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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
Detergent-treated group B Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane vesicles (D-OMVs) from wild-type M986 and from nonencapsulated mutant M986-non-capsule variant (NCV) were compared as immunogens. Eight weeks after 3 consecutive immunizations with the immunogens, mice were challenged with a lethal dose of purified endotoxin or heat-killed or living N. meningitidis, plus d-galactosamine (400 mg/kg). D-OMVs from M986 induced bactericidal antibodies to both M986 (B : 2a : P1.5,2 : L3,7) and 6275 (B : 2a : P1.2,5 : L3) and protected the animals against both strains, whereas D-OMVs from M986-NCV did not protect the animals against infection with 6275 even when high serum bactericidal activity was induced. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha detected after bacterial infection was high in both protected and unprotected mice; interleukin (IL)-6 was high in mice that died but low in animals that survived. Exogenous administration of recombinant mouse IL-6 reversed the immunogens' protective effects. Protection against infection in mice does not necessarily correlate with the measured levels of serum bactericidal antibody alone, opsonic antibody alone, or cytokine profile alone. A comprehensive assessment of the preclinical efficacy of group B outer-membrane protein vaccines should include monitoring humoral antibodies, cytokine response, and protective effects against lethal infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
180
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
747-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Bacterial Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Immunization Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Meningococcal Infections, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Neisseria meningitidis, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Phagocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Serotyping, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Shock, Septic, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10438363-Survival Rate
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunization with meningococcal outer-membrane protein vesicles containing lipooligosaccharide protects mice against lethal experimental group B Neisseria meningitidis infection and septic shock.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Bacterial Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. earth9@straubing.baynet.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article