Generation of an attenuated strain oral vaccine candidate using a novel double selection platform in Escherichia coli

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 Jan;99(2):855-67. doi: 10.1007/s00253-014-6099-3. Epub 2014 Oct 10.

Abstract

Live attenuated bacteria delivered orally are interesting tools for mucosal immunization. The objective of this study was to construct a novel counter-selection platform based on an attenuated wild-type Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain and to utilize it for the delivery of LTR192G-STaA13Q fusion protein as an oral vaccine. First, a counter-selectable marker, namely, PRPL-Kil, was inserted into an attenuated wild-type E. coli strain through the use of the red and G-DOC homologous recombination systems to construct the counter-selection platform, and PRPL-Kil was subsequently replaced by the LT192-STa13 fusion gene to construct the oral vaccine O142 (yaiT::LT192-STa13) (ER-A). Subsequently, BALB/c mice were orogastrically inoculated with ER-A. Our results showed that ER-A could induce the production of specific IgA and IgG against fimbriae (F41) and enterotoxins (LT and STa), with neutralizing activity in BALB/c mice. In addition, assays of cellular immune responses showed that the stimulation index (SI) values of immunized mice were significantly higher than those of control mice (P<0.05), and revealed a marked shift toward Th2-mediated immunity. These findings suggest that ER-A is a suitable candidate for an oral vaccine strain to protect animals from enter toxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / blood
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology
  • Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
  • Enterotoxins / immunology
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / immunology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / immunology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / prevention & control*
  • Escherichia coli Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Escherichia coli Vaccines / immunology*
  • Female
  • Fimbriae, Bacterial / immunology
  • Immunity, Mucosal*
  • Immunoglobulin A / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology
  • Vaccines, Attenuated / administration & dosage
  • Vaccines, Attenuated / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Enterotoxins
  • Escherichia coli Vaccines
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Vaccines, Attenuated