Rational design and immunogenicity of liposome-based diepitope constructs: application to synthetic oligosaccharides mimicking the Shigella flexneri 2a O-antigen

Vaccine. 2009 Aug 27;27(39):5419-26. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.06.031. Epub 2009 Jun 24.

Abstract

We have designed chemically defined diepitope constructs consisting of liposomes displaying at their surface synthetic oligosaccharides mimicking the O-antigen of the Shigella flexneri 2a lipopolysaccharide (B-cell epitope) and influenza hemagglutinin peptide HA 307-319 (Th epitope). Using well controlled and high-yielding covalent bioconjugation reactions, the two structurally independent epitopes were coupled to the lipopeptide Pam(3)CAG, i.e. a TLR2 ligand known for its adjuvant properties, anchored in preformed vesicles. The synthetic construct containing a pentadecasaccharide corresponding to three O-antigen repeating units triggered T-dependent anti-oligosaccharide and anti-S. flexneri 2a LPS antibody responses when administered i.m. to BALB/c mice. Moreover, the long-lasting anti-LPS antibody response afforded protection against a S. flexneri 2a challenge. These results show that liposome diepitope constructs could be attractive alternatives in the development of synthetic carbohydrate-based vaccines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
  • Bacterial Vaccines / immunology*
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / immunology
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / prevention & control
  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte / immunology
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / immunology
  • Female
  • Hemagglutinins / immunology
  • Lipopeptides / chemistry
  • Lipopeptides / immunology
  • Liposomes / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Molecular Structure
  • O Antigens / chemistry
  • O Antigens / immunology*
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry
  • Oligosaccharides / immunology*
  • Orthomyxoviridae
  • Shigella flexneri / immunology*
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
  • Hemagglutinins
  • Lipopeptides
  • Liposomes
  • O Antigens
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Vaccines, Synthetic