Immune cell response to Candida cell wall mannan derived branched α-oligomannoside conjugates in mice.

Background: Constructs composed of cell wall mannan-derived moieties conjugated to immunogenic proteins could be promising agents for induction of protective anti-Candida immune responses.

Methods: This report is focused on the cellular immune response differences induced by BSA-based conjugates bearing synthetic α-1,6-branched oligomannosides. For monitoring of the immune responses following active immunization we evaluated changes in the frequencies of T and B lymphocytes and their activation status in the blood and spleen.

Antioxidant capacities of mannans and glucans are related to their susceptibility of free radical degradation.

Microbial and plant polysaccharides in nature are frequently exposed to oxidative burst. They may act as antioxidants buffering the radical attack. This paper presents antioxidant properties of prepared yeast mannans, commercial β-glucans as well as the chemically prepared carboxymethylated β-glucan (CM-glucan).

Effect of branched α-oligomannoside structures on induction of anti-Candida humoral immune response.

Several studies have established the potential efficacy of humoral immunity, primarily mannan-specific antibodies, in host protection against major fungal pathogen Candida albicans. In this study, we analysed humoral immune response induced by immunization with BSA-based conjugates bearing synthetic α-1,6-branched oligomannosides (pentamannosides (M5) or hexamannosides (M6)) mimicking antigenic sequences of Candida cell wall mannan. We analysed the ability of antibodies prepared by immunization to recognize relevant antigenic determinants in mannan polysaccharide structure and in C.

Cyanohydrins from methyl 6-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-l-lyxo-hexofuranosid-4-ulose via Bucherer-Bergs and Strecker reactions.

The formation of methyl 4-cyano-6-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-l-talopyranoside (3), methyl 4-cyano-6-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-l-mannopyranoside (4), methyl 4-cyano-6-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-d-allopyranoside (5), and methyl 4-cyano-6-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-d-gulopyranoside (7) from methyl 6-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-l-lyxo-hexopyranosid-4-ulose (1) under Strecker amino nitrile synthesis and Bucherer-Bergs hydantoin synthesis reaction conditions, respectively, is reported. Their structures were determined on the basis of NMR and mass spectral data. The configurations of free cyanohydrins 3 and 4 and 4-O-acetylated cyanohydrins 6 and 8 (obtained by acetylation of 5 and 7, respectively) were established by single-crystal X-ray analysis.

Humoral and cell-mediated immunity following vaccination with synthetic Candida cell wall mannan derived heptamannoside-protein conjugate: immunomodulatory properties of heptamannoside-BSA conjugate.

Chemically defined glycoprotein conjugate composed of synthetically prepared mannan-derived heptamannoside with terminal β-1,2-linked mannose residue attached to the α-1,3-linked mannose residues and BSA as carrier protein (M7-BSA conjugate) was analysed for the capacity to induce protective humoral immunity and appropriate alteration cellular immunity. To identify protective antigenic structure of Candida cell wall mannan M7-BSA conjugate was used for BALB/c mice immunization. The obtained results were compared with placebo group and with heat-inactivated C.

Immunomodulatory efficiency of poly(2-oxazolines).

Poly(2-oxazolines) represent promising polymer materials for biomedical applications. The activation of mouse lymphoid macrophage line P388.D1 (clone 3124) by two selected representatives of poly(2-oxazolines), namely poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PETOX100) and poly[2-(4-aminophenyl)-2-oxazoline-co-2-ethyl-2-oxazoline] (AEOX10), was assessed in vitro.

Immunomodulation of T-cell responses with Vibrio cholerae O135 capsular polysaccharide and its protein conjugate, novel cholera vaccine study models.

We studied T-cell immune responses to surface capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of Vibrio cholerae O135 and its protein conjugate. CPS and CPS-bovine serum albumin (BSA) activation and presentation are characterized with induced alterations in expression and upregulation of membrane antigens CD25, CD11b, CD16/32, MHCII and CD45 on blood- and spleen-derived T cells. Expression of the early activation marker CD25 revealed efficient CPS-BSA conjugate activation especially of CD4(+) CD3(+) and CD8(+) CD3(+) cells.

In vitro bio-immunological and cytotoxicity studies of poly(2-oxazolines).

Poly(2-oxazolines) with varying alkyl chain lengths (e.g., methyl, ethyl, aryl) and molar masses have been tested for cell cytotoxicity in vitro.

Immunological efficacy of glycoconjugates derived from Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa detoxified LPS in mice.

This study focused on changes in selected parameters of humoral and cellular immunity following vaccination of mice with unique Vibrio cholerae LPS-protein-complexed conjugates. The V. cholerae detoxified LPS (dLPS)-derived antigenic structures O-specific polysaccharide (O-SP) and de-O-acylated LPS (DeOAc-LPS) were used to prepare glycoconjugates by linking both dLPSs to glucan, the immunomodulating matrix, and then to BSA carrier.

Synthesis and bioimmunological efficiency of poly(2-oxazolines) containing a free amino group.

Novel amphiphilic copolymers on the basis of 2-oxazolines containing a free amino group were prepared. The copolymers were synthesized by the living cationic polymerization of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline (ETOX) and 2-(4-aminophenyl)-2-oxazoline (APOX). The main goal of this work was the synthesis of water soluble polymer material with the defined number of functional groups necessary for the attachment of proteins and polysaccharides.

Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa detoxified lipopolysaccharide structures as inducers of cytokines and oxidative species in macrophages.

Multidrug resistance in several strains of Vibrio cholerae has encouraged anti-cholera vaccine developmental attempts using various subcellular moieties. In order to examine the immunological efficacy of detoxified LPS (dLPS)-derived saccharide immunogens, ex vivo activation of mouse peritoneal macrophages (MPhis) was investigated. The immunomodulatory effect was evaluated via induction of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1 alpha and IL-6 and acceleration of nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS).