Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Antibody responses to immunoevasion proteins BBK32 and OspE constitute part of the serological footprint in neuroborreliosis but are insufficient to prevent the disease. |
| Authors: |
Dulipati, Vinaya1 (AUTHOR), Kotimaa, Juha1,2 (AUTHOR), Rezola, Mikel1,3 (AUTHOR), Kontiainen, Mikko1 (AUTHOR), Jarva, Hanna4 (AUTHOR), Nyman, Dag5 (AUTHOR), Meri, Seppo1,4 (AUTHOR) seppo.meri@helsinki.fi |
| Source: |
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. Apr2024, Vol. 99 Issue 4, p1-13. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*LYME neuroborreliosis, *ANTIBODY formation, *TICK-borne diseases, *BORRELIA burgdorferi, *DISCRETE groups, *AUTOIMMUNE diseases, *LYME disease |
| Geographic Terms: |
EUROPE |
| Abstract: |
Lyme borreliosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, is the most common tickborne disease. Its neuronal form, neuroborreliosis, comprises 3 to 38% of borreliosis cases in Europe. Borrelia outer surface proteins and virulence factors, OspE and BBK32, have been previously reported to help cause infection by promoting attachment to human host epithelial cells and evading complement attack. We assessed the serological responses to BBK32 and OspE in 19 individuals diagnosed with neuroborreliosis to see whether antibodies that could both target the bacteria and neutralize the virulence mechanisms on the microbial surface emerge. Results evaluate levels of total protein, IgG and the chemokine CXCL13, a determinant for B‐cell recruitment during neuroinflammation, in patients' cerebrospinal fluid samples. Antibody levels against BBK32 and OspE correlated with those against VlsE, a well‐characterized diagnostic serological marker of the disease. A dual serological profile of the patients was observed. K‐means clustering split the cohort into two discrete groups presenting distinct serological and CNS responses. One group contained young patients with low levels of anti‐BBK32 and OspE antibodies. The other group showed stronger responses, possibly following prolonged infections or reinfections. Additionally, we assessed anti‐ganglioside antibodies that could cause autoimmunity or complement dysregulation but observed that they did not correlate with neuroborreliosis in our patient cohort. The dual nature of antibody responses against the virulence factors BBK32 and OspE in neuroborreliosis patients may suggest the necessity of repeated exposures for efficient immune responses. Better protection could be achieved if the virulence factors were formulated into vaccines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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