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Outer Membrane Proteins as Vaccine Targets Against

Kara L Aves, Ana H Fresno, Sajid Nisar, Mauro M Saraiva, Nicole B Goecke, Adam F Sander, Morten A Nielsen, John E Olsen, Priscila R Guerra

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Article in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Kara L AvesDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0068-7733
Ana H FresnoDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1800 Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5026-7852
Sajid NisarDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1800 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Mauro M SaraivaDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1800 Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-1875-4495
Nicole B GoeckeDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1800 Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4948-9946
Adam F SanderDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8782-7830
Morten A NielsenDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2668-4992
John E OlsenDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1800 Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-6225-6587
Priscila R GuerraDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1800 Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-1082-6004

Funding

Innovation fund Denmark grant number 8088-00032B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimTo evaluate the effectiveness of two novel subunit vaccines targeting outer membrane proteins on LI.

methodsThe two vaccines included OMP2c.cVLP, where the OMP2c antigen was anchored on the surface of capsid virus-like particles (cVLP); and MBP.INVASc, where antigens were anchored to an MBP fusion protein. Groups of six mice, as proof of concept, and six piglets were immunized with either OMP2c.cVLP, MBP.INVASc., or PBS as a control using a prime-boost regime.

resultsBoth OMP2c.cVLP and MBP.INVASc subunit vaccines induced strong antigen-specific serum IgG and IgA responses. There were no significant differences in weight gain among the groups. Mild-to-moderate clinical signs of LI infection were observed, but vaccinated groups showed lower inflammatory scores and fewer animals tested positive for bacteria by immunohistochemistry. Although neither vaccine completely prevented clinical signs of LI infection, both effectively reduced inflammation and lowered the pathogen load, thereby mitigating the severity of the disease, particularly the MBP.INVASc vaccine.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that both vaccines have the potential for further development and optimization to enhance their protective efficacy against LI infections.

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antigendiarrheaenteropathyMBP.INVAScOMP2pigsvirus-like particle

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PMID40006753
PMCPMC11861839

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