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Edward L Morgan1, Marilyn L Thoman, Sam D Sanderson
1San Diego State University, Biosciences Center, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA. emorgan@sciences.sdsu.edu
Abstract:
A conformationally-biased, response-selective agonist of human C5a(65-74) (EP67) activated antigen presenting cells (APC) from aged C57Bl/6 mice in vitro and the generation of antigen (Ag)-specific antibody (Ab) responses in aged mice in vivo. EP67, induced the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6, TNFα, and INFγ from splenic APCs obtained from both aged and young mice. Both aged and young mice produced high Ag-specific IgG Ab titers when immunized with EP67-containing vaccines to ovalbumin (OVA-EP67) and to a protein (rPrp1) from the cell wall of Coccidioides (rPrp1-EP67). Immunization with EP67-containing vaccines resulted in higher IgG titers in both young and aged mice compared to mice immunized with OVA adsorbed to alum (OVA/alum) and Prp1 admixed with CpG (rPrp1 +CpG). Aged and young mice immunized with the EP67-containing vaccines generated higher titers of IgG1 and IgG2b relative to their aged-matched counterparts immunized with OVA/alum or Prp1 +CpG. These results indicate that EP67 induces humoral immunity in aged mice not obtainable with alum and CpG. These results support the use of EP67 as a potential vaccine adjuvant suited to the elderly.
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