Synthesis, Characterization, and Immunological Properties of LPS-Based Vaccines Composed of O-Polysaccharides Conjugated with Recombinant Exoprotein A from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa remains one of the major pathogens affecting immunocompromised patients. LPS-based monovalent (MV) and polyvalent (PV) conjugate vaccines were prepared from the most prevalent strains of P. aeruginosa International Antigenic Typing Scheme (IATS) 6, 10, 11 and 20 to evaluate their immunogenicity and protective capacities from infection by the pathogens. Conjugation of the O-polysaccharide (O-PS) antigens of P. aeruginosa strains to the common immunogenic recombinant Exotoxin A (rEPA) supports the multi-antigenic approach for the development of a vaccine that provides cross protection against various strains of the pathogen. The O-PSs were indirectly conjugated through adipic acid dihydrazide (ADH) to rEPA by carbodiimidemediated condensation reaction. Mice were immunized with the conjugates emulsified with monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL) or Freund's adjuvant compared with conjugates without adjuvant, unconjugated mixture of rEPA and O-PS emulsified with MPL, and sterile saline. The MV and PV vaccines emulsified with MPL adjuvant elicited the highest anti-O-PS IgM and IgG antibodies. Immunization of mice with MV vaccines derived from IATS 10, 11, and 20, emulsified with MPL adjuvant provided a high level of protection against the homologous bacterial strain. Similarly, high protection was obtained when mice were immunized using PV and challenged separately with bacterial strains 10, 11, and 20, but lower protection against the IATS 6 strain. Also, high cross protection of MV vaccine derived from O-PS of IATS 10 and 20 was obtained against P. aeruginosa IATS 11 strain. The in vivo protection correlated with the level of anti-O-PS IgG in the mice serum.

C群脑膜炎球菌多糖蛋白结合物制备方法的比较

目的对C群脑膜炎球菌多糖(group C meningococcal polysaccharide,GCMP)蛋白结合物的5种制备方法进行比较。方法以GCMP作为多糖抗原,破伤风类毒素(tetanus toxoid,TT)和重组绿脓杆菌外毒素A(recombinant exoprotein A from Pseudomonas aeruginosa,r EPA)作为载体蛋白,采用5种结合路线制备7种结合物,并对其生化指标、免疫原性及磷酸铝佐剂的免疫增强效果进行检测。结果不同的结合方法均可将不同载体蛋白与多糖有效结合,在小鼠体内均具有良好的免疫原性。7种结合物的分子大小分布、游离多糖含量、多糖/蛋白值、回收率及免疫原性等指标有较大差异;采用相同结合方法,以TT和r EPA作为载体蛋白制备的结合物的生化指标及免疫原性无差异;磷酸铝佐剂可显著提高结合物的免疫原性。结论在选择GCMP蛋白结合物制备方法时应综合考虑原料多糖的化学结构、载体蛋白类型、结合路线、结合物纯化方法、质量控制方法和剂型等因素。本实验为GCMP蛋白结合物制备路线的选择提供了实验依据。