Immunoadjuvant activity of crude lectin extracted from Momordica charantia seed

J Vet Med Sci. 2008 May;70(5):533-5. doi: 10.1292/jvms.70.533.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the immunoadjuvant activity of the crude Momordica charantia lectin (crMCL) extracted from seed using beta-galactosidase (beta-gal) as the model antigen. BALB/c mice were injected intramuscularly with beta-gal alone or beta-gal + crMCL for up to four immunizations at two-week intervals. After administration of 2 doses, the IgG-specific titer to beta-gal was significantly higher in mice in the beta-gal + crMCL group than in that from the animals from the beta-gal alone group, while it was about the same in both groups after 1 dose. Our data suggest that crMCL may help raise antibodies under the prime and boost administration regimen and could be a potent vaccine adjuvant.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / chemistry*
  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Lectins / chemistry*
  • Lectins / pharmacology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Momordica / chemistry*
  • Seeds / chemistry*
  • beta-Galactosidase / immunology*

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Lectins
  • beta-Galactosidase