Pluronic P85 enhances the efficacy of outer membrane vesicles as a subunit vaccine against Brucella melitensis challenge in mice.
Pluronic P85 enhances the efficacy of outer membrane vesicles as a subunit vaccine against Brucella melitensis challenge in mice.
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Pluronic p85增强了外膜囊泡作为亚基疫苗的疗效,以针对小鼠的布鲁氏菌Melitensis挑战。
DOI:
10.1111/1574-695x.12010
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发表时间:
2012-12
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通讯作者:
Sriranganathan N
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作者:
Jain-Gupta N;Contreras-Rodriguez A;Vemulapalli R;Witonsky SG;Boyle SM;Sriranganathan N
Brucellosis is the most common zoonotic disease worldwide and there is no vaccine for human use. Brucella melitensis Rev1, a live attenuated strain, is the commercial vaccine for small ruminants to prevent B. melitensis infections but has been associated with abortions in animals. Moreover, strain Rev1 is known to cause disease in humans and cannot be used for human vaccination. Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) obtained from B. melitensis have been shown to provide protection similar to strain Rev1 in mice against B. melitensis challenge. In the present work we tested the efficacy of Pluronic P85 as an adjuvant to enhance the efficacy of Brucella OMVs as a vaccine. P85 enhanced the in vitro secretion of TNF-α by macrophages induced with OMVs and P85. Further, P85 enhanced the protection provided by OMVs against B. melitensis challenge. This enhanced protection was associated with higher total IgG antibody production but not increased IFN-γ or IL-4 cytokine levels. Moreover, P85 alone provided significantly better clearance of B. melitensis compared to saline vaccinated mice. Further studies are warranted to find the mechanism of action of P85 that provides non-specific protection and enhances the efficacy of OMVs as a vaccine against B. melitensis.