2008
Intradermal NKT cell activation during DNA priming in heterologous prime‐boost vaccination enhances T cell responses and protection against Leishmania
Dondji B, Deak E, Goldsmith‐Pestana K, Perez‐Jimenez E, Esteban M, Miyake S, Yamamura T, McMahon‐Pratt D. Intradermal NKT cell activation during DNA priming in heterologous prime‐boost vaccination enhances T cell responses and protection against Leishmania. European Journal Of Immunology 2008, 38: 706-719. PMID: 18286565, PMCID: PMC3448375, DOI: 10.1002/eji.200737660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationAntigens, ProtozoanCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesGalactosylceramidesGenetic VectorsGranzymesImmunity, CellularInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Killer Cells, NaturalLeishmaniasisLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte DepletionMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Mutant StrainsNitric OxideProtozoan ProteinsSkinT-LymphocytesVaccinationVaccines, DNAVaccinia virusConceptsHeterologous prime-boost vaccinationPrime-boost vaccinationNKT cell activationCD8 T cellsT cellsCell activationVaccinated miceDNA primingActivated C-kinase (rLACK) antigensT cell immune responsesDevelopment of CD4Murine cutaneous leishmaniasisT cell responsesCell immune responsesElicit protective immunityIL-10Protective immunityImmune responseLeishmania homologueIFN-gammaAlphaGalCerCutaneous leishmaniasisVisceral leishmaniasisParasite burdenCell responses
2001
Biochemical and Biological Characterization of the Protective Leishmania pifanoi Amastigote Antigen P-8
Colmenares M, Tiemeyer M, Kima P, McMahon-Pratt D. Biochemical and Biological Characterization of the Protective Leishmania pifanoi Amastigote Antigen P-8. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 6776-6784. PMID: 11598050, PMCID: PMC100055, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.11.6776-6784.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen PFurther vaccine studiesSignificant T cell activationT cell activationWestern blot analysisProtective immunityVaccine studiesApolipoprotein EMurine modelCutaneous leishmaniasisSignificant protectionComparable protectionImmunodominant componentAntigenic glycolipidsImmunity studiesAntigenCysteine proteinasesGlycolipid componentBiochemical analysisBiological characterizationSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisInfectionLeishmaniasis
1996
Leishmania amazonensis:The Asian Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) as an Experimental Model for Study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Amaral V, Ransatto V, Conceição-Silva F, Molinaro E, Ferreira V, Coutinho S, McMahon-Pratt D, Grimaldi G. Leishmania amazonensis:The Asian Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) as an Experimental Model for Study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Experimental Parasitology 1996, 82: 34-44. PMID: 8617329, DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisRhesus macaquesActive infectionPrimate modelT cellsPeripheral T-cell subpopulationsType hypersensitivity responseLevels of IgMT cell subpopulationsNonhuman primate modelCourse of infectionAsian rhesus macaquesLeishmanial antigensHomologous infectionMononuclear infiltrateProtective immunityHypersensitivity responseIgG antibodiesPathologic analysisLeishmanial infectionPlasma cellsSkin lesionsProliferative responseLesion sizeInitial infection
1988
Membrane glycoprotein M-2 protects against Leishmania amazonensis infection
Champsi J, McMahon-Pratt D. Membrane glycoprotein M-2 protects against Leishmania amazonensis infection. Infection And Immunity 1988, 56: 3272-3279. PMID: 3182080, PMCID: PMC259734, DOI: 10.1128/iai.56.12.3272-3279.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse strainsComplete protectionBALB/c strainLeishmania amazonensis infectionT cell immunityProtective immune responseOnset of infectionC. parvumAmazonensis infectionInfecting doseProtective immunityChallenge infectionC57BL/6 miceAntibody responseCBA miceComplete adjuvantEffective adjuvantImmune responseImmunized animalsLog phase promastigotesLevel of protectionL. amazonensisInfectionC strainLeishmania amazonensis