Enhanced protective responses to a serotype-independent pneumococcal vaccine when combined with an inactivated influenza vaccine

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Streptococcus pneumoniae and influenza are the world's foremost bacterial and viral respiratory pathogens. We have previously described a γ-irradiated influenza A virus (γ-FLU) vaccine that provides cross-protective immunity against heterosubtypic infections. More recently, we reported a novel non-adjuvanted γ-irradiated S pneumoniae (γ-PN) vaccine that elicits serotype-independent protection. Considering the clinical synergism of both pathogens, combination of a serotype-independent pneumococcal vaccine with a broad-spectrum influenza vaccine to protect against both infections would have a considerable clinical impact. In the present study, we co-immunized C57BL/6 mice intranasally (IN) with a mixture of γ-PN (whole inactivated cells) and γ-FLU (whole inactivated virions) and examined protective efficacy. Co-immunization enhanced γ-PN vaccine efficacy against virulent pneumococcal challenge, which was dependent on CD4+ T-cell responses. In contrast, vaccination with γ-PN alone, co-immunization enhanced pneumococcal-specific effector T-helper 17 cell (Th17) and Th1 memory cell, promoted development of CD4+ tissue-resident memory (TRM) cells and enhanced Pneumococcus-specific antibody responses. Furthermore, co-immunization elicited significant protection against lethal influenza challenge, as well as against co-infection with both influenza and S pneumoniae. This is the first report showing the synergistic effect of combining whole cell and whole virion vaccines to both S pneumoniae and influenza as a single vaccine to protect against individual and co-infection, without compromising pathogen-specific immunity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:131

Enthalten in:

Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 131(2017), 2 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 169-180

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Babb, Rachelle [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Austen [VerfasserIn]
Ogunniyi, Abiodun D [VerfasserIn]
Hirst, Timothy R [VerfasserIn]
Kara, Ervin E [VerfasserIn]
McColl, Shaun R [VerfasserIn]
Alsharifi, Mohammed [VerfasserIn]
Paton, James C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Co-infection
Combination vaccine
Influenza A virus
Influenza Vaccines
Journal Article
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Protective immunity
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Date Completed 06.07.2017

Date Revised 18.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1042/CS20160475

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NLM266535992