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ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2016

Evaluation of the Immunogenicity of Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugated to Salmonella Typhimurium-Derived OPS in a Mouse Model: A Potential Vaccine Candidate Against Salmonellosis.

Vahid Amini, Hossein Kazemian, Jalil Kardan Yamchi, Seifu Gizaw Feyisa, Saeed Aslani, Aref Shavalipour, Hamidreza Houri, Mohammadneshvan Hoorijani, Mehrdad Halaji, Hamid Heidari

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Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Vahid AminiDepartment of Microbiology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, IR Iran.
Hossein KazemianDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Jalil Kardan YamchiDepartment of Pathobiology, Division of Microbiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Seifu Gizaw FeyisaTehran University of Medical Sciences, International Campus (TUMS-IC), Tehran, IR Iran.
Saeed AslaniDepartment of Immunology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Aref ShavalipourDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Hamidreza HouriDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mohammadneshvan HoorijaniDepartment of Microbiology, Kurdistan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, IR Iran.
Mehrdad HalajiDepartment of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
Hamid HeidariDepartment of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University of Zanjan · IRIslamic Azad University Sanandaj Branch · IR

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Abstract

backgroundSalmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) causes gastroenteritis in humans and paratyphoid disease in some animals. Given the emergence of antibiotic resistance, vaccines are more effective than chemotherapy in disease control.

objectivesThe aim of this experimental study was to evaluate the immunogenicity of diphtheria toxoid (DT) conjugated with S. Typhimurium -derived OPS (O side chain isolation) in mice to determine its potential as a vaccine candidate against salmonellosis. MATERIALS AND

methodsLipopolysaccharide (LPS) was extracted from the bacterial strain. After isolation of the O side chain of LPS, detoxification, and conjugation of the detoxified OPS samples with DT, pyrogenicity, toxicity, and sterility tests were performed. To vaccination, four groups of female Balb/c mice were used in an immunization test. Antibody responses were measured by the ELISA method. Challenging processes were performed to analyze the efficacy of the OPS-DT compound.

resultsTwo weeks after the first vaccination dose, there was no significant difference in the antibody titers of the OPS and OPS-DT groups. However, after the second and third doses, the antibody titers of the OPS-DT group increased significantly compared with those of the control groups (P < 0.001). The induction of anti-OPS antibodies was as follows: OPS-DT>OPS. The most anti-OPS IgG antibody was IgG1. Challenging procedure showed successful protective characteristics in clinical examinations.

conclusionsThe results indicated that DT increased anti-OPS antibodies against the OPS-DT compound. The antibody response to OPS-DT was greater than that to OPS alone. We conclude that OPS-DT is an appropriate and acceptable vaccine candidate against salmonellosis.

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DTELISAOPSSalmonella TyphimuriumVaccine Candidate

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