TB vaccines anddiagnostics
Introduction
An estimated 15 million active cases, leading to…..
An estimated 9 million new infections
Approx 2 million deaths
Approx 2 Billion USD in direct control costs
And an uncounted indirect cost in lost lives and productivity
Global burden of tuberculosis(The economist’s view)
Tuberculosis: Transmission
Exposure/Infection
10%
Clearance70%
TB
TB
TB
Infection
(2 bill,
~ 9 mill/yr)
Primary
infectionDeath ~2 mill
30% Latent TB
90%Reactivation
5-15%
First 2yrs highest chance of developing TB disease
Treatment with several drugs for 6 months or more can cure more than 95% of patients
If not treated 60 % dies
TB
• At present tuberculosis kills more people than any other infectious disease about 3 million people a year, including almost 300,000 children under 15, and is producing over 7,000 deaths and over 24,000 new cases every day.
• No new drugs have been added to the first-line treatment regimen for TB for >30 yrs.
• There is a clear synergy between M. tuberculosis and HIV, and active TB increases HIV-related immunodeficiency and mortality.• TB remains the largest attributable cause of death in HIV-infected individuals and is responsible for 32% of the deaths of HIV-infected individuals in Africa.
• The neediest populations, in countries where TB incidence is highest, do not have access to treatment and, furthermore, in many cases, anti-TB drugs are ineffective.
Highest TB rates per capita are in Africalinked to HIV/AIDS
25 to 49
50 to 99
100 to 299
< 10
10 to 24
300 or more
No Estimate
per 100 000 population
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TB cases have been rising in Africa and E Europe
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Incidence rate (/100K/yr)
Africa - high HIV
Africa - low HIV
Eastern Europe
incidence falling
rise in incidence slowing
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Exposure
Healthy
(95%)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 thereafter
TB (5%)
Healthy
(92%)
TB (3%)
Healthy
(91%)
TB (1%)
Healthy (approx. 90%)
TB (less than
0.1%/year)
Development of Tuberculosis (the clinician’s view)
Early bacterial growth arrested at early time point. May (or may not) result in latent infection
Initial exposure Early bacterial
growth not contained. Leads to clinical illness
Subsequent bacterial growth contained. Symptoms abate but latent infection established.
Bacterial growth not contained. Progressive disease unless treated
Reactivation of latent infection at a later point in life
33%
67%
9%
24%
2%
Remain healthy but latently infected
22%
These individuals do not apparently skin-test convert
These individuals generally skin-test convert. They often have characteristic patterns on X-ray.
Response to infection (the immunologist’s view)
TB vaccines (BCG)
• A 60-year follow-up study of American Indians reported the long-term efficacy of BCG to be 52%. The reasons for the low efficacy of the BCG vaccine may be generic differences in the BCG strains, differences in immunological properties of study populations or exposure to environmental factors such as mycobacteria.
• Today, most of the world's population is vaccinated with BCG. It is generally accepted that BCG protects against childhood TB but this immunity wanes with age, resulting in no or insufficient protection against TB.
• Among new vaccine candidates are live attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccines, recombinant BCG, DNA vaccines, subunit vaccines and fusion proteins with novel adjuvants and delivery systems. Some of these vaccines are now in clinical trials.
Reasons for failure:Treatment outcomes are worst in
Africa and Europe
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Africa
Americas
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Europe
SE Asia
W Pacific
Percent of cohort
Died
Failed
Defaulted
Transfered
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TB-specific antigens
M. tuberculosis
Atypical mycobacteria
BCG
M.tuberculosis specific Antigens (100+):
ESAT-6
Common mycobacterial Antigens (1000+)
Ag85A/BRv2031c
Shared TB complex Antigens (4000+)
TB diagnostics
• Left untreated, each person with active TB disease will infect on average between 10 and 15 people every year.
