title: Generation of Salmonella ghost cells expressing fimbrial antigens of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and evaluation of their antigenicity in a murine model.
abstract: Salmonella Typhimurium ghost cells expressing K88ab, K88ac, K99, and FasA fimbriae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) in their envelopes were constructed. The genes encoding the fimbriae were individually cloned into an expression plasmid, pMMP81, carrying the asd gene, which was subsequently electroporated into the Δasd S. Typhimurium mutant. Plasmid pJHLP99, carrying the phiX174 lysis gene E, was also subsequently electroporated into the Salmonella mutant. The presence of the individual fimbriae on the ghost cells was examined by Western blot analysis. Forty BALB/c mice were equally divided into 2 groups of 20 mice each. Group A mice were intramuscularly vaccinated with a mixture of the 4 ghost cells expressing the individual fimbriae. The group B mice were inoculated with sterile phosphate-buffered saline as a control. The antigen-specific serum IgG concentrations were significantly higher in group A than in group B from week 2 until week 6 after inoculation. In addition, the antigen-specific IgA concentrations in fecal samples were significantly higher in group A than in group B at week 2 after inoculation. A large difference between the groups in the number of antigen-specific IgA-secreting cells in the small intestine was observed by immunohistochemical study. Also, the splenic lymphocyte proliferative responses were significantly greater in group A than in the control mice. These results suggest that vaccination with our Salmonella ghost cells can induce both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses and that the increased number of antigen-specific IgA-secreting cells in the small intestine may be correlated with the elevated fecal IgA immune response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioactive Material Sciences and Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chan Song
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioactive Material Sciences and Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioactive Material Sciences and Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Kug
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Eo
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioactive Material Sciences and Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Youel
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioactive Material Sciences and Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: John Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D054307:Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins