期刊
VACCINE
卷 27, 期 39, 页码 5299-5306出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.06.101
关键词
Francisella tularensis; Lungs; DNA vaccine
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R21AI055657, 1R43AI058326]
Francisella tularensis, the etiological agent of tularemia, is one of the most infectious bacterial pathogens known. No vaccine is currently approved for public use. Previously, we identified epitopes recognized specifically by T cells obtained from individuals following infection with E tularensis. Here, we report that a subunit vaccine constructed based upon these epitopes elicited protective immunity in humanized HLA class II (DRB1*0401) transgenic mice. Vaccinated mice challenged intratracheally with a lethal dose of E tularensis (Live Vaccine Strain) exhibited a rapid increase in pro-inflammatory cytokine production and diminished number of organisms in the lungs, and a concurrent increased rate of survival. These results demonstrate the efficacy of an epitope-based tularemia vaccine and suggest that such an approach might be widely applicable to the development of vaccines specific for intracellular bacterial pathogens. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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