Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9278018 | FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
To investigate whether immunization with glutathione S-transferase (GST) and mutant toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (mTSST-1) fusion protein can protect against Staphylococcus aureus infection, we purified a non-toxic mutant GST-mTSST-1 fusion protein. Mice were immunized with the GST-mTSST-1 plus alum adjuvant and then challenged with viable S. aureus. The results showed that the survival rate of GST-mTSST-1-immunized group was higher and the bacteria counts in the organs were significantly lower than those of the non-immunized mice. Immunization with GST-mTSST-1 induced strongly the production of TSST-1 specific antibodies, especially immunoglobulin G1 and immunoglobulin G2b. Furthermore, the serum samples from GST-mTSST-1-immunized mice also significantly inhibited interferon-γ and tumor necrosis factor-α production from murine spleen cells by TSST-1. These results suggest that vaccination with GST-mTSST-1 provides protection against S. aureus infection and that the protection might be mediated by TSST-1-neutralizing antibody.
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Authors
Jing-Chun Cui, Dong-Liang Hu, Yan-Chun Lin, Ai-Dong Qian, Akio Nakane,