title: Similar ability of FbaA with M protein to elicit protective immunity against group A streptococcus challenge in mice.
abstract: Group A streptococcus (GAS), an important human pathogen, can cause various kinds of infections including superficial infections and potentially lethal infections, and the search for an effective vaccine to prevent GAS infections has been ongoing for many years. This paper compares the immunogenicity and immunoprotection of FbaA (an Fn-binding protein expressed on the surface of GAS) with that of M protein, the best immunogen of GAS. Assay for immune response showed that FbaA, similar to M protein, could induce protein-specific high IgG titer in BALB/c mice. Furthermore, following GAS challenge, the mice immunized with FbaA showed the same protective rate as those with M protein. These results indicate that FbaA is similar in ability to M protein in inducing protective immunity against GAS challenge in mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Basic Medical College, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
authors.forename: Cui Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Cai Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiu Rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rui Hong
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Xiao Lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Hui Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase; D007114:Immunization; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022541:Streptococcal Vaccines / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C445329:Fba protein, Streptococcus pyogenes; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D022541:Streptococcal Vaccines; C014689:streptococcal M protein; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase