Syntheses and immunologic properties of Escherichia coli O157 O-specific polysaccharide and Shiga toxin 1 B subunit conjugates in mice

Infect Immun. 1999 Nov;67(11):6191-3. doi: 10.1128/IAI.67.11.6191-6193.1999.

Abstract

Escherichia coli O157 is the major cause of diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Strains causing HUS contain either Shiga toxin 1 (Stx1) or Stx2, or both. In adult volunteers, conjugate vaccines of detoxified lipopolysaccharide (LPS) elicited bactericidal antibodies to E. coli O157. Here, the detoxified LPS was conjugated with improved schemes to the nontoxic B subunit of Stx1. Mice injected with these bivalent conjugates elicited both bactericidal antibodies to E. coli O157 and neutralization antibodies to Stx1.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Bacterial Toxins / immunology*
  • Bacterial Vaccines / immunology*
  • Escherichia coli O157 / immunology*
  • Female
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • O Antigens / immunology*
  • Shiga Toxins
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • O Antigens
  • Shiga Toxins
  • Vaccines, Conjugate