Pharmaceutical compositions and methods to vaccinate against disseminated candidiasis and other infectious agents

a technology of disseminated candidiasis and compositions, applied in immunological disorders, metabolism disorders, antibody medical ingredients, etc., can solve the problems of undesirable toxicity of existing agents such as amphotericin b, and the attributable mortality of candidemia is approximately 38%, so as to inhibit the binding or invasion of candida, treat or prevent disseminated candidiasis, and inhibit the effect of candida binding

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-05
LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RES INST AT HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENT
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This patent describes a new vaccine made by isolating a specific protein called Als (which stands for autolysin) found on the surface of different types of yeast like Candida and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. When this protein was given to mice along with other substances to help make it more likely to stimulate their body's response, they were better protected against infections caused by these yeast species. The vaccine could potentially be used to protect people from disseminated candidiasis, which is a type of systematic fungal disease, or staph infections.

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The patent text discusses the need for new methods to prevent and treat infections caused by Candida albicans and other bacteria. The problem is that existing antifungal agents are not always effective and can be toxic, so there is a need for better immunotherapy techniques to treat or prevent these infections. The patent aims to provide effective immunogens that can provide host immune protection and passive immunoprotection against these pathogens.

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Als1 Mediates Adherence of C. albicans to Endothelial Cells

[0073] The URA blaster technique was used to construct a null mutant of C albicans that lacks express of the Als1p. The als1 / als1 mutant was constructed in C. albicans strain CAI4 using a modification of the Ura-blaster methodology (Fonzi and Irwin, Genetics 134, 717 (1993)) as follows: Two separate als1-hisG-IRA3-hisG-als1 constructs were utilized to disrupt the two different alleles of the gene. A 4.9 kb AsLS1 coding sequence was generated with high fidelity PCR (Boehringer Mannheim, Indianapolis, Ind.) using the primers: 5′-CCCTCGAGATGCTTCAACAATTTACATTGTTA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:8) and 5′-CCGCTCGAGTCACTAAATGAACAAGGACAATA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:9). Next, the PCR fragment was cloned into pGEM-T vector (Promega, Madison, Wis.), thus obtaining pGEM-T-ALS1. The hisG-URA3-hisG construct was released from pMG-7 by digestion with Kpn1 and Hind3 and used to replace the portion of ALS1 released by Kpn1 and Hind3 digestion of pGEM-T-ALS1. The final ...

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Localization of Als1p

[0078] For Als1p to function as an adhesin, it must be located on the cell surface. The cell surface localization of Als1p was verified using indirect immunofluorescence with the anti-Als1p monoclonal antibody. Diffuse staining was detected on the surface of blastospores during exponential growth. This staining was undetectable on blastospores in the stationary phase. Referring to FIG. 2A, when blastospores were induced to produce filaments, intense staining was observed that localized exclusively to the base of the emerging filament. No immunofluorescence was observed with the als1 / als1 mutant, confirming the specificity of this antibody for Als1p. See FIG. 2B. These results establish that Als1p is a cell surface protein.

[0079] The specific localization of Als1p to the blastospore-filament junction implicates Als1p in the filamentation process. To determine the mechanism, the filamentation phenotype of the C. albicans ALS1 mutants was analyzed. Referring to F...

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Purification of ALS1 Adhesin Protein

[0085] The ALS1 protein synthesized by E. coli is adequate as an immunogen. However eukaryotic proteins synthesized by E. coli may not be functional due to improper folding or lack of glycosylation. Therefore, to determine if the ALS1 protein can block the adherence of C. albicans to endothelial cells, the protein is, preferably, purified from genetically engineered C. albicans.

[0086] PCR was used to amplify a fragment of ALS1, from nucleotides 52 to 1296. This 1246 bp fragment encompassed the N-terminus of the predicted ALS1 protein from the end of the signal peptide to the beginning of the tandem repeats. This region of ALS1 was amplified because it likely encodes the binding site of the adhesin, based on its homology to the binding region of the S. cerevisiae Aga1 gene product. In addition, this portion of the predicted ALS1 protein has few glycosylation sites and its size is appropriate for efficient expression in E. coli.

[0087] The fragmen...

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Abstract

The invention provides a vaccine including an isolated Als protein family member having cell adhesion activity, or an immunogenic fragment thereof, with an adjuvant in a pharmaceutically acceptable medium. The invention also provides a method of treating or preventing hematogenously disseminated or mucocutaneous candidiasis. The method includes administering an immunogenic amount of a vaccine an isolated Als protein family member having cell adhesion activity, or an immunogenic fragment thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable medium. A method of treating or preventing disseminated candidiasis also is provided that includes administering an effective amount of an isolated Als protein family member having cell adhesion activity, or an functional fragment thereof, to inhibit the binding or invasion of Candida to a host cell or tissue. The Als protein family member can be derived from a Candida strain selected from the group consisting of Candida albicans, Candida krusei, Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata and Candida parapsilosis and the Als protein family member includes Als1p, Als3p, Als5p, Als6p, Als7p or Als9p. Also provided is a method of treating or preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections. The method includes administering an immunogenic amount of a vaccine an isolated Als protein family member having cell adhesion activity, or an immunogenic fragment thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable medium.

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