Mucosal vaccination with a recombinant OprF-I vaccine of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in healthy volunteers: comparison of a systemic vs. a mucosal booster schedule

K Göcke, U Baumann, H Hagemann… - FEMS Immunology & …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
K Göcke, U Baumann, H Hagemann, J Gabelsberger, H Hahn, J Freihorst, BU von Specht
FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, 2003academic.oup.com
We compared the immunogenicity of two vaccination schedules with either a systemic or a
mucosal booster, both following a mucosal primary vaccination with a recombinant outer
membrane fusion protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (OprF-I) in 12 healthy volunteers.
The systemic booster induced higher levels of OprF-I-specific serum antibodies of IgG
isotype, with a mean±SEM of 32.6±7.8× 107 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
units (EU) as compared to the nasal booster with 14.6±2.1× 107 EU (P= 0.05). Specific …
Abstract
We compared the immunogenicity of two vaccination schedules with either a systemic or a mucosal booster, both following a mucosal primary vaccination with a recombinant outer membrane fusion protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (OprF-I) in 12 healthy volunteers. The systemic booster induced higher levels of OprF-I-specific serum antibodies of IgG isotype, with a mean±S.E.M. of 32.6±7.8×107 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) units (EU) as compared to the nasal booster with 14.6±2.1×107 EU (P=0.05). Specific serum IgA antibodies and antibodies in saliva did not differ between the two vaccination groups. We conclude that a combined mucosal/systemic vaccination with the OprF-I vaccine may offer an enhanced systemic immunogenicity. Further studies on the long-term immunogenicity and induction of antibodies on the respiratory airway surface are warranted.
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