Lipopolysaccharides of Vibrio cholerae I.: Physical and chemical characterization

被引:125
作者
Chattejee, SN
Chaudhuri, K
机构
[1] Saha Inst Nucl Phys, Kolkata 700064, W Bengal, India
[2] Indian Inst Chem Biol, Div Biophys, Kolkata 700032, W Bengal, India
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE | 2003年 / 1639卷 / 02期
关键词
Vibrio cholerae; serogroup; lipopolysaccharide; capsular polysaccharide; structure;
D O I
10.1016/j.bbadis.2003.08.004
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Vibrio cholerae is the causative organism of the disease cholera. The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of V cholerae plays an important role in eliciting the antibacterial immune response of the host and in classifying the vibrios into some 200 or more serogroups. This review presents an account of our up-to-date knowledge of the physical and chemical characteristics of the three constituents, lipid-A, core-polysaccharide (core-PS) and O-antigen polysaccharide (O-PS), of the LPS of V cholerae of different serogroups including the disease-causing ones, O1 and O139. The structure and occurrence of the capsular polysaccharide (CPS) on V cholerae O139 have been discussed as a relevant topic. Similarity and dissimilarity between the structures of LPS of different serogroups, and particularly between O22 and O139, have been analysed with a view to learning their role in the causation of the epidemic form of the disease by avoiding the host defence mechanism and in the evolution of the newer pathogenic strains in future. An idea of the emerging trends of research involving the use of immunogens prepared from synthetic oligosaccharides that mimic terminal epitopes of the O-PS of V cholerae O1 in the development of a conjugate anti cholera vaccine is also discussed. (C)2003 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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