Amblyomma americanum: physiochemical isolation of a protein derived from the tick salivary gland that is capable of inducing immune resistance in guinea pigs.

Abstract:

:Crude salivary gland derived proteins from Amblyomma americanum ticks were analyzed by physiochemical (gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography) and immunochemical guinea pig IgG1 (anti-tick immunoaffinity column) techniques for the presence of antigens responsible for the induction of host immune resistance responses. Gel filtration (G-75 Sephadex) and ion exchange (diethyl aminoethyl cellulose) chromatography of crude salivary gland antigen yielded multiple fractions, but only one fraction from each procedure induced significant cutaneous anaphylaxis bluing reactions when used for skin tests in tick sensitized animals treated intravenously with 0.5% Evans blue dye. Salivary gland antigen (200 ng) eluted from the immunoaffinity column by 0.2 M Na2CO3, pH 11.3, and emulsified with incomplete Freund's adjuvant conferred a significant level of tick rejection (24%, P less than 0.001) on naive guinea pigs compared with that seen in controls, but less than (P less than 0.01) the level of immunity conferred by crude salivary gland antigen (380 micrograms). The immunizing dose of immunoaffinity purified salivary gland antigen was 1/1900 the dose of the crude antigen preparation representing 99.9% purification. Furthermore, engorged ticks from animals immunized with salivary gland antigen exhibited a significant decrease (P less than 0.001) in weight compared with ticks from naive animals. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of 125I labeled proteins in the Na2CO3 eluate and the skin reactive fraction from gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography, after immunoprecipitation with a guinea pig IgG1 antibody to the tick that transferred resistance, revealed the presence of a 20 kDa weight protein reported previously to be the antigen responsible for the induction of host resistance. These studies present physiochemical and immunochemical procedures for the purification of an important tick protein that induces skin reactions in tick sensitized guinea pigs, is recognized by antibody to the tick, and most importantly, is capable of immunizing naive guinea pigs against tick challenge.

journal_name

Exp Parasitol

authors

Brown SJ,Askenase PW

doi

10.1016/0014-4894(86)90006-8

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1986-08-01 00:00:00

pages

40-50

issue

1

eissn

0014-4894

issn

1090-2449

journal_volume

62

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