title: Capsule polysaccharide conjugate vaccine against diarrheal disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni.
abstract: The capsule polysaccharide (CPS) of Campylobacter jejuni is one of the few identified virulence determinants of this important human pathogen. Since CPS conjugate vaccines have been so effective against other mucosal pathogens, we evaluated this approach using CPSs from two strains of C. jejuni, 81-176 (HS23 and HS36 serotype complex) and CG8486 (HS4 serotype complex). The CPSs of 81-176 and CG8486 were independently linked to the carrier protein CRM(197) by reductive amination between an aldehyde(s), strategically created at the nonreducing end of each CPS, and accessible amines of CRM(197). In both cases, the CPS:CRM(197) ratio used was 2:1 by weight. Mass spectrometry and gel electrophoresis showed that on average, each glycoconjugate preparation contained, at least in part, two to five CPSs attached to one CRM(197). When administered subcutaneously to mice, these vaccines elicited robust immune responses and significantly reduced the disease following intranasal challenge with the homologous strains of C. jejuni. The CPS(81-176)-CRM(197) vaccine also provided 100% protection against diarrhea in the New World monkey Aotus nancymaae following orogastric challenge with C. jejuni 81-176.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Mario A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Shahida
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baqar
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Yu-Han
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chad K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bentzel
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Applebee
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guerry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000276:immunology*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000276:immunology; D004403:Dysentery / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D051078:Platyrrhini; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate