title: [Comparative studies of the paraspecific immunostimulation (paramunization) by bacterial lysates in bacterial infection models and in the cytotoxicity test].
abstract: Bacterial lysates of different bacterial strains (E. coli, B. bronchiseptica, P. haemolytica) were prepared by heating, acid- and alkaline-hydrolysis. Lysates were tested for their immunostimulating effect in bacterial infection models and with chromium 51 test demonstrating spontaneous (natural) cytotoxicity. Lysate production was standardized by protein- and Lps-determination. The alkaline-hydrolysis reduced toxicity of Lps and increased the content of soluble bacterial protein. Heating and acid-hydrolysis did not alter bacterial suspensions with respect to Lps-toxicity and protein-content. Mice infected with P. aeruginosa, P. multocida, E. coli and L. monocytogenes (5-10 LD50) had a significantly longer survival time after prophylactic immunostimulation with bacterial lysates than control animals. No protection was observed in immunostimulated mice infected with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. In the Pseudomonas infection model, bacterial lysates prepared by alkaline-hydrolysis had a 10 times higher immunostimulating effect than lysates prepared by acid-hydrolysis or heating. Bacterial lysates stimulated spontaneous cytotoxicity of natural mouse peritoneal killer cells after intraperitoneal application. Whole bacterial lysates had a higher NK-activity as their corresponding purified lipopolysaccharide portion.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pathologie, Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wieler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baljer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büttner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayr
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D007114:Immunization / Q000379:methods*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic
vernacular_title: Vergleichende Untersuchungen über die paraspezifische Immunstimulierung (Paramunisierung) durch Bakterienlysate in bakteriellen Infektionsmodellen und im Cytotoxizittstest.