Systemic and mucosal immune responses elicited by intranasal immunization with a pneumococcal bacterium-like particle-based vaccine displaying pneumolysin mutant Plym2.
Immunol Lett
; 187: 41-46, 2017 07.
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ABSTRACT
Pneumolysin (Ply) is an important virulence factor in pneumococcal infection and a conserved cholesterol-binding cytotoxin expressed by all serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. We previously developed a highly detoxified Ply mutant designated Plym2 by replacement of two amino acids (C428G and W433F), which lost cytotoxicity but retained the ability to induce neutralizing antibodies. In the present work, we applied bacterium-like particles (BLPs) as a carrier and immunostimulant for the development of a Plym2 intranasal vaccine, in which the Plym2 protein was displayed on the surface of BLPs. Intranasal immunization of mice with BLP-Plym2 not only induced a high level of serum IgG antibodies but also a high level of mucosal SIgA antibodies in lung lavages. Antiserum induced by the BLP-Plym2 vaccine elicited high-titer neutralization activity which could inhibit the hemolysis of wild-type Ply. In conclusion, the BLP-Plym2 vaccine was demonstrated to be a promising strategy for intranasal immunization to enhance both systemic and mucosal immune responses.
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Estreptolisinas
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Imunoglobulina A
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Imunização
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Imunidade nas Mucosas
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Mutação de Sentido Incorreto
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Vacinas Pneumocócicas
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2017
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