Immunization of guinea pigs with recombinant TmpB antigen induces protection against challenge infection with Treponema pallidum Nichols

Author:

Wicher K1,Schouls L M1,Wicher V1,Van Embden J D1,Nakeeb S S1

Affiliation:

1. Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Albany 12201-0509.

Abstract

Treponema pallidum-susceptible guinea pigs of strain C4D were immunized with recombinant T. pallidum antigens TmpA, TmpB, TmpC, and TmpA plus TmpB plus TmpC; with Escherichia coli membranes; or with adjuvant alone. Animals in groups of five received six immunizing injections, each of 100 micrograms of antigen incorporated in RIBI adjuvant. After the sixth immunization, all experimental and nonimmunized controls were intradermally challenged with 3 x 10(6) T. pallidum Nichols freshly extracted from infected rabbit testes. Although high titers of antitreponemal antibodies in the fluorescent-treponemal-antibody test or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were evoked in all animals immunized with recombinant antigens, only guinea pigs receiving TmpB antigen demonstrated protection expressed by the development of significantly (P less than 0.01) smaller, atypical lesions of significantly (P less than 0.01) shorter duration and devoid of or containing fewer T. pallidum organisms than lesions in the remaining immunized and control animals.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Microbiology,Parasitology

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