Risk of TB in ESAT+ healthy contacts from Ethiopia
Doherty et al., JCM , Feb. 2002
PPD: skin test (Purified Protein Derivative)
High ESAT-6 immune reactivity reflects high levels of M. tuberculosis replication
CF
U
Time after infection
“positivity” threshold
People who fail to control bacterial replication become ESAT+ and get TB
People who fail to control initial bacterial replication become ESAT+, but if they control later infection, become latently infected
People who control initial bacterial replication remain ESAT-, and may or may not be latently infected
“Clinical disease” threshold
Early bacterial growth arrested at early time point. May (or may not) result in latent infection
Initial exposure Early bacterial
growth not contained. Leads to clinical illness
Subsequent bacterial growth contained. Symptoms abate but latent infection established.
Bacterial growth not contained. Progressive disease unless treated
Reactivation of latent infection at a later point in life
33%
67%
9%
24%
2%
Remain healthy but latently infected
22%
These individuals do not apparently skin-test convert or become ESAT-6 positive
These individuals generally skin-test convert and become ESAT-6 positive. They often have characteristic patterns on X-ray.
Immunologically these individuals tend to express elevated levels of IL-4 and in advanced disease, decreased IFN- and IL-12
Immunologically, these individuals tend to express elevated levels of IFN- and IL-12, and while IL-4 often remains slightly increased, its antagonist IL-42 is greatly increased
Immunologically, little is known about these individuals as they cannot be distinguished from uninfected individuals
Response to infection (the immunologist’s view)
Acute infection Latent infection
Expression of early phase Expression of late phase genesgenes such as Ag85 such as -crystallin and and ESAT-6 the DosR regulon
CF
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Acute Disease
Reactivation of infection
Years after exposure
1-3 4-50
Elimination?
Latent infection
Immune conversion
Latency?
Bacterial response to infection
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Rv2031c response in clinical groups
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ESAT-6 response in clinical groups
IFN- (pg/ml)
Alteration of antigen recognition as disease progresses (ET)
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R2 = 0.3688
R2 = -1.0634
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RV2031c response
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TB TST+Clinical status of participants from the Netherlands
A lowered ratio of ESAT-6 immune reactivity to Rv2031c reactivity reflects a shift from acute to latent TB
CF
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Time after infection
“positivity” threshold
People who fail to control bacterial replication become ESAT+ and get TB
People who fail to control initial bacterial replication become ESAT+, but if they control later infection, become latently infected
People who control initial bacterial replication remain ESAT-, and may or may not be latently infected
“Clinical disease” threshold
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Early bacterial growth arrested at early time point. May (or may not) result in latent infection
Initial exposure Early bacterial
growth not contained. Leads to clinical illness
Subsequent bacterial growth contained. Symptoms abate but latent infection established.
Bacterial growth not contained. Progressive disease unless treated
Reactivation of latent infection at a later point in life
33%
67%
9%
24%
2%
Remain healthy but latently infected
22%
These individuals do not apparently skin-test convert or become ESAT-6 positive
These individuals generally skin-test convert and become ESAT-6 positive. They often have characteristic patterns on X-ray.
Immunologically these individuals tend to express elevated levels of IL-4 and in advanced disease, decreased IFN- and IL-12. They weakly recognise Rv2031c
Immunologically, these individuals tend to express elevated levels of IFN- and IL-12, and while IL-4 often remains slightly increased, its antagonist IL-42 is greatly increased. They strongly recognise Rv2031c
Immunologically, little is known about these individuals as they cannot be distinguished from uninfected individuals
Response to infection (the immunologist’s view)
Summary
• Immunity to M. tuberculosis is dependent on the generation of Th1 immunity, particularly IL-12, IFN-g and TNF-a
• As the bacteria persists in the face of this Th1 response, it begins to alter its proteome towards a pattern characteristic of latency, downregulating some antigens, upregulating others
• At the same time, a Th2 response seems to develop
• Susceptibility to infection therefore appears to correlate not so much with inability to generate a Th1 response, as with inability to maintain it long term, or perhaps inability to direct it to relevant antigens
• We are starting to see evidence that M. tuberculosis-derived antigens are driving some of this Th2 response
Identification of CD8+ epitopes
• Vaccines4TB• Vaccines against tuberculosis are urgently needed. CD4 T cell responses play a major role in the generation of acquired immunity against M. tuberculosis. However, it is increasingly recognised that CD8 cytotoxic T cells (CTL) also contribute to optimal host defence against mycobacteria.
