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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-11
pubmed:abstractText
Induction of immune responses in the reproductive tract will be crucial for a functional gamete antigen-based antifertility vaccine. Here we describe the construction and development of an avirulent Salmonella as an oral vaccine delivery vector to elicit sperm-specific immune responses in reproductive tract secretions. A cDNA sequence encoding the human sperm antigen SP10 was cloned on an asd+vector and expressed to a high level in an avirulent delta cya, delta crp, and delta asd vaccine strain of Salmonella typhimurium. Oral immunization of female BALB/c mice with this recombinant Salmonella elicited high-titer anti-SP10 IgG antibodies in serum and IgA antibodies in vaginal secretions. Anti-SP10 antibody titers could be increased by secondary and tertiary oral administrations of the recombinant Salmonella. Induction of sperm-specific antibodies in the reproductive tract following oral administration of a recombinant Salmonella could lead to the development of a simple, safe, efficient, and easy-to-use antifertility vaccine.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-3363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
462-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Acrosome, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Contraception, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Gonadal Steroid Hormones, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Immunization, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Immunoglobulin A, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Salmonella typhimurium, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Vaccines, Synthetic, pubmed-meshheading:7492701-Vagina
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Oral immunization with attenuated Salmonella expressing human sperm antigen induces antibodies in serum and the reproductive tract.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't