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A new MIC1-MAG1 recombinant chimeric antigen can be used instead of the Toxoplasma lysate antigen in the serodiagnosis of human toxoplasmosis
PublicationW niniejszej publikacji po raz pierwszy przedstawiono otrzymanie i oszacowanie przydatności diagnostycznej nowego chimerycznego antygenu MIC1-MAG1 Toxoplasma gondii do rozpoznawania toksoplazmozy u ludzi. Antygen chimeryczny MIC1-MAG1 został otrzymany jako białko fuzyjne zawierające dwie domeny oligohistydynowe na N- i C-końcu z użyciem systemu ekspresyjnego Escherichia coli. Po oczyszczeniu z wykorzystaniem metody chromatografii...
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The usefulness of Toxoplasma gondii MIC1-MAG1-SAG1 chimeric antigen in the serodiagnosis of ovine toxoplasmosis
PublicationToxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, which infects humans and most warm-blooded animals throughout the world. Although human toxoplasmosis in healthy adults is usually asymptomatic, a serious disease can occur in the case of congenital infection and immunocompromised individuals. Among food animals, sheep, along with goats and pigs, possess the highest incidence of T. gondii cysts in meat,...
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MIC1-MAG1-SAG1 chimeric protein, a most effective antigen for detection of human toxoplasmosis
PublicationThis study describes a Toxoplasma gondii IgG ELISA test based on a new chimeric antigen containing three immunodominant regions from MIC1, MAG1 and SAG1 proteins of a parasite and shows that this test is useful for diagnostic purposes and may replace the lysed and whole-cell antigens.
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Testing the Diagnostic Utility of Recombinant Toxoplasma Gondii Chimeric Antigens – Generated Datasets
PublicationThe datasets titled Toxoplasma gondii recombinant chimeric antigens – IgM and IgG ELISAs – mouse serum samples and Toxoplasma gondii recombinant chimeric antigens – IgG and IgM ELISAs – human serum samples contain absorbance measurements obtained during serological tests using mouse and human sera in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests based on recombinant chimeric antigens. The datasets allows a comparison of absorbance...
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The Immunogenic and Immunoprotective Activities of Recombinant Chimeric T. gondii Proteins Containing AMA1 Antigen Fragments
PublicationToxoplasmosis, one of the most common parasitoses worldwide, is potentially dangerous for individuals with a weakened immune system, but specific immunoprophylaxis intended for humans is still lacking. Thus, efforts have been made to create an efficient universal vaccine for both animals and humans to overcome the shortcomings of currently used treatment methods and protect all hosts against toxoplasmosis. The current work represents...
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New recombinant chimeric antigens, P35-MAG1, MIC1-ROP1, and MAG1-ROP1, for the serodiagnosis of human toxoplasmosis
PublicationThe aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of 3 chimeric Toxoplasma gondii antigens, P35-MAG1,MIC1-ROP1 andMAG1-ROP1, in the serodiagnosis of an acute toxoplasmosis in humans. Proteins were produced as fusion proteins containing His tags ends and then further purified by metal affinity chromatography. Their application for the diagnosis of recently acquired T. gondii infection was tested in IgG and IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent...
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The Impact of the Antigenic Composition of Chimeric Proteins on Their Immunoprotective Activity against Chronic Toxoplasmosis in Mice
PublicationToxoplasmosis may pose a serious threat for individuals with weakened or undeveloped immune systems. However, to date, there is no specific immunoprophylaxis for humans. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the immunogenicity of three trivalent—SAG2-GRA1-ROP1L (SGR), SAG1L-MIC1-MAG1 (SMM), and GRA1-GRA2-GRA6 (GGG)—and two tetravalent—SAG2-GRA1-ROP1-GRA2 (SGRG) and SAG1-MIC1-MAG1-GRA2 (SMMG)—chimeric T. gondii proteins, as...
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Toxoplasma gondii Tetravalent Chimeric Proteins as Novel Antigens for Detection of Specific Immunoglobulin G in Sera of Small Ruminants
PublicationThe detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in small ruminants has important significance for public health and veterinary medicine. This study, for the first time, describes the reactivity of four tetravalent chimeric proteins (AMA1N-SAG2-GRA1-ROP1, AMA1C-SAG2-GRA1-ROP1, AMA1-SAG2-GRA1-ROP1, and SAG2-GRA1-ROP1-GRA2) containing immunodominant regions from the AMA1 (apical membrane antigen 1), SAG2 (surface antigen 2), GRA1 (dense...
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Epitope Mapping of BmpA and BBK32 Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Antigens for the Design of Chimeric Proteins with Potential Diagnostic Value
PublicationLyme disease is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by Gramnegative bacteria belonging to the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) group. In this study, IgM- and IgG-specific linear epitopes of two B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.) antigens BmpA and BBK32 were mapped using a polypeptide array. Subsequently, two chimeric proteins BmpABBK32-M and BmpA-BBK32-G were designed to validate the construction of chimeras using the identified...
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A new Toxoplasma gondii chimeric antigen containing fragments of SAG2, GRA1, and ROP1 proteins—impact of immunodominant sequences size on its diagnostic usefulness
PublicationThis study presents the first evaluation of new Toxoplasma gondii recombinant chimeric antigens containing three immunodominant regions of SAG2, GRA1, and one of two ROP1 fragments differing in length for the serodiagnosis of human toxoplasmosis. The recombinant chimeric antigens SAG2-GRA1-ROP1L (with large fragment of ROP1, 85-396 amino acid residues) and SAG2-GRA1-ROP1S (with a small fragment of ROP1, 85-250 amino acid residues)...
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Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in farm animals (horses, swine, and sheep) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using chimeric antigens
PublicationToxoplasma gondii infects all warm-blooded animals including humans, causing serious public health problems and great economic loss in the animal husbandry. Commonly used serological tests for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis involve preparation of whole Toxoplasma lysate antigen (TLA) from tachyzoites. The production of this antigen is associated with high costs and lengthy preparation and the possibility of staff infection. There are...
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Prime-Boost Vaccination with Toxoplasma Lysate Antigen, but Not with a Mixture of Recombinant Protein Antigens, Leads to Reduction of Brain Cyst Formation in BALB/c Mice
PublicationIntroduction Infection with the ubiquitous parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a threat for immunocompro- mised patients and pregnant women and effective immune-prophylaxis is still lacking. Methods Here we tested a mixture of recombinant T . gondii antigens expressed in different develop- mental stages, i.e., SAG1, MAG1 and GRA7 (SMG), and a lysate derived from T . gondii tachyzoites (TLA) for prophylactic vaccination against cyst formation....
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The first study on the usefulness of recombinant tetravalent chimeric proteins containing fragments of SAG2, GRA1, ROP1 and AMA1 antigens in the detection of specific anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in mouse and human sera
PublicationThis study presents an evaluation of four tetravalent recombinant chimeric proteins containing fragments of the Toxoplasma gondii antigens, SAG2, GRA1, ROP1 and AMA1, as potential replacements of a the soluble, whole-cell tachyzoite lysate (TLA) used in serological assays. Recombinant chimeric proteins (SAG2-GRA1-ROP1-AMA1N, AMA1N-SAG2-GRA1-ROP1, AMA1C-SAG2-GRA1-ROP1, and AMA1-SAG2-GRA1-ROP1) obtained by genetic engineering were...
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Novel monovalent and multivalent recombinant proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato with potential diagnostic value – construction and biotechnological production
PublicationThe diverse antigenic structure of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) and the low degree of protein sequence conservation between genospecies causes many limitations in serodiagnosis of Lyme disease (LD). Using expression systems based on Escherichia coli, five monovalent B. burgdorferi s.l. recombinant proteins were produced. i.e., BB0108, BB0126, BB0298, BB0323, BB0689 (each in three variants derived from Borrelia afzelii,...
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A bifunctional chimeric protein consisting of MutS and beta-galactosidase
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DAF - and collagen-binding properties of chimeric Dr fimbriae
PublicationEkspozycja białek heterologicznych na powierzchni mikroorganizmów jest jedną z nowych strategii stosowanych w mikrobiologii, biotechnologii oraz projektowaniu nowoczesnych szczepionek. W niniejszej pracy zbadano możliwość wykorzystania białka podjednostkowego DraE fimbrii Dr uropatogennych szczepów Escherichia coli jako nośnika heterologicznych sekwencji. W rejon odpowiadający N-terminalnej domenie 2 białka DraE wprowadzono epitopową...
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A bifunctional chimeric protein consisting of MutS and beta-galactoside
PublicationPraca pokazuje konstrukcję DNA plazmidowego kodującego bifunkcjonalne białko chimeryczne złożone z MutS Thermus thermophilus i beta-galaktozydazy E.coli, optymalizację jego ekspresji i oczyszczania. Białko to testowano w metodzie wykrywania mutacji punktowych, wykorzystując kolorymetryczne mierzenie aktywności domeny reporterowej beta galaktozydazy.
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Cancer immune escape: the role of antigen presentation machinery
PublicationThe mechanisms of antigen processing and presentation play a crucial role in the recognition and targeting of cancer cells by the immune system. Cancer cells can evade the immune system by downregulating or losing the expression of the proteins recognized by the immune cells as antigens, creating an immunosuppressive microenvironment, and altering their ability to process and present antigens. This review focuses on the mechanisms...
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Immunogenic and protective activity of recombinant chimeric Toxoplasma gondii proteins
PublicationToxoplasmosis, one of the most common parasitic invasions worldwide, may pose a great threat for individuals with weakened immune system. The parasite also causes considerable economic losses due to infection of livestock. To date there is no efficient immunoprophylaxis for humans and animals, which would provide long-lasting protection against T. gondii invasion. Chimeric proteins, containing several selected fragments of parasite...
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Toxoplasma gondii: Chimeric Dr fimbriae as a recombinant vaccine against toxoplasmosis
PublicationW publikacji przedstawiono protekcyjne i immunogenne właściowści chimerycznych fimbrii typu Dr zawierających sekwencje epitopowe antygenów SAG1, MAG1 oraz GRA1 Toxoplasma gondii. Uzyskane wyniki porównano z właściwościami immunogennymi antygenowych białek rekombinantowych oraz poliwalentnego antygenu natywnego. Antygeny rekombinantowe indukują silną odpowiedź immunologiczną i w 89% zapobiegają formowaniu się cyst w mózgu myszy....
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Use of MAG1 recombinant antigen for diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans
PublicationPraca opisuje klonowanie, oczyszczanie oraz zastosowanie w immunodiagnostyce toksoplazmozy antygenu rekombinantowego macierzy cyst tkankowych (MAG1) Toxoplasma gondii. Zastosowany system ekspresyjny pozwolił uzyskać dużą ilość rekombinantowego antygenu, który następnie wykorzystano w teście ELISA do wykrywania specyficzych przeciwciał anty-T. gondii klasy IgG w surowicach pacjentów chorych na toksoplazmozę. W przeprowadzonych badaniach...
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Hydrazone Linker as a Useful Tool for Preparing Chimeric Peptide/Nonpeptide Bifunctional Compounds
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Endothelial integrity may be regulated by a specific antigen via an IgE-mediated mechanism
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Efficiency rating of SG Diagnostics COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit
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Production of Toxoplasma gondii MAG1 recombinant antigen in Leishmania tarentolae expression system
PublicationThe results of the work associated with the production of the Toxoplasma gondii matrix antigen 1 (MAG1) in the eukaryotic expression system of Leishmania tarentolae are shown.
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Jeszcze jedna rocznica : Chimera
PublicationPraca dotyczy postaci Gabriela Narutowicza, tragicznie zmarłego pierwszego prezydenta RP, a także jego zabójcy - Eligiusza Niewiadomskiego. Praca ma związek z Jubileuszowym Rokiem Akademickim Politechniki Gdańskiej, która ma swą siedzibę właśnie przy ulicy Gabriela Narutowicza.
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Chimeric Dr fimbriae with a Herpes Simplex virus type 1 epitope as a model for a recombinant vaccine.
PublicationBiałko adhezyny DraE uropatogennych szczepów E. coli Dr+ zostało wykorzystane jako nośnik 11a a determinanty antygenowej glikoproteiny D wirusa HSV ty-pu 1. Sekwencja kodująca epitop HSV została wklonowana do genu draE w obrębie regionu N- terminalnego eksponowanej powierzchniowo domeny 2. Ekspresjachimerycznych białek DraE-HSV została potwierdzona za pomocą mikroskopii immunofluorescencyjnej i elektronowej.
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Adoptive Cell Therapy—Harnessing Antigen-Specific T Cells to Target Solid Tumours
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Identification of Antigen 43 in uropathogenic Escherichia coli IH11128 responsible for persistence in the urinary tract
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Antimicrobial Activity of Chimera Peptides Composed of Human Neutrophil Peptide 1 (HNP-1) Truncated Analogues and Bovine Lactoferrampin
PublicationThree chimera peptides composed of bovine lactoferrampin and the analogue of truncated human neutrophil peptide 1 were synthesized by the solid-phase method. In two compounds peptide chains were connected via isopeptide bond, whereas in the third one disulfide bridge served as a linker. All three chimeras displayed significantly higher antimicrobial activity than the constituent peptides as well as their equimolar mixtures. The...
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Borrelia burgdorferi BmpA-BBK32 and BmpA-BBA64: New Recombinant Chimeric Proteins with Potential Diagnostic Value
PublicationCurrently, the diagnosis of Lyme disease is based mostly on two-tiered serologic testing. In the new generation of immunoenzymatic assays, antigens comprise whole-cell lysates of members of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) species complex, with the addition of selected recombinant proteins. Due to the high diversity of members of the B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies and the low degree of conservation among the amino acid...
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The analysis of human leukocyte antigen‐G level in patients with endometrial cancer by Western blot technique
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Consequences of cathepsin C inactivation for membrane exposure of proteinase 3, the target antigen in autoimmune vasculitis
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Toxoplasma gondii: an evaluation of diagnostic value of recombinant antigens in a murine model
PublicationPraca dotyczy oceny użyteczności sześciu rekombinantowych białek antygenowych Toxoplasma gondii (GRA1, GRA6, GRA7, p35, SAG1 i SAG2) w diagnozowaniu doświadczalnej toksoplazmozy u myszy. Przeprowadzone badania pozwoliły na określenie stopnia reaktywności zastosowanych antygenów z surowicami z wczesnej i przewlekłej toksoplazmozy. W przypadku ostrej fazy choroby obserwowano silną odpowiedź humoralną na antygeny GRA7, GRA6 i p35,...
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Toxoplasma gondii Recombinant Antigens in the Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasmosis in Domestic and Farm Animals
PublicationToxoplasmosis is caused by an intracellular protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii, and is a parasitic disease that occurs in all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic diseases of animals and results in reproductive losses. Toxoplasmosis in humans is usually caused by eating raw or undercooked meat or consuming dairy products containing the parasite. Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is currently...
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The development of an indirect ELISA for the detection of goose parvovirus antibodies using specific VP3 subunits as the coating antigen
PublicationIn Poland, the leader in goose production in Europe, goose parovirus infection, or Derzsy’s disease (DD), must be reported to the veterinary administration due to the serious economic and epizootic threat to waterfowl production. Prophylactic treatment for DD includes attenuated live or inactivated vaccines. Moreover, the control of DD includes the monitoring of maternal derived antibody (MDA) levels in the offspring and antibody...
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Toxoplasma gondii Recombinant antigen AMA1: Diagnostic Utility of Protein Fragments for the Detection of IgG and IgM Antibodies
PublicationToxoplasma gondii is an important zoonotic protozoan that infects a wide variety of vertebrates as intermediate hosts. For this reason, the diagnosis of this disease is very important and requires continuous improvement. One possibility is to use recombinant antigens in serological tests. Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1), a protein located in specific secretory organelles (micronemes) of T. gondii, is very interesting in regard...
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Multi-headed chimera states in coupled pendula
PublicationWe discuss the occurrence of the chimera states in the network of coupled, excited by the clock’s mechanisms pendula. We find the patterns of multi-headed chimera states in which pendula clustered in different heads behave differently (oscillate with different frequencies) and create different types of synchronous states (complete or phase synchronization). The mathematical model of the network shows that the observed chimera states...
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Toxoplasma gondii recombinant antigens as tools for serodiagnosis of human toxoplasmosis: current status of studies
PublicationToxoplasma gondii is a parasitic protozoan which is the cause of toxoplasmosis. Although human toxoplasmosis in healthy adults is usually asymptomatic, serious disease can occur in the case of congenital infections and immunocompromised individuals. Furthermore, despite the exact recognition of its etiology, it still presents a diagnostic problem. Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is mainly based on the results of serological tests detecting...
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A novel chemiluminescent immunoassay for detection of Toxoplasma gondii IgG in human sera
PublicationThis study describes Toxoplasma gondii IgG chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) based on the use of a novel immunochemical reagents in the form of the conjugates of original acridinium ester (AE) labels attached to antibodies and SAG2-GRA1-ROP1L chimeric antigen and shows that this test is useful for diagnostic purposes.
