title: Inhibition of nasopharyngeal colonization of Hemophilus influenzae by oral immunization.
abstract: Nontypeable Hemophilus influenzae organisms were inoculated into the nasopharynx of BALB/c mice immunized by oral administration of formalin-killed bacteria. Salivary antibodies and the colonization of H influenzae in the nasopharynx were investigated in order to clarify the effect of oral immunization. Salivary immunoglobulin A antibody titers against H influenzae were significantly increased by oral immunization, but salivary immunoglobulin G antibody titers were not. The bacteria inoculated into the nasopharynx were more rapidly eliminated in immunized mice than in control mice. The results suggest that oral immunization might be useful in preventing otitis media with effusion by inhibiting the colonization of the nasopharynx by pathogenic bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medical College of Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamura
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mogi
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines