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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
Immunization with pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) from Streptococcus pneumoniae strain Rx1 cross-protects mice against challenge with diverse pneumococci. Truncated Rx1 PspA, consisting of amino acids 192-588, elicits protection against the mouse-virulent strain WU2. The possibility that homologous regions of other PspAs could also elicit cross-protection was investigated. Oligonucleotide primers designed according to the Rx1 pspA gene sequence were used to amplify chromosomal DNA from 15 diverse pneumococci. Three recombinant PspAs were evaluated for their ability to elicit protection in mice against challenge with 7 strains representing capsular types 3, 4, 5, 6A, and 6B. Two of the three truncated PspAs each elicited cross-protection against 71%-100% of the S. pneumoniae challenge strains examined. These data suggest that this technique may be useful for the generation of diverse PspAs for inclusion in a broadly protective pneumococcal vaccine.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
173
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
380-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Antigens, Surface, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Bacterial Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Cross Reactions, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-DNA, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Immunity, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Immunization, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Mice, Inbred CBA, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Pneumococcal Infections, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Streptococcus pneumoniae, pubmed-meshheading:8568299-Vaccines, Synthetic
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Truncated Streptococcus pneumoniae PspA molecules elicit cross-protective immunity against pneumococcal challenge in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294-2170, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.