Phosphorylated di-,tri-and tetra-saccharides ofβ-1,2-mannan antigen derived from Candida albicans(C.albicans)cell wall were synthesized and covalently conjugated with keyhole limpet hemocyanin(KLH)and human serum alb...Phosphorylated di-,tri-and tetra-saccharides ofβ-1,2-mannan antigen derived from Candida albicans(C.albicans)cell wall were synthesized and covalently conjugated with keyhole limpet hemocyanin(KLH)and human serum albumin(HSA)via a bifunctional linker under mild conditions.The semi-syntheticβ-1,2-mannoside–KLH conjugates were evaluated for the immunization of BALB/c mice.The ELISA results revealed that all three conjugates could elicit high levels of specific IgG antibodies and the acquired antisera could effectively identify theβ-1,2-mannan epitope.Furthermore,the immunofluorescence and flow cytometry assays also uncovered that the induced antibodies,especially that obtained from immunization withβ-1,2-mannotriose–KLH conjugate(1b),could bind well to fungi cell.Eventually,the structure–immunogenicity relationship analysis ofβ-mannan showed that the length of oligo-β-mannoses had a big impact on their immunogenicity andβ-1,2-mannotriose showed the strongest immunogenicity.The results suggested the great potential ofβ-1,2-mannotriose–KLH conjugate as an antifungal vaccine candidate.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21502223, 81773580)
文摘Phosphorylated di-,tri-and tetra-saccharides ofβ-1,2-mannan antigen derived from Candida albicans(C.albicans)cell wall were synthesized and covalently conjugated with keyhole limpet hemocyanin(KLH)and human serum albumin(HSA)via a bifunctional linker under mild conditions.The semi-syntheticβ-1,2-mannoside–KLH conjugates were evaluated for the immunization of BALB/c mice.The ELISA results revealed that all three conjugates could elicit high levels of specific IgG antibodies and the acquired antisera could effectively identify theβ-1,2-mannan epitope.Furthermore,the immunofluorescence and flow cytometry assays also uncovered that the induced antibodies,especially that obtained from immunization withβ-1,2-mannotriose–KLH conjugate(1b),could bind well to fungi cell.Eventually,the structure–immunogenicity relationship analysis ofβ-mannan showed that the length of oligo-β-mannoses had a big impact on their immunogenicity andβ-1,2-mannotriose showed the strongest immunogenicity.The results suggested the great potential ofβ-1,2-mannotriose–KLH conjugate as an antifungal vaccine candidate.
