Homologous and heterologous protection after single intranasal administration of live attenuated recombinant Bordetella pertussis

Nat Biotechnol. 1998 May;16(5):454-7. doi: 10.1038/nbt0598-454.

Abstract

While single-dose mucosal immunization is best achieved by the use of attenuated live microorganisms, attenuation generally results in decreased immunogenicity. We attenuated Bordetella pertussis by the deletion of the pertussis toxin gene. A single intranasal administration of this strain protected against subsequent challenge as well as did the parent strain and better than immunization with commercial vaccine. Unexpectedly, this attenuation resulted in increased immunogenicity against the protective antigen filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA). In addition, immunogenicity was also enhanced against the Schistosoma mansoni Sm28GST genetically fused to FHA, resulting in protection against the parasite, as characterized by a reduction in worm burden and egg charge, after a single intranasal administration. Thus, attenuated recombinant B. pertussis strains are promising vectors for the simultaneous protection against pertussis and heterologous diseases by a single intranasal administration.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adhesins, Bacterial / genetics
  • Adhesins, Bacterial / pharmacology
  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Animals
  • Antibody Formation / immunology
  • Antigens, Bacterial / genetics
  • Antigens, Bacterial / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Bacterial Vaccines / immunology
  • Bacterial Vaccines / pharmacology*
  • Bordetella pertussis / genetics*
  • Bordetella pertussis / immunology*
  • Female
  • Hemagglutinins / genetics
  • Hemagglutinins / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Pertussis Toxin*
  • Schistosoma mansoni / drug effects
  • Schistosoma mansoni / genetics
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / immunology
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / prevention & control*
  • Virulence Factors, Bordetella / immunology*
  • Whooping Cough / immunology
  • Whooping Cough / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Adhesins, Bacterial
  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Hemagglutinins
  • Virulence Factors, Bordetella
  • filamentous hemagglutinin adhesin, Bordetella pertussis
  • Pertussis Toxin