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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.42.2013.tde-07062014-111900
Document
Author
Full name
Karina Scaramuzzi
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2013
Supervisor
Committee
Sant'Anna, Osvaldo Augusto Brazil Esteves (President)
Martins, Tereza da Silva
Rizzo, Luiz Vicente
Rodriguez, Dunia Del Carmen
Silva, Wilmar Dias da
Title in Portuguese
Investigação dos mecanismos de ação da sílica mesoporosa nanoestruturada SBA-15 como adjuvante.
Keywords in Portuguese
Anticorpos
Camundongos
Células dendríticas
Linfócitos
Proteínas recombinantes
Abstract in Portuguese
Sílicas mesoporosas, como a SBA-15, constituem-se de partículas de óxido de silício que, devido às suas propriedades físico-químicas apresentam potencial adjuvante. Para entender os mecanismos de ação da SBA-15, camundongos foram imunizados, pelas vias oral e/ou subcutânea (s.c.), com a proteína recombinante HBsAg ou ovalbumina (OVA) e apresentaram aumento significativo nos títulos de anticorpos específicos após imunização s.c. com ambos os antígenos em sílica; entretanto, somente a administração de HBsAg: SBA-15 induziu a produção de anticorpos pela via oral. O efeito da sílica na ativação de células dendríticas foi verificado após incubação com diferentes concentrações de SBA-15, indicando aumento na produção de IL-6, na proliferação e produção de IFN-g por linfócitos T após a apresentação de OVA ou seus peptídeos. A resposta de linfócitos T in vivo mostrou aumento na resposta imune celular de animais que receberam a sílica, mas não indicou a indução da resposta de linfócitos T citotóxicos. Esses resultados confirmam o efeito adjuvante da SBA-15, principalmente para a resposta de anticorpos, e indicam que a sílica pode aumentar a disponibilidade dos antígenos às APC, auxiliando na apresentação antigênica.
Title in English
Investigation of the adjuvant properties of the mesoporous nanostructurated SBA-15 silica.
Keywords in English
Antibodies
Dendritic cells
Lymphocytes
Mice
Recombinant proteins
Abstract in English
Amorphous silicon oxide particles named SBA-15 are promising adjuvant vectors due to its physicochemical properties and the aim of this study is to explore how they might act in promoting immune responses. Mice were orally and/or subcutaneously (s.c) immunised with the recombinant protein HBsAg or ovalbumin (OVA), showing a significant increase in the antibody titers after s.c. immunisation with both antigens in silica; however, only the administration of HBsAg: SBA-15 induced antibody production after oral immunisations. The activation of dendritic cell by silica was assessed by pulsing those cells with different concentrations of the particles, suggesting the interference of SBA-15 in the production of IL -6 and in T cell proliferation as well as IFN-g production by T lymphocytes after presentation of this protein or its peptides in vitro SBA-15 was able to enhance T cell responses in vivo but did not allow OVA to induce specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity. These preliminary data confirm that SBA-15 acts as an adjuvant for antibody responses and suggest that its effects may reflect enhanced availability of antigen, rather than direct effects on antigen presenting cells such as DC.
 
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2014-06-11
 
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