Nassrine Bachsais1, Lila Boussag-Abib1, Fatima Laraba-Djebari2. 1. Faculty of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, USTHB, BP 32, El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, 16111, Algiers, Algeria. 2. Faculty of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, USTHB, BP 32, El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, 16111, Algiers, Algeria. flaraba@hotmail.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The efficiency and safety of vaccine are the most important properties, however, as any medication, it can induce side effects. This prophylactic therapy could be used to prevent the lethal and pathophysiological effects induced after scorpion envenomation. METHODS: In this study, detoxified venom associated to alum adjuvant (V*alum) is used as a vaccine against scorpion venom for immunization of mice. We evaluate the safety and the inflammatory response of this vaccine. We also investigated the protective effect of this formulation against the toxicity of native Androctonus australis hector venom. RESULTS: Results showed no adverse events occurred after immunization of animals. This active immunization of animals did not cause change in vascular permeability, no edema formation in the studied organs. Furthermore, there are no IgE production in sera, nor change in the morphology of the mast cells in skin tissues. However, low inflammatory response triggered by activating the recruitment of eosinophils associated to IL-4 and IL-5 release was observed. All immunized animals are protected from the toxic effects of native venom until 6 LD50 and to 7 LD50 after the second challenge. CONCLUSION: This safe vaccine preparation seems to induce a long-term protection without any risk of deleterious inflammatory response.
OBJECTIVE: The efficiency and safety of vaccine are the most important properties, however, as any medication, it can induce side effects. This prophylactic therapy could be used to prevent the lethal and pathophysiological effects induced after scorpion envenomation. METHODS: In this study, detoxified venom associated to alum adjuvant (V*alum) is used as a vaccine against scorpion venom for immunization of mice. We evaluate the safety and the inflammatory response of this vaccine. We also investigated the protective effect of this formulation against the toxicity of native Androctonus australis hector venom. RESULTS: Results showed no adverse events occurred after immunization of animals. This active immunization of animals did not cause change in vascular permeability, no edema formation in the studied organs. Furthermore, there are no IgE production in sera, nor change in the morphology of the mast cells in skin tissues. However, low inflammatory response triggered by activating the recruitment of eosinophils associated to IL-4 and IL-5 release was observed. All immunized animals are protected from the toxic effects of native venom until 6 LD50 and to 7 LD50 after the second challenge. CONCLUSION: This safe vaccine preparation seems to induce a long-term protection without any risk of deleterious inflammatory response.
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Active immunization; Immunoprotection; Inflammatory response; Safety
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