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ArticleActa parasitologica2026

In Silico Design and Evaluation of TcGAPDH as a Vaccine Against Chagas Disease: A Reverse Vaccinology Approach.

Veronica Nava-Cuamatzi, Ricardo Enrique Buendia-Corona, María Cristina González-Vázquez, Maria Lilia Cedillo-Ramirez, Alejandro Carabarin-Lima

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Article in Acta parasitologica, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Veronica Nava-CuamatziPosgrado en Microbiología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Microbiológicas. Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Ciudad Universitaria, San Manuel, 72570, Puebla, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3099-9685
Ricardo Enrique Buendia-CoronaDepartamento de Ciencias Quimico-Biológicas, Universidad de Las Americas Puebla, Ex Hacienda Sta. Catarina Martir S/N, San Andres Cholula, 72810, Puebla, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3416-1625
María Cristina González-VázquezFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, San Manuel, 72570, Puebla, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8062-4160
Maria Lilia Cedillo-RamirezPosgrado en Microbiología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Microbiológicas. Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Ciudad Universitaria, San Manuel, 72570, Puebla, Mexico.
Alejandro Carabarin-LimaPosgrado en Microbiología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Microbiológicas. Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Ciudad Universitaria, San Manuel, 72570, Puebla, Mexico. alejandro.carabarin@correo.buap.mx.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0162-4929

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose The current treatment for Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, presents significant limitations due to its variable efficacy depending on the stage of the disease and its associated adverse effects. This issue has driven research and the development of new therapeutic and preventive strategies, with a particular emphasis on vaccine design. Materials and methodsIn the present study, a bioinformatics approach was employed to evaluate T. cruzi glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (TcGAPDH) as a potential vaccine candidate by analysing its physicochemical and immunogenic properties. ResultsIn this analysis, epitopes for B and T lymphocytes were predicted, and a predictive immune response determined that TcGAPDH has the capacity to induce a Th1-type response driven by IFN-γ and IL-2. Finally, molecular docking and dynamics simulation demonstrated favourable interaction between TcGAPDH and TLR2/TLR4 receptors, which remained constant throughout a 300 ns simulation. ConclusionsThese findings highlight the immunogenic potential of TcGAPDH and support its feasibility as a promising candidate for the development of a vaccine against Chagas disease.

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Chagas DiseaseGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesProtozoan VaccinesTrypanosoma cruziAnimalsComputational BiologyComputer SimulationEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansImmunoinformaticsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Molecular Docking SimulationProtein Subunit VaccinesReverse VaccinologyEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Protein Subunit VaccinesProtozoan VaccinesToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4Chagas diseaseImmunoinformaticsReverse vaccinologyTcGAPDHToll-like receptor interactionsTrypanosoma cruziVaccine

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PMCPMC12909448

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