title: The encapsulation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli colonization factor CS3 in biodegradable microspheres enhances the murine antibody response following intranasal administration.
abstract: The aim of this study was to measure serum and mucosal antibody responses following intranasal administration of biodegradable poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres loaded with the CS3 colonization factor isolated from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). The response was compared against that measured in mice similarly administered the native CS3 antigen and in mice co-administered, along with the CS3 antigen, a known mucosal adjuvant, the R192G mutant heat-labile enterotoxin (mLT). The integrity of the CS3 antigen released from the microspheres was maintained as determined by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. Native CS3 induced serum and mucosal (bronchoalveolar, small intestinal and faecal) IgG and IgA responses. The co-administration of the mLT mucosal adjuvant significantly enhanced (P<0.001) serum and mucosal antibody responses to the CS3 protein. Likewise, the CS3-loaded PLGA microspheres induced significantly greater (P<0.001) serum and mucosal antibody responses than native CS3, as well as inducing antibody responses superior to those of the CS3 plus mLT formulation. Following administration of CS3 plus mLT, the mice became distressed (loss of activity, increased huddling, ruffled fur), a situation not seen following administration of the CS3-loaded PLGA microspheres. The results in this trial show that the CS3-loaded PLGA microspheres when administered intranasally to mice caused no observable distress to the mice and significantly (P<0.001) enhanced the immunogenicity of the CS3 protein.
authors.affiliation: 18929 Fountain Hills Drive, Germantown, MD 20874, USA.|Department of Enteric Infections, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA.
authors.forename: Wyatt
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.affiliation: Department of Enteric Infections, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA.
authors.forename: Frederick J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cassels
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology*; D022361:Escherichia coli Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008863:Microspheres; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D022361:Escherichia coli Vaccines; D011108:Polymers; C081391:nfaE protein, E coli; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; D007073:Immunoglobulin E