title: Immunization with the recombinant Burkholderia pseudomallei outer membrane protein Omp85 induces protective immunity in mice.
abstract: Burkholderia pseudomallei is resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, leading to relapse and recrudescence of melioidosis after cessation of antibiotic therapy. More effective immunotherapies are needed for better management of melioidosis. We evaluated the prophylactic potential of the immunogenic outer membrane protein Omp85 as a vaccine against murine melioidosis. Immunization of BALB/c mice with recombinant Omp85 (rOmp85) triggered a Th2-type immune response. Up to 70% of the immunized animals were protected against infectious challenge of B. pseudomallei with reduced bacterial load in extrapulmonary organs. Mouse anti-rOmp85 promoted complement-mediated killing and opsonophagocytosis of B. pseudomallei by human polymorphonuclear cells. In conclusion, we demonstrated that B. pseudomallei Omp85 is potentially able to induce protective immunity against melioidosis.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yu-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Kiew-Lian
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Rahmah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nathan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000276:immunology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins