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ArticleClinical and vaccine immunology : CVI2008

Vaccination against Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in immunocompromised mice.

Jennifer M Scarff, Joanna B Goldberg

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Article in Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jennifer M ScarffDepartment of Microbiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Joanna B Goldberg
University of Virginia Health System · US

Funding

INFECTIOUS DISEASES TRAINING PROGRAMT32AI007046 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI Alison K Criss, William A Petri · 1985 to 2026
$15.3M
Live Attenuated Recombinant Bacterial Delivery of Polysaccharide Vaccine AntigensR01AI068112 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI GOLDBERG, JOANNA B · 2006 to 2010
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS 1 R01 AI068112NIAID NIH HHS AI07406NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI068112NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunocompromised patients are highly susceptible to infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Our laboratory previously showed that intranasal administration of an attenuated Salmonella strain expressing the P. aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide O antigen was effective in clearing bacteria and preventing mortality in wild-type mice after intranasal challenge. We were interested in investigating the efficacy of this vaccine strategy in immunocompromised mice. Mice rendered leukopenic or neutropenic by intraperitoneal treatment with cyclophosphamide (Cy) or RB6-8C5 antibody, respectively, were more susceptible to P. aeruginosa pneumonia than their nontreated counterparts, demonstrating 50% lethal doses several logs lower than that in wild-type mice. This hypersusceptiblity was also associated with bacterial dissemination to the liver and spleen and increased lung permeability in Cy mice. Vaccination of the mice prior to treatment resulted in better survival and lower bacterial loads compared to vector-immunized mice. Although the treatments had no effect on antibody titers, this level of protection was still lower than that seen in untreated vaccinated mice. Administration of antibodies directly to the site of infection at the time of bacterial delivery prolonged survival and lowered bacterial loads in the immunocompromised mice. These results demonstrate the importance of white blood cells while still suggesting a critical role for antibodies in protection against P. aeruginosa infection.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBacterial VaccinesColony Count, MicrobialFemaleImmunocompromised HostLethal Dose 50LeukopeniaLiverLungMiceNeutropeniaPneumoniaPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsSalmonella VaccinesAntibodies, BacterialaroA Salmonella vaccineBacterial VaccinesSalmonella VaccinesTyphoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines

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PMID18094113
PMCPMC2238050
OpenAlexW2155928443

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