Tierney Rob, Beignon Anne-Sophie, Rappuoli Rino, Muller Sylviane, Sesardic Dorothea, Partidos Charalambos D
Division of Bacteriology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, United Kingdom.
J Infect Dis. 2003 Sep 1;188(5):753-8. doi: 10.1086/377287. Epub 2003 Aug 11.
In this study, the adjuvanticity of 2 nontoxic derivatives (LTK63 and LTR72) of heat-labile enterotoxin of Escherichia coli (LT) was evaluated and was compared with that of a cytosine phosphodiester-guanine (CpG) motif, after transcutaneous immunization with tetanus toxoid (TT). TT plus LTR72 elicited the strongest antibody responses, compared with those elicited by the other vaccines (TT, TT plus LTK63, TT plus CpG, and TT plus LTK63 plus CpG); it neutralized the toxin and conferred full protection after passive transfer in mice. Preexisting immunity to LT mutants did not adversely affect their adjuvant potency. Both LTK63 and LTR72 promoted the induction of IgG1 antibodies. In contrast, mice receiving either CpG motif alone or CpG motif plus LTK63 produced strong IgG2a anti-TT antibody responses. Overall, these findings demonstrate that mutants of enterotoxins with reduced toxicity are effective adjuvants for transcutaneous immunization.
在本研究中,对大肠杆菌不耐热肠毒素(LT)的2种无毒衍生物(LTK63和LTR72)的佐剂活性进行了评估,并在经皮免疫破伤风类毒素(TT)后与胞嘧啶磷酸二酯-鸟嘌呤(CpG)基序的佐剂活性进行了比较。与其他疫苗(TT、TT加LTK63、TT加CpG以及TT加LTK63加CpG)所引发的抗体反应相比,TT加LTR72引发的抗体反应最强;它能中和毒素,并在小鼠被动转移后提供完全保护。对LT突变体的预先免疫不会对其佐剂效力产生不利影响。LTK63和LTR72均促进了IgG1抗体的诱导。相比之下,单独接受CpG基序或CpG基序加LTK63的小鼠产生了强烈的IgG2a抗TT抗体反应。总体而言,这些发现表明,毒性降低的肠毒素突变体是经皮免疫的有效佐剂。