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  • Title: Protection of hamsters from amebic liver abscess formation by immunization with the 150- and 170-kDa surface antigens of Entamoeba histolytica.
    Author: Cheng XJ, Tachibana H.
    Journal: Parasitol Res; 2001 Feb; 87(2):126-30. PubMed ID: 11206109.
    Abstract:
    A monoclonal antibody, EH3015, prevents in vitro adherence of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites to mammalian cells and inhibits amebic liver abscess formation in hamsters. By immunoaffinity chromatography with the monoclonal antibody, purified E. histolytica antigens with molecular masses of 150 and 170 kDa under non-reduced conditions were obtained. Hamsters were immunized with these antigens (group I) or with fractions further purified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (group II). Pooled immune sera from the two groups inhibited in vitro amebic adherence to Chinese hamster ovary cells by 98% at 1:10 dilutions. The immunized hamsters were challenged by the intrahepatic injection of E. histolytica trophozoites. Complete protection from abscess formation was observed in 38% of hamsters in group I and 67% in group II, whereas all control hamsters inoculated only with adjuvant developed amebic liver abscesses. In the immunized hamsters, the abscesses in the two groups were significantly smaller than in the controls. These results demonstrate that the E. histolytica antigens are possible vaccine candidates for amebiasis.
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