Abstract
Earlier, we have identified soluble antigenic fraction ranging from 68 to 97.4 kDa (F2-fraction) of Leishmania donovani promastigote, which induced Th1-immunostimulatory cellular responses in both cured Leishmania patients/hamsters and exhibited significant prophylactic potential against experimental visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In the present study, we have further fractionated F2-fraction by continuous elution SDS-PAGE and subjected them to re-evaluation for their ability to induce cellular responses. Out of seven sub-fractions: F2.1–F2.7, only four F2.4–F2.7 (89.9–97.1 kDa), individually or in pooled sub-fractions (P4–7), stimulated Th1-type remarkable lymphoproliferative, NO, IFN-γ and IL-12 responses in Leishmania-infected cured/exposed patients and hamsters. Interestingly, optimum Th1-responses were obtained with P4–7 suggesting the presence of immunostimulatory molecules in it and may be exploited for developing a successful subunit vaccine against VL.
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