Safety and immunogenicity testing of an intranasal group B meningococcal native outer membrane vesicle vaccine in healthy volunteers
Safety and immunogenicity testing of an intranasal group B meningococcal native outer membrane vesicle vaccine in healthy volunteers
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DOI:
10.1016/s0264-410x(99)00216-9
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发表时间:
1999-08-20
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5.5
通讯作者:
Zollinger, WD
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作者:
Drabick, JJ;Brandt, BL;Zollinger, WD
An intranasal vaccine composed of native outer membrane vesicles (NOMV) not exposed to detergent or denaturing agents was prepared from the group B meningococcal strain 9162 SynX(-)(-:15:P1.3:P5.10,11:L3,7,9) and tested in 32 healthy adult volunteers. Four groups of 8 volunteers were vaccinated intranasally with three doses of vaccine. The vaccine was very well tolerated in all dosing groups, despite the presence of lipo-oligosaccharide in the vaccine at a level of 25% relative to protein. The antibody response as measured by ELISA in serum, saliva and nasal wash fluids was relatively low in all 4 groups, but the induced serum antibodies had strong bactericidal activity. Persistent bactericidal antibodies (greater than or equal to 4-fold increase) were produced in 75% of the recipients. Some of the bactericidal antibodies were cross reactive against divergent group B strains. Most of the bactericidal antibodies appeared to be specific for PorA and L3,7,9 LOS. The vaccine also produced a local antibody response which was detected in the nasal wash fluids of volunteers. These data suggest that nasal immunization with NOMV is a safe and effective approach to induce systemic and local immunity against the group B meningococcus and deserves further study. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.