Li Bin,Chen Li,Yang Wuchen,Li Haibo,Hu Jian,He Yafei,Zhang Jinyong,Zhao Zhuo,Wu Chao.Systemic identification of immunodominant Th epitopes from urease B subunit of Helicobacter pylori[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(03):212-215.
Li Bin,Chen Li,Yang Wuchen,Li Haibo,Hu Jian,He Yafei,Zhang Jinyong,Zhao Zhuo,Wu Chao.Systemic identification of immunodominant Th epitopes from urease B subunit of Helicobacter pylori[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(03):212-215.DOI:
Systemic identification of immunodominant Th epitopes from urease B subunit of Helicobacter pylori
Objective To identify systematically MHC-restricted immunodominant T helper lymphocyte (Th) epitopes from urease subunit B of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and to confirm the MHC-restricting profile. Methods BALB/c mice were immunized with recombinant UreB protein (rUreB) and Freund’s adjuvant by subcutaneous injection. Antigen-specific CD4
+
T cells were amplified in vitro from spleens of immunized mice. The MHC-restricted immunodominant Th epi
topes were identified by synthesizing overlapping peptides and antibody-blocking assay. Results UreB
403-420
and UreB
409-426
induced the strongest secretion of IFN-γ in all the 93 18mer peptides
while 13mer peptide UreB
403-426
within UreB
403-420
and UreB
409-426
induced equivalent responses compared with the 18mer peptides. The results of antibody-blocking assay showed that the H-2
d
(I-A) monoclonal antibody efficiently blocked the T cell activation induced by peptide UreB
403-426
. Conclusion UreB
403-420
and UreB
409-426
are immunodominant Th epitopes of urease subunit B antigen. The core reactive sequence is UreB