Mucosal immunization with a genetically engineered pertussis toxin S1 fragment-cholera toxin subunit B chimeric protein

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作者
Lee, SF [1 ]
Halperin, SA
Salloum, DF
MacMillan, A
Morris, A
机构
[1] Dalhousie Univ, Fac Dent, Dept Appl Oral Sci, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada
[2] Dalhousie Univ, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada
[3] IWK Hlth Ctr, Dept Pediat, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada
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D O I
10.1128/IAI.71.4.2272-2275.2003
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
A chimeric protein consisting of a divalent pertussis toxin (PT) S1 fragment linked to the cholera toxin (Ctx) A(2)B fragment was constructed. The chimera induced a mucosal immunoglobulin A (IgA) and a serum IgG immune response to PT and CtxB in BALB/c mice following intranasal immunization. The immune sera neutralized PT in vitro. In the mouse model of Bordetella pertussis respiratory infection, the chimera-immunized animals showed a significant reduction in bacterial lung counts (P = 0.01) from that of the sham control group. Thus, a divalent S1 fragment CtxA2B chimera is an immunogenic antigen and can elicit a protective immunity.
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