Naguib Mostafa, Sharma Shreeya, Schneider Abigail, Bragg Ari J, Abdelaziz Khaled
Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA; Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 12211, Egypt.
Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
Poult Sci. 2025 Apr;104(4):104898. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.104898. Epub 2025 Feb 17.
Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, with an estimated 1.5 million human infections occurring annually in the United States alone. With chickens being considered the primary reservoir and source of infection in humans, developing effective vaccination strategies is crucial for preventing Campylobacter transmission to humans. This study aimed to examine the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a multi-antigen subunit vaccine, consisting of C. jejuni outer membrane proteins (OMPs) and cytosine-phosphorothioate-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODN), in layer breeders and its potential to enhance the levels of C. jejuni-specific maternal antibodies in their offspring. Four groups of layer breeders were subcutaneously vaccinated with 200 μg C. jejuni OMPs and 50 μg CpG-ODN, individually or combined, or with PBS as a negative control. C. jejuni shedding and antibody levels were monitored in breeders for up to ten weeks post-vaccination. At the peak of antibody levels (the fourth week post-primary vaccination), fertilized eggs were collected and incubated in a sensitized egg incubator until hatching. Maternally derived antibodies (MDA) were measured in the serum of hatched chicks for five weeks post-hatch. The results revealed that breeders vaccinated with the combination of C. jejuni OMPs and CpG ODN exhibited a significant reduction in C. jejuni shedding by up to 1.37 log. This group also showed significantly higher serum and egg yolk IgY and IgM levels compared to the non-vaccinated negative control group, and notably, their chicks maintained significantly higher serum IgY, IgM, and IgA levels for five weeks post-hatch compared to the negative control group. Overall, these outcomes suggest that a combination of C. jejuni OMPs and CpG ODN could offer a promising vaccine strategy to reduce Campylobacter colonization in breeders and to boost and sustain high levels of C. jejuni-specific MDA in hatched chicks. Further research is needed to evaluate the protective effects of vaccine-associated MDA against Campylobacter infection in a commercial broiler model.
空肠弯曲菌是全球细菌性肠胃炎的主要病因,仅在美国,估计每年就有150万人感染。由于鸡被认为是人类感染的主要储存宿主和传染源,因此制定有效的疫苗接种策略对于预防空肠弯曲菌传播给人类至关重要。本研究旨在检测一种由空肠弯曲菌外膜蛋白(OMPs)和胞嘧啶-磷硫酰-鸟嘌呤寡脱氧核苷酸(CpG ODN)组成的多抗原亚单位疫苗在蛋种鸡中的免疫原性和保护效力,以及其提高后代中空肠弯曲菌特异性母源抗体水平的潜力。四组蛋种鸡分别皮下接种200μg空肠弯曲菌OMPs和50μg CpG-ODN,单独接种或联合接种,或接种PBS作为阴性对照。在接种疫苗后长达十周的时间内监测种鸡的空肠弯曲菌排泄情况和抗体水平。在抗体水平达到峰值时(初次接种疫苗后第四周),收集受精蛋并在致敏的孵蛋器中孵化至出雏。在雏鸡出壳后五周内检测其血清中的母源抗体(MDA)。结果显示,接种空肠弯曲菌OMPs和CpG ODN联合疫苗的种鸡空肠弯曲菌排泄量显著减少,最多减少1.37个对数。与未接种的阴性对照组相比,该组的血清和蛋黄IgY及IgM水平也显著更高,值得注意的是,与阴性对照组相比,其雏鸡在出壳后五周内血清IgY、IgM和IgA水平一直显著更高。总体而言,这些结果表明,空肠弯曲菌OMPs和CpG ODN联合使用可能是一种有前景的疫苗策略,可减少种鸡中的空肠弯曲菌定植,并提高和维持出壳雏鸡中空肠弯曲菌特异性MDA的高水平。需要进一步研究以评估疫苗相关MDA在商业肉鸡模型中对空肠弯曲菌感染的保护作用。
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