Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is an opportunistic human pathogen responsible for causing serious infections in patients with cystic fibrosis. Infections caused by PA are difficult to treat and eradicate due to intrinsic and added resistance to antibiotic therapy. Therefore, it is necessary to establish effective prevention strategies against this infectious agent. In this study, a combination of immunoinformatic tools was applied to predict immunogenic and immunodominant regions in the structure of exotoxins commonly secreted as virulence factors in PA infection (ExoA, ExoS, ExoT, ExoU and ExoY). The peptides derived from exotoxins were evaluated for the potential affinity for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) I and HLA-II molecules, antigenicity score and toxicity profile. From an initial screening of 941 peptides, 13 (1.38%) were successful in all analyzes. The peptides with relevant immunogenic properties were mainly those derived from Exo A (10 / 76.9%). All peptides selected in the last analysis present a high population coverage rate based on the interaction of HLA alleles (95.36 ± 7.83%). Therefore, the peptides characterized in this study are recommended for in vitro and in vivo studies and can provide the basis for the rational design of a vaccine against PA.
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