畜牧兽医学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10): 5072-5083.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.10.027

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猪可溶性CD40L三聚体蛋白的原核表达及其对口蹄疫病毒样颗粒疫苗免疫效果评价

贺艳艳1,2(), 陈凌波1, 魏甜1, 滕志东1, 张韵1, 张铭洋1, 马文倩1, 敬晓棋2, 郭慧琛1, 穆素雨1,*(), 孙世琪1,*()   

  1. 1. 中国农业科学院兰州兽医研究所 兰州大学动物医学与生物安全学院动物疫病防控全国重点实验室, 兰州 730030
    2. 榆林学院现代农学院, 榆林 719000
  • 收稿日期:2025-01-10 出版日期:2025-10-23 发布日期:2025-11-01
  • 通讯作者: 穆素雨,孙世琪 E-mail:160631841@qq.com;mutou6633937@126.com;sunshiqi@caas.cn
  • 作者简介:贺艳艳(2000-),女,陕西榆林人,硕士生,主要从事动物病毒病研究,E-mail:160631841@qq.com
  • 基金资助:
    甘肃省科技重大专项(24ZDWA004);宁夏重点研发计划(2024BBF02017);中国博士后面上项目(2024M763620)

Prokaryotic Expression of Porcine Soluble CD40L Trimer Protein and Evaluation of Its Immune Effect against Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus-Like Particles Vaccine

HE Yanyan1,2(), CHEN Lingbo1, WEI Tian1, TENG Zhidong1, ZHANG Yun1, ZHANG Mingyang1, MA Wenqian1, JING Xiaoqi2, GUO Huichen1, MU Suyu1,*(), SUN Shiqi1,*()   

  1. 1. National Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Prevention and Control, School of Animal Medicine and Biosafety, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
    2. College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Yulin University, Yulin 719000, China
  • Received:2025-01-10 Online:2025-10-23 Published:2025-11-01
  • Contact: MU Suyu, SUN Shiqi E-mail:160631841@qq.com;mutou6633937@126.com;sunshiqi@caas.cn

摘要:

旨在评价猪可溶性CD40L三聚体蛋白对口蹄疫(foot-and-mouth disease,FMD)病毒样颗粒(virus-like particles,VLPs)疫苗的免疫增强效果。本研究将含猪CD40配体(CD40L)三聚体(5B CD40L)基因的质粒在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达,纯化的重组5B CD40L蛋白偶联FITC后与PBMCs进行反应,使用荧光显微镜研究CD40L蛋白与单核细胞反应的生物活性。进一步将5B CD40L、VLPs和5B CD40L-VLPs免疫豚鼠,通过检测中和抗体、脾淋巴细胞增殖以及实时RT-qPCR评估5B CD40L对VLPs疫苗免疫效果的影响。SDS-PAGE和Western blot结果显示,表达的重组5B CD40L蛋白大小约32 ku,确定最佳表达条件为16 ℃、OD600 nm值为0.9、0.5 mmol L-1浓度IPTG诱导12 h;流式细胞仪分析表明,重组CD40L蛋白能与猪外周血单个核细胞(peripheral blood mononuclear cells,PBMCs)表面的CD40蛋白分子结合。5B CD40L联合VLPs可以加速特异性抗体及中和抗体反应,提高脾淋巴细胞增殖水平,并且在5B CD40L-VLPs组中,脾脏细胞的IL-2和INF-γ mRNA显著高于VLPs组。综上所述,5B CD40L具有增强FMD VLPs疫苗体液免疫应答和细胞免疫应答的能力,具有作为疫苗佐剂的潜力。

关键词: 5B CD40L, 口蹄疫, 免疫效果

Abstract:

This study aimed to evaluate the immune-enhancing effect of porcine soluble CD40L trimer protein on the Virus-like particles (VLPs) vaccine of Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). In this study, the plasmid containing porcine CD40 ligand (CD40L) trimer (5B CD40L) gene was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The purified recombinant 5B CD40L protein was coupled to FITC and reacted with PBMCs. The biological activity of CD40L protein reacting with monocytes was studied by fluorescence microscopy. The guinea pigs were further immunized with 5B CD40L, VLPs and 5B CD40L-VLPs, and the effects of 5B CD40L on the immune effect of VLPs vaccine were evaluated by neutralizing antibodies, splenic lymphocyte proliferation and real-time RT-qPCR. SDS-PAGE and Western blot results showed that the size of recombinant 5B CD40L protein expressed was about 32 ku. The optimal expression conditions were 16℃, OD600 nm value was 0.9, and concentration was 0.5 mmol L-1 after IPTG induction for 12 h. Flow cytometry analysis showed that the recombinant CD40L protein could bind to CD40 protein molecules on the surface of porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). The combination of 5B CD40L and VLPs can accelerate the reaction of specific antibody and neutralizing antibody, and improve the proliferation level of spleen lymphocytes. In the 5B CD40L-VLPs group, the IL-2 and INF-γ mRNA of spleen cells are significantly higher than those in the VLPs group. In summary, 5B CD40L has the ability to enhance humoral and cellular immune responses of FMD VLPs vaccine, and has the potential as a vaccine adjuvant.

Key words: 5B CD40L, Foot-and-mouth disease, immune effect

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