Baillie Les, Townend Tim, Walker Nicki, Eriksson Ulla, Williamson Diane
Biodefense Vaccines, Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2004 Oct 1;42(2):267-70. doi: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.05.011.
The anthrax bipartite lethal toxin (protective antigen (PA) and lethal factor (LF))-specific antibody responses of humans receiving the UK licensed anthrax vaccine were determined. The PA-specific IgG response peaked two weeks post immunization and fell back to pre-boost levels by week 12. The heterogeneity of the host population modulated the extent of the PA-specific antibody response. Significantly lower levels of LF-specific antibodies were also detected. Vaccinated individuals recognized the same PA epitope as the protective mouse lethal toxin neutralizing monoclonal 2D3 suggesting that this may also be a target for human protection.
对接种英国许可的炭疽疫苗的人群的炭疽二分致死毒素(保护性抗原(PA)和致死因子(LF))特异性抗体反应进行了测定。PA特异性IgG反应在免疫后两周达到峰值,并在第12周回落至加强前水平。宿主群体的异质性调节了PA特异性抗体反应的程度。还检测到LF特异性抗体水平显著较低。接种疫苗的个体识别出与保护性小鼠致死毒素中和单克隆抗体2D3相同的PA表位,这表明该表位也可能是人类保护的靶点。