Abstract
Two approaches for presentation of a part of the rickettsial outer membrane protein A (OmpA) of Rickettsia rickettsii, namely (1) recombinant Mycobacterium vaccae (rMV) or (2) recombinant DNA vaccine, stimulated protective immunity against a lethal challenge with the closely related bacterium, R. conorii, in mice. After primary immunization with rMV and booster immunization with homologous recombinant protein, 67 and 55% of mice were protected against challenge in two experiments. DNA vaccination with booster recombinant protein immunization protected six out of eight animals from a lethal challenge. Production of IFN-γ by antigen-exposed T-lymphocytes of DNA vaccine recipients indicated that cellular immunity had been stimulated.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 979-988 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Vaccine |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 12 2001 |
Keywords
- OmpA
- Recombinant Mycobacterium vaccae
- Rickettsia conorii
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Veterinary
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases