Effects of active immunization with a pneumococcal surface protein (PspA) and of locally applied antibodies in experimental otitis media

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作者
White, P [1 ]
Hermansson, A [1 ]
Svanborg, C [1 ]
Briles, D [1 ]
Prellner, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lund Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, S-22185 Lund, Sweden
来源
ORL-JOURNAL FOR OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY AND ITS RELATED SPECIALTIES | 1999年 / 61卷 / 04期
关键词
otitis media; pneumococcal surface protein A; antibodies;
D O I
10.1159/000027672
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
An experimental rat model for Streptococcus pneumoniae otitis media was used to investigate passive protection by anti-type 3 capsular antibodies and effects of immunization with pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA). Anti-type 3 antibodies instilled into the middle ear reduced purulent otitis media as compared to control animals (p = 0.015), Secondly, after immunization with PspA, the right middle ear was inoculated with S. pneumoniae type 6A in a dose calibrated to induce purulent otitis media. There was an anti-PspA antibody response in all rats immunized and a reduction in sig ns of purulent otitis media as compared to control animals (p = 0.026). Thus, purulent (acute) otitis media can be reduced by local application of antibodies in the middle ear and also by immunization with a non-type-specific pneumococcal protein, PspA.
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页码:206 / 211
页数:6
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