Immunity to Chlamydia pneumoniae induced by vaccination with DNA vectors expressing a cytoplasmic protein (Hsp60) or outer membrane proteins (MOMP and Omp2)
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- 作者：Penttilä ; Tuula ; Vuola ; Jenni M. ; Puurula ; Vuokko ; Anttila ; Marjukka ; Sarvas ; Matti ; Rautonen ; Nina ; et. al.
- 关键词：DNA immunization ; Chlamydia pneumoniae ; Vaccination
- 刊名：Vaccine
- 出版年：2000
- 出版时间：December 8, 2000
- 年：2000
- 卷：19
- 期：9-10
- 页码：1256-1265
- 全文大小：474 K
文摘
Immune responses induced by intramuscular DNA immunization with Chlamydia pneumoniae genes coding for the major outer membrane protein (MOMP), cysteine-rich outer membrane protein 2 (Omp2) or the heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) were studied. BALB/c mice were vaccinated intramuscularly three times at 3-week intervals and challenged intranasally 2 weeks after the last injection. Immunization with pmomp or phsp60 showed 1.2–1.5 log reduction in the mean lung bacterial counts after the challenge. Specific antibodies were detected only in sera of the mice immunized with pomp2 and phsp60. Although immunization with pomp2 resulted in a strong serum antibody response against Omp2 protein, it failed to protect the mice. Immunization with any of the three vaccines did not reduce the severity of histologically assessed pneumonia, but resulted in significantly higher lymphoid reaction in the lung indicating immunological memory.