title: Effect of intragastric and intraperitoneal immunisation with attenuated and wild-type LACK-expressing Listeria monocytogenes on control of murine Leishmania major infection.
abstract: Stable chromosomal constructs of attenuated DeltaactA and wild-type Listeria monocytogenes expressing the Leishmania major protein LACK were tested as live vaccine vectors in the Th2-orientated chronic L. major murine infection model. These vectors, either by intraperitoneal (i.p.) or intragastric (i.g.) route, were able to induce a strong CD4 Th1 immune response that was correlated with slower parasite growth in the infected footpad. Significant protection against L. major infection was observed in BALB/c mice, ranging from delay in the lesion onset to full protection in 80% of the challenged animals, depending on the size of the parasite inoculum challenge. The i.g. route gave clinically higher protection level than the i.p. route. Both bacterial vectors were as efficient, suggesting that the extent of in vivo bacterial dissemination and multiplication did not seem to be a key parameter for induction of an efficient protective immune response.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Immunophysiologie et Parasitisme Intracellulaire, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: Neirouz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soussi
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saklani-Jusforgues
authors.forename: Jean Hervé
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Colle
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Milon
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Glaichenhaus
authors.forename: Pierre L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Goossens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D007114:Immunization; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D018320:Leishmania major / Q000276:immunology*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D016052:Protozoan Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D016207:Cytokines; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D016052:Protozoan Vaccines; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; C093139:LACK antigen, Leishmania