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  • Artigo IPEN-doc 14476
    Young ovine death during hyperimmunization: crotalic envenomation or copper toxicosis?
    2008 - FERREIRA JUNIOR, R.S.; NASCIMENTO, N.; COUTO, R.; ALVES, J.B.; MEIRA, D.A.; BARRAVIERA, B.
  • Artigo IPEN-doc 09897
    Effects of gamma rays on the immunogenicity (IgG types) of ovalbumin
    2004 - BAPTISTA, J.A.; SPENCER, P.J.; AROEIRA, L.G.S.; CASARE, M.S.; NASCIMENTO, N.
  • Artigo IPEN-doc 09896
    Effects of sup(60)Co radiation on the molecular structure of crotamine
    2004 - CASARE, M.S.; BAPTISTA, J.A.; SPENCER, P.J.; NASCIMENTO, N.
  • Artigo IPEN-doc 14083
    Study of irradiated bothropstoxin-1 with sup(6)Co gamma rays: immune system behavior
    2009 - CAPRONI, P.; BAPTISTA, J.A.; ALMEIDA, T.L. de; PASSOS, L.A.C.; NASCIMENTO, N.
    Ionizing radiation has been successfully employed to modify the immunological properties of biomolecules. Very promising results were obtained when crude animal venoms, as well as isolated toxins, were treated with 60Co gamma rays, yielding toxoids with good immunogenicity. The achievement of modified antigens with lower toxicity and preserved or improved immunogenicity can be very useful. Ionizing radiation has already been proven to be a powerful tool to attenuate snake venom toxicity without affecting, and even increasing, their immunogenic properties. However, little is known about the modifications that irradiated molecules undergo and even less about the immunological response that such antigens elicit. In the present work, we investigated the immunological behavior of bothropstoxin-1, a K49 phospholipase, before and after irradiation. Structural modifications of the toxin were analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Isogenic mice were immunized with either the native or the irradiated toxin. The circulating antibodies were isotyped and titrated by ELISA. According to our data, irradiation promoted structural modifications in the toxin characterized by higher molecular weight forms of proteins (aggregates and oligomers). The results also indicated that irradiated toxins were immunogenic and antibodies elicited by them were able to recognize the native toxin in ELISA. These findings suggest that irradiation of toxic proteins can promote significant modifications in their structures; however they still retain many of the original antigenic and immunological properties of native proteins. Also, our data indicate that irradiated proteins induce higher titers of IgG2a and IgG2b, suggesting that Th1 cells are predominantly involved in the immune response.