
J A Dodd ◽  
D Evans ◽  
J Newton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
European Eel ◽  
Anguillicola Crassus

Glutathione-s-transferase is an important antigen in the eel nematode Anguillicola crassus

1997 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.E. Nielsen ◽  
K. Buchmann
Keyword(s):  
Specific Antibody ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
European Eel ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Elisa System ◽  
Humoral Immune ◽  
Anguillicola Crassus ◽  
Reducing Conditions

AbstractDifferent organs and secretions/excretions of the swimbladder parasite, Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda), were tested for the presence of antigens to the humoral immune response previously detected in the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. Proteins from different fractions of Anguillicola crassus were separated using SDS–PAGE (sodium-dodecyl-sulphate polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis) under reducing conditions and electroblotted onto nitrocellulose membranes. Infected eels showed a specific antibody response to a 43 kDa antigen in the cuticle and towards two gonad antigens around 34 and 43 kDa. In protein released from the worms, two secretory/excretory antigens of approximately 28 kDa were found. The secretion/excretion rate of protein from the parasite to the surroundings was determined. Subsequently, an ELISA system was established applying these antigens as the first layer of coating. Furthermore, antigens from Anguillicola crassus were examined for the presence of glutathione-s-transferase (GST) using a specific antibody against GST. The antigens were found to be subunits of GST.

The swimbladder nematodeAnguillicola crassusin the European eelAnguilla anguillaand the Japanese eelAnguilla japonica: differences in susceptibility and immunity between a recently colonized host and the original host

2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Knopf
Keyword(s):  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Japanese Eel ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Acquired Immunity ◽  
European Eel ◽  
New Host ◽  
Protective Function ◽  
Original Host ◽  
Third Stage

AbstractThe swimbladder nematodeAnguillicola crassusoriginates from Asia where it is a parasite of the Japanese eelAnguilla japonica. After its introduction to Europe about 25 years ago, the parasite spread rapidly within the indigenous populations of the European eelAnguilla anguillaand subsequently the prevalence and mean intensity appeared to stabilize. Under experimental and aquaculture conditions the naïve new host appears to be more susceptible toA. crassuscompared to the original host. Both eel species develop a immune response againstA. crassus. The antibody response is well characterized for the European eel, but poorly characterized for the Japanese eel. It remains unclear if antibodies have any protective function againstA. crassus. Encapsulation of larvae ofA. crassuscan be observed in naturally infected European eels. However, encapsulation of larvae following experimental infection has not been detected in European eels, but only in Japanese eels. Reinfection experiments and intraperitoneal injection ofA. crassushomogenates failed to demonstrate the development of acquired immunity in European eels. Immunization with irradiated third stage larvae provided preliminary evidence for acquired immunity againstA. crassusin the Japanese eel, but not in the European eel.

scholarly journals Transcriptome analyses of Anguillicola crassus from native and novel hosts

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuel Heitlinger ◽  
Horst H. Taraschewski ◽  
Urszula Weclawski ◽  
Karim Gharbi ◽  
Mark Blaxter
Keyword(s):  
Population Differentiation ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
European Eel ◽  
New Host ◽  
Phenotypic Differences ◽  
Secretion Signal ◽  
Anguillicola Crassus ◽  
The Face ◽  
Parasite Populations

Anguillicola crassus is a swim bladder nematode of eels. The parasite is native to the Asian eel Anguilla japonica, but was introduced to Europe and the European eel Anguilla anguilla in the early 1980s. A Taiwanese source has been proposed for this introduction. In the new host in the recipient area, the parasite appears to be more pathogenic. As a reason for these differences, genetically fixed differences in infectivity and development between Taiwanese and European A.crassus have been described and disentangled from plasticity induced by different host environments.To explore whether transcriptional regulation is involved in these lifecycle differences, we have analysed a “common garden”, cross infection experiment, using deep-sequencing transcriptomics. Surprisingly, in the face of clear phenotypic differences in life history traits, we identified no significant differences in gene expression between parasite populations or between experimental host species. From 120,000 SNPs identified in the transcriptome data we found that European A. crassus were not a genetic subset of the Taiwanese nematodes sampled. The loci that have the major contribution to the European-Taiwanese population differentiation show an enrichment of synonymous and non-coding polymorphism. This argues against positive selection in population differentiation. However, genes involved in protein processing in the endoplasmatic reticulum membrane and genes bearing secretion signal sequences were enriched in the set of genes most differentiated between European and Taiwanese A. crassus. These genes could be a source for the phenotypically visible genetically fixed differences between European and Taiwanese A. crassus.

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