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ArticleInfection and immunity2009

Anthrax protective antigen delivered by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi Ty21a protects mice from a lethal anthrax spore challenge.

Manuel Osorio, Yanping Wu, Sunil Singh, Tod J Merkel, Siba Bhattacharyya, Milan S Blake, Dennis J Kopecko

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Manuel OsorioDivision of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. manuel.osorio@fda.hhs.gov
Yanping Wu
Sunil Singh
Tod J Merkel
Siba Bhattacharyya
Milan S Blake
Dennis J Kopecko
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacillus anthracis, the etiological agent of anthrax disease, is a proven weapon of bioterrorism. Currently, the only licensed vaccine against anthrax in the United States is AVA Biothrax, which, although efficacious, suffers from several limitations. This vaccine requires six injectable doses over 18 months to stimulate protective immunity, requires a cold chain for storage, and in many cases has been associated with adverse effects. In this study, we modified the B. anthracis protective antigen (PA) gene for optimal expression and stability, linked it to an inducible promoter for maximal expression in the host, and fused it to the secretion signal of the Escherichia coli alpha-hemolysin protein (HlyA) on a low-copy-number plasmid. This plasmid was introduced into the licensed typhoid vaccine strain, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi strain Ty21a, and was found to be genetically stable. Immunization of mice with three vaccine doses elicited a strong PA-specific serum immunoglobulin G response with a geometric mean titer of 30,000 (range, 5,800 to 157,000) and lethal-toxin-neutralizing titers greater than 16,000. Vaccinated mice demonstrated 100% protection against a lethal intranasal challenge with aerosolized spores of B. anthracis 7702. The ultimate goal is a temperature-stable, safe, oral human vaccine against anthrax infection that can be self-administered in a few doses over a short period of time.

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Anthrax VaccinesBacillus anthracisAnimalsAnthraxAntibodies, BacterialAntibody SpecificityAntigens, BacterialBacterial ToxinsCell LineEscherichia coli ProteinsFemaleGenetic VectorsHemolysin ProteinsHumansImmunizationImmunoglobulin Ganthrax toxinAnthrax VaccinesAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial ToxinsEscherichia coli ProteinsHemolysin ProteinsHlya protein, E coliImmunoglobulin GRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID19179420
PMCPMC2663156
OpenAlexW2139460565

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