title: Multicomponent Lyme vaccine: three is not a crowd.
abstract: Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and it is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. Disseminated spirochetes can persist in various tissues and can result in a variety of different disease manifestations. Vaccination trials testing various lipoprotein candidates have yielded mixed results despite the generation of robust antibody titers. Data presented in this report demonstrate that a combination vaccine composed of DbpA, BBK32 and OspC is more effective than single or double component formulations and that the ratio of each component dramatically impacts vaccine efficacy when tested in protection experiments against Borrelia following needle inoculation.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Extracellular Matrix Biology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Albert B. Alkek Institute of Biosciences and Technology, 2121 W, Holcombe Blvd., Suite 603, Houston, TX 77030, USA. ebrown2@uh.edu
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Jung Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Emily S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Reisenbichler
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Höök
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022123:Lyme Disease Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D022223:Vaccines, Subunit / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C112557:DdpB protein, Borrelia burgdorferi; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D022123:Lyme Disease Vaccines; C079616:OspC protein; D022223:Vaccines, Subunit; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; C106209:p35 antigen, Borrelia