Avaliação da resposta imune in vitro contra antígenos totais de Escherichia coli

Abstract

Among the microorganisms that make it up the intestinal microbiota, stands out Escherichia coli, which has as main ecological niche, the large human intestine. Its importance stands out in being part of the pioneers commensal microorganisms on the colonization of the intestinal mucosa also his pathogenic role causing extra intra and intestinal diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the immune response against total antigens of Escherichia coli. The results of this study could aid to understanding systemic immune response to a commensal microorganism that lives in the mucosa. Total E. coli antigens were obtained after lysis with 8M guanidine solution. After dialysis, protein assay was carried out. It was performed electrophoretic characterization of the antigens using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and the antigenic profile by Western blotting. We evaluated the presence of total IgG and IgA specific antibodies in 30 human sera. It also assessed the human response of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) by MTT metabolization. The results obtained demonstrated that the antigens were composed of various proteins and Western Blotting showed that antigen proteins were recognized by antibodies present in human serum. It was possible to detect the presence of total IgG and IgA antibodies against E. coli antigens by ELISA. In viability assay evaluated by the MTT metabolization by PBMC, it found that cell proliferation occurred at different antigen concentrations, and viability was not less than 70 %. The results suggest that the antigens from E. coli can induce local and systemic responses.