Oral immunogenicity of tomato-derived sDPT polypeptide containing Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bordetella pertussis and Clostridium tetani exotoxin epitopes
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DPT vaccine, designed to immunize against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, has been shown to be effective in humans. Nevertheless, dissatisfaction with the whole-cell preparations is due to the reactogenicity, which has to lead to the development of new safer formulations. Previously, we described the expression in tomato of a plant-optimized synthetic gene encoding the recombinant polypeptide sDPT, containing mainly immunoprotective epitopes of the diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus exotoxins and two adjuvants. In this study, we examined whether the ingestion of tomato-derived sDPT protein induces specific antibodies in mice after three weekly doses scheme. A positive group immunized with DPT toxoids was included. Specific antibody levels were assessed in serum, gut and lung. Sera tested for IgG antibody response to pertussis, tetanus and diphtheria toxin showed responses to the foreign antigens; interestingly, the response to diphtheria epitope was similar to those observed in the positive group. We found higher IgG1 than IgG2a responses in serum. A modest IgG response was observed in the tracheopulmonary fluid. High response of IgA against tetanus toxin was evident in gut, which was statistically comparable to that obtained in the positive group. The levels of response in these groups were higher than those in mice that received wild-type tomato. These findings support the concept of using transgenic tomatoes expressing sDPT polypeptide as model for edible vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.
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DPT vaccine; Edible vaccine; Multiepitopic protein; Oral immunogenicity bacterial toxin; bacterium antibody; diphtheria pertussis tetanus vaccine; edible vaccine; epitope; exotoxin; immunoglobulin G; animal; article; Bagg albino mouse; biosynthesis; blood; Bordetella pertussis; Clostridium tetani; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; diphtheria; fruit; genetics; immunology; intestine; lung; male; mouse; pertussis; tetanus; tomato; transgenic plant; Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial; Bacterial Toxins; Bordetella pertussis; Clostridium tetani; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Diphtheria; Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; Epitopes; Exotoxins; Fruit; Immunoglobulin G; Intestines; Lung; Lycopersicon esculentum; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Plants, Genetically Modified; Tetanus; Vaccines, Edible; Whooping Cough; Bordetella pertussis; Clostridium tetani; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Lycopersicon esculentum; Mus
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