• Unfortunately, relatively few CTL responses against TB have been identified.
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/health/poverty-diseases/projects/110_en.htm
Sheila Tang
Cellular immune response
Tubercle bacilli enter aveoli
Infect* macrophag
es
Within few weeks
Th1 immune response
CD4+/CD8+ T
cells
Recruit to lung
Cytokines:
IL-2, TNFa and IFN-y
Tubercle bacilli
MACROPHAGE
Lysosome
+TB
ER
TB peptide
TCR
CD8 T cells
IFN-g
Granulomas prevent spread of infection by confining bacteria within a compact collection of several types of immune cells and activated macrophages
Role of these cells:
specific ways to isolate
inhibit the replication of, and destroy the bacteria
Cellular immune response
• Bacilli engulfed by macrophages
• Replicate within the macrophages 2-3 weeks before spreading throughout the body
• 95% contain the bacteria in macrophages
But due to Mtb. complex waxy cell wall the bacteria are protected inside the macrophages
http://www.granuloma.homestead.com/tb_microscopic.html
TB genome. Where to look?
Epitope Prediction
TBVAC epitopes(14
)
Proteins with CD8
epitopes(25)
Proteins from vaccine trials
(Michel Klein WP3)
Selected in proteins -previously
described by other groups to have CTL
epitopes
(Michel Klein WP3)
3 epitopes/protein used in vaccine
trials (21)
Additional epitopes from proteins with CD8 epitopes (43)
Peptides
TBVAC peptides: Ag85A/B, ESAT6, PPE, HBHA
TB-CD8 peptides: Mycobacteria tuberculosis H37Rv strainPeptides Sequence Antigen
1 (A2)TB-VAC #108-50 ESAT6 LLDEGKQSL2 (A2)TB-VAC #108-51 Ag85B GLAGGAATA3 (A2)TB-VAC #108-52 PPE LLGQNTPAI4 (A2)CD8 #108-63 H37Rv VLMGGVPGV SECRETED L-ALANINE DEHYDROGENASE ALD 5(A2)CD8 #108-64 H37Rv GLLDVTDNV PROBABLE NAD-DEPENDENT GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE GDH (NAD-GDH)6(A2)CD8 #108-65 H37Rv SMLPPGYPV PROBABLE CONSERVED TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 7(A2)CD8 #108-66 H37Rv YLAEGHACL hypothetical protein Rv1461 8(A2)CD8 #108-67 H37Rv HLSGPLAGV ISONIAZID INDUCTIBLE GENE PROTEIN INIB9(A2)CD8 #108-68 H37Rv YIMKLHHLV DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE
10 (A2)CD8 #108-69 H37Rv LLHDIGKPV hypothetical protein Rv2823c11 (A2)CD8 #108-70 H37Rv SLYEKSGSZ hypothetical protein Rv14611(A3)TB-VAC #108-53 Ag85B AVYLLDGLR2(A3)TB-VAC #108-54 HBHA KLVGIELPK3(A3)TB-VAC #108-55 Ag85A ALYLLDGLR4(A3)TB-VAC #108-56 HBHA QSFEEVSAR5(A3)CD8 #108-71 H37Rv TVGYMYIMK DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE 6(A3)CD8 #108-72 H37Rv ATFEAVLAK hypothetical protein Rv0094c7(A3)CD8 #108-73 H37Rv RTEILGLVK PROBABLE NAD-DEPENDENT GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE GDH (NAD-GDH)8(A3)CD8 #108-74 H37Rv ATIEAVLAK hypothetical protein Rv1148c9(A3)CD8 #108-75 H37Rv KIMDYGKYK PROBABLE INITIATION FACTOR IF-3 INFC
