Wu Yongxiang, Li Suhua, Luo Yanting, Zhao Yunyue, Wang Jiarui, Dong Ruimin, Xie Xujing, Zhu Jieming, Liu Jinlai
Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2018 Feb 28;2018:4702152. doi: 10.1155/2018/4702152. eCollection 2018.
Group A streptococcus (GAS) infections and poststreptococcal sequelae remain a health problem worldwide, which necessitates searching for an effective vaccine, while no licensed GAS vaccine is available. We have developed a divalent peptide vaccine composed of 84 amino acids to cover the main GAS serotypes (M1 and M12 streptococci) in China, and herein, we aimed to evaluate immunogenicity and safety of this vaccine.
Mice were immunized with the vaccine. ELISA, indirect bactericidal test, and immunofluorescent assay were used to study immunogenicity. GAS challenge assay was used to test the protective effect. Safety was tested by histopathological analysis.
Immunized group mice (=16) developed higher titer antibody after immunization than nonimmunized group mice (=16) did. This antibody can deposit on the surface of GAS and promote killing of GAS, resulting in 93.1% decrease of M1 GAS and 89.5% of M12 GAS. When challenged with M1 and M12 streptococci, immunized group mice had a higher survival rate (87.5% and 75%) than nonimmunized group mice (37.5% and 25%). No autoimmune reactions were detected on organs of mice.
The results suggest that this vaccine shows fair immunogenicity and safety, which will lead our research on GAS vaccine into clinical trial.
A 组链球菌(GAS)感染及链球菌感染后后遗症仍是全球范围内的健康问题,这使得研发有效的疫苗成为必要,然而目前尚无获得许可的 GAS 疫苗。我们研发了一种由 84 个氨基酸组成的二价肽疫苗,以覆盖中国主要的 GAS 血清型(M1 和 M12 链球菌),在此,我们旨在评估该疫苗的免疫原性和安全性。
用该疫苗免疫小鼠。采用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)、间接杀菌试验和免疫荧光测定来研究免疫原性。采用 GAS 攻击试验来测试保护效果。通过组织病理学分析来检测安全性。
免疫组小鼠(n = 16)免疫后产生的抗体滴度高于未免疫组小鼠(n = 16)。该抗体可沉积在 GAS 表面并促进 GAS 的杀灭,导致 M1 GAS 减少 93.1%,M12 GAS 减少 89.5%。当用 M1 和 M12 链球菌攻击时,免疫组小鼠的存活率(87.5%和 75%)高于未免疫组小鼠(37.5%和 25%)。在小鼠器官上未检测到自身免疫反应。
结果表明该疫苗具有良好的免疫原性和安全性,这将推动我们对 GAS 疫苗的研究进入临床试验阶段。