• Vaccine Name: T. cruzi DNA Vaccine encoding CRP-10 Protein
• Target Pathogen: Trypanosoma cruzi
• Target Disease: Chagas disease
• Type: DNA vaccine
• Status: Research
• CRP-10 gene engineering:
  • Type: DNA vaccine construction
  • Description:
  • Detailed Gene Information: Click Here.
• DNA vaccine plasmid:
  • DNA vaccine plasmid name:
  • DNA vaccine plasmid VO ID: VO_0005068
• Immunization Route: Intramuscular injection (i.m.)

Mouse Response

• Host Strain: BALB/c and C3H/HeJ
• Vaccination Protocol: 100 μg of pBC12BI.crp-daf DNA or vector DNA was dissolved in 50 μl of PBS and injected intramuscularly in the tibialis anterior muscles of mice that had been briefly anesthetized by metaphane inhalation (Sepulveda et al., 2000).
• Challenge Protocol: BALB/c mice immunized with DNA were challenged intravenously (i.v.) 2 weeks after the last boost with 2 × 10^6 T. cruzi strain Y trypomastigotes (Sepulveda et al., 2000).
• Efficacy: Mice immunized with the crp DNA plasmid produced antibodies capable of lysing the parasites in the presence of complement and were protected against a lethal challenge with T. cruzi trypomastigotes (Sepulveda et al., 2000).