Evaluation of intranasal and subcutaneous route of immunization in neonatal mice using DODAB-BF as adjuvant with outer membrane vesicles of Neisseria meningitis B

Autor(es)

de Oliveira Santos, Fernanda Ayane ; Lincopan, Nilton ; De Gaspari, Elizabeth

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Immunobiology; v. 223, n. 12, p. 11-pg., 2018-12-01.

Resumo

Background: The Neisseria meningitidis bacterium is a Gram-negative diplococcus that can be classified into different serogroups according to the capsular structure. Six of them (A, B, C, W, X, Y) are responsible for causing Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD). The strategies for the development of a vaccine for serogroup B have been directed to the use of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunogenicity of antigenic determinants from OMVs of N. meningitidis B complexed with two different adjuvants: DODAB-BF and aluminum hydroxide (alum), comparing the evaluation of intranasal and subcutaneous route of immunization. Methods: We used prime-boost immunization for the first time in outbred neonatal mice evaluating the cellular and humoral immune response. Results: Immunoblot, ELISA DOT-ELISA and ELISpot were used universal methods of antibody detection, in order to detect the humoral and cellular immune response in male and female mice. Immunoblot analyzes the specificity of antibodies with the homologous N. meningitidis strain. ELISA served to quantify and compare the titers of antibodies in the serum of mice immunized with DODAB-BF + OMVs and alum + OMVs for IgG, IgG1, and IgG2a. Intranasal immunization produced a mixed response in the T helper cells Th1 and Th2, while subcutaneous immunization exhibited a Th1 profile. The DOT-ELISA identified cross-reactivity with DODAB-BF to different serogroups of N. meningitidis (B, C, W, and Y) that was not observed with alum. ELISpot analyzed IFN-gamma- and IL-4 and the results showed the response directly to Th1 and Th2 profile. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that DODAB-BF can be an alternative adjuvant for mucosal cell activation with OMVs of N. meningitidis B and that DODAB-BF was similar to aluminum hydroxide as an adjuvant for subcutaneous immunization. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/07182-0 - Estudo da imunogenicidade de antígenos de membrana externa de Neisseria meningitidis, e interação com lípides catiônicos: avaliação de diferentes vias de imunização em diferentes linhagens de camundongos
• Beneficiário: Fernanda Ayane de Oliveira Santos
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Programa Capacitação - Treinamento Técnico
• Processo FAPESP: 12/15568-0 - Estudo da imunogenicidade de antígenos de membrana externa de Neisseria meningitidis, e interação com lípides catiônicos: avaliação de diferentes vias de imunização em diferentes linhagens de camundongos
• Beneficiário: Elizabeth Natal de Gaspari
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular