Proteome array of antibody responses to Chlamydia trachomatis infection in nonhuman primates

Chunxue Lu, Zhenjie Sun, Hui Chen, Lili Chen, Cuiming Zhu, Chaoqun Chen, Changqing Li, Bo Peng, Guangming Zhong

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Abstract

Aims: Nonhuman primates have been used to investigate pathogenic mechanisms and evaluate immune responses following Chlamydia trachomatis inoculation. This study aimed to systemically profile antibody responses to C. trachomatis infection in nonhuman primates. Materials and methods: Sera were obtained from 4 pig-tailed and 8 long-tailed macaques which were intravaginally or ocularly infected with live C. trachomatis organisms, and analyzed by C. trachomatis proteome array of antigens. Key findings: The sera from 12 macaques recognized total 172 C. trachomatis antigens. While 84 antigens were recognized by pig-tailed macaques intravaginally infected with serovar D strain, 125 antigens were recognized by long-tailed macaques ocularly infected with serovar A, and 37 antigens were recognized by both. Ocular inoculation with virulent A2497 strain induced antibodies to more antigens. Among the antigens uniquely recognized by A2497 strain infected macaques, outer membrane complex B antigen (OmcB) induced robust antibody response. Although macaques infected by less virulent A/HAR-13 strain failed to develop antibodies to OmcB, reinfection by A2497 strain induced high levels of antibodies to OmcB. Significance: Proteome array has revealed a correlation of chlamydial infection invasiveness with chlamydial antigen immunogenicity, and identified antibody responses to OmcB potentially as biomarkers for invasive infection with C. trachomatis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number117444
JournalLife Sciences
Volume248
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2020

Keywords

  • Antibody
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Primate
  • Proteome array

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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