Persistence of serum and salivary antibody responses after oral immunization with a bacterial protein antigen genetically linked to the A2/B subunits of cholera toxin.
Primary oral immunization of mice with a bacterial protein antigen genetically coupled to the A2 and B subunits of cholera toxin induced specific secretory immunoglobulin A and serum immunoglobulin G antibodies that persisted at substantial levels for at least 11 months. A subsequent single booster immunization did not further enhance the antibody responses. Long-term antibody persistence may be especially important in infections caused by common pathogens for which continuous immunity would be advantageous.
Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA.
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D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000276:immunology*; D007114:Immunization; D051379:Mice; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000276:immunology*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology*
D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D002772:Cholera Toxin