10 (A3)CD8 #108-76 H37Rv QINELHHSK SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE [FE] SODA11 (A3)CD8 #108-77 H37Rv KYFVRSTEK hypothetical protein Rv1461 12 (A3)CD8 #108-78 H37Rv GTFKSVAVK 60 KDA CHAPERONIN 2 GROEL2, HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 6513 (A3)CD8 #108-79 H37Rv SVFPFDGTR hypothetical protein Rv3378c 1(B7)TB-VAC #108-57 Ag85A RVRGAVTGM2(B7)TB-VAC #108-58 HBHA APAKKAAPA3(B7)TB-VAC #108-59 Ag85B RAWGRRLMI4(B7)TB-VAC #108-60 HBHA RVEESRARL5(B7)TB-VAC #108-61 Ag85A MPVGGQSSF6(B7)TB-VAC #108-62 HBHA APAKKAAAK7(B7)CD8 #108-80 H37Rv RARKRGITM hypothetical protein Rv1148c8(B7)CD8 #108-81 H37Rv RARKRGITL hypothetical protein Rv0094c9(B7)CD8 #108-82 H37Rv RPKPDYSAM hypothetical protein Rv3378c
10 (B7)CD8 #108-83 H37Rv KPIPHRTVL hypothetical protein Rv1461 11 (B7)CD8 #108-84 H37Rv RVRQAWDTL hypothetical protein Rv107312 (B7)CD8 #108-85 H37Rv TPVEHGLVL ISONIAZID INDUCTIBLE GENE PROTEIN INIB 13 (B7)CD8 #108-86 H37Rv KVRGRLLAL PROBABLE CONSERVED TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 14 (B7)CD8 #108-87 H37Rv LPAQLTATA hypothetical protein Rv1148c
Analysing peptide screening
100 101 102 103 104
FL3-CD3 Pcp
R4
CD3
CD8
CD4+CD8 cells
CD8+ antigenSpecific cells
CD8 T cell proliferation to A2 motif bearing peptides
Donor 40
0
2
4
6
8
10
PPD
#108-50#108-51#108-52#108-63#108-64#108-65#108-66#108-67#108-68#108-69#108-70peptides
% CFSE
Donor 42
0
2
4
6
8
10
PPD
#108-50#108-51#108-52#108-63#108-64#108-65#108-66#108-67#108-68#108-69#108-70
peptides
% CFSE
donor 45
0
2
4
6
8
10
PPD
#108-50#108-51#108-52#108-63#108-64#108-65#108-66#108-67#108-68#108-69#108-70
peptides
% CFSE
Donor 33
0
2
4
6
8
10
PPD
#108-50#108-51#108-52#108-63#108-64#108-65#108-66#108-67#108-68#108-69#108-70
peptides
% CFSE
Peptide Name MHC Pep.no. Sequence 10/10-05(nM)
TB.o42.epitopes A2 11613 A2 11613 YMLDMTFPV 1
TB.o42.epitopes A2 11630 A2 11630 FLQGAKWYL 2
TB.o42.epitopes A2 11633 A2 11633 YLAENTFVV 3
TB.o42.epitopes A2 11623 A2 11623 WMYEGKHVL 5
TB.o42.cons A2 11699 A2 11699 LLDEPTNHL 17
TB.o42.cons A2 11687 A2 11687 FLFGDDDAL 20
TB.O42.CONS A2 11690 A2 11690 VLDEPSIGL 20
TB-CD8(A2) 10864 A2 10864 GLLDVTDNV 22
