Effects of a 15-amino-acid isoform of amyloid-β expressed by silkworm pupae on B6C3-Tg Alzheimer’s disease transgenic mice


BIBLIOGRAPHIC THERAPEUTIC AGENT ANIMAL MODEL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN OUTCOMES

Bibliographic

Year of Publication:
2019
Contact PI Name:
Lv Zhengbing
Contact PI Affiliation:
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Co-Authors:
Si Li, Yangyang Jin, Chi Wang, Jian Chen, Wei Yu, Yongfeng Jin
Primary Reference (PubMED ID):
Funding Source:
Public Technology Application Research of Zhejiang Province
Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province in China
Study Goal and Principal Findings:

Silkworms are an economically important insect.Silkworm pupae are also a nutrient-rich food and can be used as a pharmaceutical intermediate.The N-terminus of Aβ includes 1–15 amino acid residues with a B cell surface antigen that is necessary to produce antibody and prevent the adverse reactions observed in response to the full Aβ42 peptide. In this study, we used silkworm pupae to develop a safer vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Aβ15 peptide was fused with the cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) and expressed in silkworm pupae. Then, we tested an oral vaccine with the peptide expressed by silkworm pupae in a transgenic mouse model of AD. The results show that anti-Aβ antibodies were induced, Aβ deposition in the brain decreased, the content of malondialdehyde was lower than in the other group, and memory and cognition of the mice improved. These results suggest that the high-nutrient CTB-Aβ15 silkworm pupa vaccine has a potential clinical application for the prevention of AD.

Bibliographic Notes:
Si Li (Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China) and Lv Zhengbing (Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China) are corresponding authors on this paper.

Therapeutic Agent

Therapeutic Information:
Therapy Type:
Biologic - Immunotherapy(active)
Therapeutic Agent:
BmNPV-CTB–Aβ15
Therapeutic Target:
beta Amyloid Peptide 42

Animal Model

Model Information:
Species:
Mouse
Model Type:
APPxPS1
Strain/Genetic Background:
Not Reported

Experimental Design

Is the following information reported in the study?:
Power/Sample Size Calculation
Randomized into Groups
Blinded for Treatment
Blinded for Outcome Measures
Pharmacokinetic Measures
Pharmacodynamic Measures
Toxicology Measures
ADME Measures
Biomarkers
Dose
Formulation
Route of Delivery
Duration of Treatment
Frequency of Administration
Age of Animal at the Beginning of Treatment
Age of Animal at the End of Treatment
Sex as a Biological Variable
Study Balanced for Sex as a Biological Variable
Number of Premature Deaths
Number of Excluded Animals
Statistical Plan
Genetic Background
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Included
Conflict of Interest

Outcomes

Outcome Measured
Outcome Parameters
Behavioral
Morris Water Maze
Histopathology
beta Amyloid Deposits
beta Amyloid Load
Activated Astrocytes
Hippocampal Atrophy
Neuronal Loss
Biochemical
Brain-beta Amyloid Peptide 15
CTB-beta Amyloid Peptide 15
Brain-Guanidine Soluble beta Amyloid Peptide 42
Brain-Guanidine Insoluble beta Amyloid Peptide 42
Malondialdehyde (MDA)
Glutathione (GSH)
Catalase (CAT)
Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
Microscopy
Neuronal Loss
Neuronal Density
Immunology
Anti-beta Amyloid Antibody Titers
Antibody Response
Antibody Titers
Pharmacodynamics
Target Engagement (Reduction beta Amyloid Peptides-Brain)
ADME
Antibody Distribution-Brain
Pharmacology
Binding Affinity

Source URL: http://alzped.nia.nih.gov/effects-15-amino-acid-isoform