Author:
Damrow T A,Williams J C,Waag D M
Abstract
The effect of inactivated phase I and phase II Coxiella burnetii whole cell vaccine (WCV) on the response of murine spleen cells to mitogenic and antigenic stimuli was evaluated in C57BL/10 ScN endotoxin nonresponder mice with an in vitro lymphocyte proliferation assay. Intraperitoneal injection of phase I WCV into mice resulted in marked and persistent suppression of the proliferative response of spleen cells to concanavalin A, phytohemagglutinin, and pokeweed mitogen. This response was time and dose dependent and was not associated with decreased lymphocyte viability. By using a standard dose of 100 micrograms of phase I WCV, suppression of mitogenic responsiveness was first detected 3 days postinjection, attained maximum levels by day 14, and persisted for longer than 5 weeks. Suppression of mitogenic lymphocyte proliferation also was demonstrated after inoculation of animals with viable phase I organisms. The observed hyporesponsiveness of spleen cells from phase I WCV-injected animals was not either the result of a shift in the mitogenic dose optimum or due to a change in the day of in vitro peak response. Spleen cells from phase I WCV-injected mice were negatively regulated with homologous antigen. Investigation of the mechanism of action of phase I WCV, with a 51Cr-release assay, and trypan blue dye exclusion showed that phase I WCV was not directly cytolytic or cytotoxic to spleen cells from normal or vaccinated mice. Phase II WCV did not induce significant mitogenic hyporesponsiveness or negative modulation of spleen cells. These findings extend the observations of adverse host responses associated with the phase I WCV and underscore the need to develop a microbial fraction which possesses protective potency but which lacks the propensity to induce deleterious tissue reactions and immunosuppression.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Microbiology,Parasitology
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