The Haemophilus ducreyi trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA protects against an experimental infection in the swine model of chancroid.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Adherence of pathogens to cellular targets is required to initiate most infections. Defining strategies that interfere with adhesion is therefore important for the development of preventative measures against infectious diseases. As an adhesin to host extracellular matrix proteins and human keratinocytes, the trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA, a proven virulence factor of the Gram-negative bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi, is a potential target for vaccine development. A recombinant form of the N-terminal passenger domain of DsrA from H. ducreyi class I strain 35000HP, termed rNT-DsrAI, was tested as a vaccine immunogen in the experimental swine model of H. ducreyi infection. Viable homologous H. ducreyi was not recovered from any animal receiving four doses of rNT-DsrAI administered with Freund's adjuvant at two-week intervals. Control pigs receiving adjuvant only were all infected. All animals receiving the rNT-DsrAI vaccine developed antibody endpoint titers between 3.5 and 5 logs. All rNT-DsrAI antisera bound the surface of the two H. ducreyi strains used to challenge immunized pigs. Purified anti-rNT-DsrAI IgG partially blocked binding of fibrinogen at the surface of viable H. ducreyi. Overall, immunization with the passenger domain of the trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA accelerated clearance of H. ducreyi in experimental lesions, possibly by interfering with fibrinogen binding.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Fusco, WG; Choudhary, NR; Routh, PA; Ventevogel, MS; Smith, VA; Koch, GG; Almond, GW; Orndorff, PE; Sempowski, GD; Leduc, I
Published Date
- June 24, 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 32 / 30
Start / End Page
- 3752 - 3758
PubMed ID
- 24844153
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6267434
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1873-2518
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.031
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Netherlands