TB-CD8(A2) 10865 A2 10865 SMLPPGYPV 25
TB-CD8(A2) 10868 A2 10868 YIMKLHHLV 33
TB.o42.cons A2 11691 A2 11691 LLDEPTNNL 33
TB.o42.cons A2 11697 A2 11697 DMWEHAFYL 34
TB-CD8(A2) 10866 A2 10866 YLAEGHACL 46
TB.o42.cons A2 11693 A2 11693 RMWEFLDRL 56
TB-VAC(A2) 10850 A2 10850 LLDEGKQSL 86
TB.o42.cons A2 11689 A2 11689 LLLGGTSEI 105
TB-VAC(A2) 10852 A2 10852 LLGQNTPAI 116
TB-VAC(A2) 10851 A2 10851 GLAGGAATA 853
TB-CD8(A2) 10863 A2 10863 VLMGGVPGV non
TB-CD8(A2) 10867 A2 10867 HLSGPLAGV non
CD8 T cell proliferation to A3 motif bearing peptides
Donor 47
0
5
10
15
20
PPD
#108-53#108-54#108-55#108-56#108-71#108-72#108-73#108-74#108-75#108-76#108-77#108-78#108-79
peptides
% CFSE
Donor 53
0
5
10
15
20
PPD
#108-53#108-54#108-55#108-56#108-71#108-72#108-73#108-74#108-75#108-76#108-77#108-78#108-79peptides
% CFSE
Donor 59
0
5
10
15
20
PPD
#108-53#108-54#108-55#108-56#108-71#108-72#108-73#108-74#108-75#108-76#108-77#108-78#108-79
peptides
% CFSE
Donor 49
0
5
10
15
20
PPD
#108-53#108-54#108-55#108-56#108-71#108-72#108-73#108-74#108-75#108-76#108-77#108-78#108-79peptides
% CFSE
Donor 50
0
5
10
15
20
PPD
#108-53#108-54#108-55#108-56#108-71#108-72#108-73#108-74#108-75#108-76#108-77#108-78#108-79peptides
% CFSE
A3-peptides. Binding versus peptide immunogenicity
TB.o42.cons A3 11705 A3 11705 RVYLQGHGY 3
TB.o42.cons A3 11706 A3 11706 TLLESFLFY 4
TB-CD8(A3) 10878 A3 10878 GTFKSVAVK 29
TB.o42.epitopes A3 11643 A3 11643 RVFGFRTAK 37
TB-CD8(A3) 10875 A3 10875 KIMDYGKYK 41
TB.o42.epitopes A3 11640 A3 11640 RVMPVFAFK 53
TB.o42.epitopes A3 11653 A3 11653 RVYLNGIGK 66
TB.o42.cons A3 11719 A3 11719 ALFDRPAFK 78
TB-CD8(A3) 10874 A3 10874 ATIEAVLAK 104
TB.o42.cons A3 11700 A3 11700 AVHGYYIGY 109
TB.o42.cons A3 11707 A3 11707 KLMALELFK 109
TB.o42.cons A3 11708 A3 11708 KLYPNVDFY 178
TB-CD8(A3) 10871 A3 10871 TVGYMYIMK 318
TB-CD8(A3) 10876 A3 10876 QINELHHSK 335
TB-CB8(A3) 10877 A3 10877 KYFVRSTEK 750
TB.o42.epitopes A3 11648 A3 11648 ATFEVFLAK 913
TB.o42.epitopes A3 11645 A3 11645 AVFPRYHPR 930
TB.o42.epitopes A3 11644 A3 11644 AVFDSFVER 1003
TB.o42epitopes A3 11639 A3 11639 AVMLVHTYY 1328
TB.o42.cons A3 11711 A3 11711 KIGEVIGPK 1500
TB.o42.cons A3 11716 A3 11716 QVFKGVVIR 3258
TB.o42.epitopes A3 11642 A3 11642 YVYPDNLPR 5618
TB.o42.epitopes A3 11634 A3 11634 AVFLSYIGY > 5000
TB-VAC(A3) 10855 A3 10855 ALYLLDGLR non
TB-VAC(A3) 10856 A3 10856 QSFEEVSAR non
TB.o42.cons A3 11720 A3 11720 NIMEFCKAY non
3/53/5
donor donor recognitionrecognition
CD8 T cell proliferation to B7 motif bearing peptides
donor 53
0
5
10
15
20
25
PPD
#108-57#108-58 #108-59#108-60#108-61#108-62#108-80#108-81#108-82#108-83#108-84#108-85#108-86#108-87
peptides
% CFSE
donor 59
0
5
10
15
20
25
PPD
#108-57#108-58 #108-59#108-60#108-61#108-62#108-80#108-81#108-82#108-83#108-84#108-85#108-86#108-87
peptides
% CFSE
donor 60
0
5
10
15
20
25
PPD
#108-57#108-58 #108-59#108-60#108-61#108-62#108-80#108-81#108-82#108-83#108-84#108-85#108-86#108-87
peptides
% CFSE
B7-peptidesBinding versus peptide immunogenicity
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11669 B7 11669 SPRSRNRSF 0,3
TB-CD8(B7) 10886 B7 10886 KVRGRLLAL 0,4
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11658 B7 11658 RPRQRGIPF 0,4
TB-CD8(B7) 10881 B7 10881 RARKRGITL 0,4
TB.o42epitopes B7 11666 B7 11666 IPRLGGMAF 0,4
TB-VAC(B7) 10859 B7 10859 RAWGRRLMI 0,4
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11660 B7 11660 RPVFARLPF 0,6
TB.o42.cons B7 11735 B7 11735 GPAFVRTKL 0,9
TB.o42.cons B7 11729 B7 11729 GPRGRHVVL 1,0
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11667 B7 11667 RPRVAQLTF 1,2
TB-CD8(B7) 10883 B7 10883 KPIPHRTVL 1,4
TB.o42.cons B7 11724 B7 11724 RIRSERPAF 1,5
TB-VAC(B7) 10861 B7 10861 MPVGGQSSF 1,8
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11661 B7 11661 VPADHRLAF 1,9
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11656 B7 11656 RPAGARAAF 2,0
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11665 B7 11665 VPRENATAF 2,0
TB-CD8(B7) 10884 B7 10884 RVRQAWDTL 2,1
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11662 B7 11662 VPRDRNGTF 2,6
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11668 B7 11668 LPAEVRAAF 2,8
TB-CD8(B7) 10882 B7 10882 RPKPDYSAM 2,8
TB-VAC(B7) 10858 B7 10858 APAKKAAPA 3,0
TB-CD8(B7) 10885 B7 10885 TPVEHGLVL 3,2
TB.o42.cons B7 11746 B7 11746 TPRIANRLL 3,9
TB-CD8(B7) 10880 B7 10880 RARKRGITM 4,5
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11659 B7 11659 APRGFRAAF 4,6
TB.o42.epitopes B7 11657 B7 11657 APRARTAAF 5,6
TB.o42.cons B7 11731 B7 11731 IPAPGLGAL 5,9
TB-VAC(B7) 10857 B7 10857 RVRGAVTGM 6,5
TB.o42.cons B7 11741 B7 11741 MPRLSRNAA 10,3
TB-VAC(B7) 10860 B7 10860 RVEESRARL 38,0
TB.o42.cons B7 11733 B7 11733 TPALATRGF 318,0
TB-VAC(B7) 10862 B7 10862 APAKKAAAK 346,5
TB.o42.cons B7 11738 B7 11738 YPACEAIGL 436,0
TB-CD8(B7) 10887-2 B7 10887-2 LPAQLTATA >5000
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PPD
#108-50#108-51#108-52#108-63#108-64#108-65#108-66#108-67#108-68#108-69#108-70A2 peptides