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Toxoplasma gondii: Recombinant GRA5 antigen for detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
PublicationW publikacji po raz pierwszy oszacowano przydatność diagnostyczną antygenu rekombinantowego GRA5 Toxoplasma gondii do serodiagnostyki toksoplazmozy u ludzi. Do celu wykorzystano pulę surowic pochodzącą od 189 pacjentów chorych na toksoplazmozę wczesną, podostrą i przewlekłą oraz od 31 pacjentów zdrowych , które testowano z wykorzystaniem metody ELISA. Specyficzne przeciwciała anty-GRA5 klasy IgG wykryto w 70,9% surowic seropozytywnych....
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Application of specific cell permeable cathepsin G inhibitors resulted in reduced antigen processing in primary dendritic cells
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Toxoplasma gondii: Usefulness of ROP1 recombinant antigen in an immunoglobulin G avidity assay for diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis in humans
PublicationWyniki zawarte w niniejszej pracy pokazują, iż antygen rekombinantowy ROP1 Toxoplasma gondii może być użyteczny w wykrywaniu wczesnej fazy toksoplazmozy z zastosowaniem testu oznaczania awidności przeciwciał klasy IgG. W przeprowadzonych badaniach wykazano, że specyficzne przeciwciała o niskiej awidności były wykrywane w surowicach pacjentów z wczesną fazą choroby, natomiast przeciwciała o wysokiej awidności lub ich brak notowano...
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ANTYGENY REKOMBINANTOWE W DIAGNOSTYCE SEROLOGICZNEJ BORELIOZY
PublicationBorelioza jest najczęstszą chorobą odkleszczową dotykającą mieszkańców półkuli północnej. Chorobę tę wywołują bakterie zakwalifikowane do grupy Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Współcześnie podstawą diagnostyki laboratoryjnej boreliozy jest dwustopniowe badanie serologiczne. Pierwszym etapem jest test immunoenzymatyczny (ELISA), jeżeli wynik badania jest dodatni lub wątpliwy jako test potwierdzający stosuje się technikę Western...
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Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of a Chimeric/Humanized Anti-CD3 Monoclonal Antibody, Otelixizumab (TRX4), in Subjects With Psoriasis and With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
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Evaluation of long‑term immunity and protection against T. gondii after immunization with multivalent recombinant chimeric T. gondii proteins
PublicationToxoplasmosis caused by the opportunistic, cosmopolitan protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most common parasitoses in the world. Although it may prove dangerous or even fatal for immunocompromised individuals, immunoprophylaxis for humans is still nonexistent. Thus, the aim of the current work was to assess the ability of two immunogenic recombinant chimeric T. gondii proteins, SAG2-GRA1-ROP1 (SGR) and SAG1-MIC1-MAG1-GRA2...
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Monitoring T-Cell Responses in Translational Studies: Optimization of Dye-Based Proliferation Assay for Evaluation of Antigen-Specific Responses
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Comparison of immune response in sheep immunized with DNA vaccine encoding Toxoplasma gondii GRA7 antigen in different adjuvant formulations
PublicationPraca przedstawia badania dotyczące odpowiedzi immunologicznej owiec immunizowanych plazmidowym DNA kodującym antygen granul GRA7 Toxoplasma gondii w trzech różnych formulacjach adjuvanta. Sześćdziesiąt owiec było szczepionych domięśniowo z DNa plazmidów. Dwanaście otrzymało liposomową formę plazmidu pVAXIgGRA7, 12 formulację z Emulsigen P plazmidu pVAXIgGRA7 1 12 formulację z Emulsigen D plazmidu pVAXIgGRA7. Wszystkie zwierzęta...
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Identification of antigen Ag43 in uropathogenic Escherichia coli Dr+ strains and defining its role in the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections
PublicationUrinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are among the most common bacterial infectious diseases in the developed world. The urovirulence of UPEC is mainly associated with the surface-exposed fimbrial adhesins and adhesins of the autotransporter (AT) family. The best studied of theses proteins is antigen 43 (Ag43) mediating cell aggregation, adhesion and biofilm development as the causes of...
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CaZnO-based nanoghosts for the detection of ssDNA, pCRISPR and recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen and targeted delivery of doxorubicin
PublicationOverexpression of proteins/antigens and other gene-related sequences in the bodies could lead to significant mutations and refractory diseases. Detection and identification of assorted trace concentrations of such proteins/antigens and/or gene-related sequences remain challenging, affecting different pathogens and making viruses stronger. Correspondingly, coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mutations/alterations and spread could lead to overexpression...