A biphasic glucose and insulin response in mice after vaccination with pertussis vaccine.

Pertussis vaccine consisting of inactivated whole Bordetella pertussis organisms appears to induce a biphasic response on the glucose metabolism of N:NIH mice. A heat stable component assumed to be the LPS induces a transient hyperglycaemia within 6 hours after vaccination. A heat labile component assumed to be LPF, induces a hypoglycaemia and hyperinsulinaemia 2-7 days after treatment. A purified vaccine examined in this study still showed some effects on the glucose metabolism at 3-4 days after vaccination. If hypoglycaemia contributes to the neurological side effects, incidentally observed after vaccination of infants, both LPS and LPF have to be considered to be responsible for these effects.