% CFSE
Donor 43 BCPP1 donor 37
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PPD
#108-53#108-54#108-55#108-56#108-71#108-72#108-73#108-74#108-75#108-76#108-77#108-78#108-79A3 peptides
% CFSE
BCPP2 Donor 56
donor 46
0
2
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PPD
#108-57#108-58 #108-59#108-60#108-61#108-62#108-80#108-81#108-82#108-83#108-84#108-85#108-86#108-87
B7 peptides
% CFSE
Y
PPD-ve individuals do not respond to peptides
• PPD responses < 1% cfse+ve
• No responses to peptides
A2 donors A3 donors
B7 donors
Peptides Recognised by CD8 T cells
1 (A2)TB-VAC #108-50 ESAT6
2 (A2)TB-VAC #108-51 Ag85B
3 (A2)TB-VAC #108-52 PPE
4 (A2)CD8 #108-63 H37Rv
5 (A2)CD8 #108-64 H37Rv
6 (A2)CD8 #108-65 H37Rv
7 (A2)CD8 #108-66 H37Rv
8 (A2)CD8 #108-67 H37Rv
9 (A2)CD8 #108-68 H37Rv
10 (A2)CD8 #108-69 H37Rv
11 (A2)CD8 #108-70 H37Rv
1 (A3)TB-VAC #108-53 Ag85B2 (A3)TB-VAC #108-54 HBHA3 (A3)TB-VAC #108-55 Ag85A4 (A3)TB-VAC #108-56 HBHA5 (A3)CD8 #108-71 H37Rv6 (A3)CD8 #108-72 H37Rv7 (A3)CD8 #108-73 H37Rv8 (A3)CD8 #108-74 H37Rv9 (A3)CD8 #108-75 H37Rv
10 (A3)CD8 #108-76 H37Rv11 (A3)CD8 #108-77 H37Rv12 (A3)CD8 #108-78 H37Rv13 (A3)CD8 #108-79 H37Rv
1 (B7)TB-VAC #108-57 Ag85A2 (B7)TB-VAC #108-58 HBHA3 (B7)TB-VAC #108-59 Ag85B4 (B7)TB-VAC #108-60 HBHA5 (B7)TB-VAC #108-61 Ag85A6 (B7)TB-VAC #108-62 HBHA7 (B7)CD8 #108-80 H37Rv8 (B7)CD8 #108-81 H37Rv9 (B7)CD8 #108-82 H37Rv
10 (B7)CD8 #108-83 H37Rv11 (B7)CD8 #108-84 H37Rv12 (B7)CD8 #108-85 H37Rv13 (B7)CD8 #108-86 H37Rv14 (B7)CD8 #108-87 H37Rv
A2 peptidesA3 peptides B7 peptides
4/11(36%)
9/13(70%)
6/14(43%)
SUMMARY
• 19/38 predicted peptides induced a CD8
proliferative response
• The frequency of proliferating CD8 T cell
response to peptides varied between
individuals
• Heterogeneous response to peptides
• For A3-peptide responses, 3/5 donors
recognised the same peptide: QINELHHSK
(CD8-#108-76), suggesting it may be
immunodominant peptide
Acknowledgements. Vaccines4TB
Prof. Dr. Tom Ottenhoff
Tuberculosis group
Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, Netherlands
Proliferation assays, FACS analysis and IFN-g-ELISA
Leucosep Isolation of PBMC
Immunological bioinformatic group
CBS-BioCentrum, DTU
Techinical University of Denmark
In silico peptide prediction, NetCTL
Fatima Kazi
Pascale van Weeren
And the rest of the Ottenhoff’s group
Michel Klein
Tom
Søren Buus, MD, Ph.D Prof.
IMMI, University of Copenhagen
MHC binding
Ugur Sahin
Ganymed
Genetic library