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ArticleInfection and immunity2010

Immune responses to recombinant pneumococcal PsaA antigen delivered by a live attenuated Salmonella vaccine.

Shifeng Wang, Yuhua Li, Huoying Shi, Giorgio Scarpellini, Ascencion Torres-Escobar, Kenneth L Roland, Roy Curtiss

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 52 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shifeng WangCenter for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, The Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5401, USA.
Yuhua Li
Huoying Shi
Giorgio Scarpellini
Ascencion Torres-Escobar
Kenneth L Roland
Roy Curtiss
Arizona State University · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Recombinant Attenuated Salmonella Vaccines for HumansR01AI056289 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CLARK-CURTISS, JOSEPHINE E, CURTISS III, ROY · 2003 to 2018
$5.8M
Attenuated Live and Recombinant Yersinia Pestis VaccinesR01AI057885 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CURTISS III, ROY · 2004 to 2014
$4.8M
MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SALMONELLA PATHOGENICITYR01AI024533 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CURTISS, ROY · 1987 to 2006
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS AI056289NIAID NIH HHS AI057885NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI024533NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI056289NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI057885NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI24533
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide and particularly in developing countries. In this study, we evaluated PsaA, a conserved antigen important for S. pneumoniae adhesion to and invasion into nasopharynx epithelia, for its ability to induce protective immunity against S. pneumoniae challenge when delivered by recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccine (RASVs) strains. RASVs were engineered to synthesize PsaA peptides of various lengths. Vaccination with an RASV synthesizing full-length PsaA induced high titers of anti-PsaA antibodies in both systemic (IgG in serum) and mucosal (IgA in vaginal washes, nasal washes, and lung homogenates) sites. BALB/c (haplotype H2(d)) or C57BL/6 (haplotype H2(b)) mice vaccinated either orally or intranasally exhibited a significant reduction in colonization of nasopharyngeal tissues after intranasal challenge with S. pneumoniae strains compared to controls, although protection was not observed with all challenge strains. None of the vaccine constructs provided protection against intraperitoneal challenge with S. pneumoniae strain WU2 (serotype 3). Immunization with RASVs synthesizing truncated PsaA generated lower titers of IgA and IgG and did not provide significant protection. Our results showed that RASVs synthesizing full-length PsaA can provide protection against nasal colonization by some S. pneumoniae strains. PsaA may be a useful addition to a multivalent vaccine, providing protection against pneumonia, otitis media, and other diseases caused by S. pneumoniae.

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Adhesins, BacterialAnimalsBlotting, WesternElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GLipoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesSalmonella VaccinesStreptococcus pneumoniaeAdhesins, BacterialImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GLipoproteinsPneumococcal VaccinesPsaA protein, StreptococcusSalmonella VaccinesVaccines, AttenuatedVaccines, Synthetic

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PMID20479086
PMCPMC2897375
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