Intranasal immunization with outer membrane vesicles (OMV) protects against airway colonization and systemic infection with Acinetobacter baumannii

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OBJECTIVES: The multidrug-resistant bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii is a major cause of hospital-associated infection; a vaccine could significantly reduce this burden. The aim was to develop a clinically relevant model of A. baumannii respiratory tract infection and to test the impact of different immunization routes on protective immunity provided by an outer membrane vesicle (OMV) vaccine.

METHODS: BALB/c mice were intranasally challenged with isolates of oxa23-positive global clone GC2 A. baumannii from the lungs of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. Mice were immunized with OMVs by the intramuscular, subcutaneous or intranasal routes; protection was determined by measuring local and systemic bacterial load.

RESULTS: Infection with A. baumannii clinical isolates led to a more disseminated infection than the prototype A. baumannii strain ATCC17978; with bacteria detectable in upper and lower airways and the spleen. Intramuscular immunization induced an antibody response but did not protect against bacterial infection. However, intranasal immunization significantly reduced airway colonization and prevented systemic bacterial dissemination.

CONCLUSIONS: Use of clinically relevant isolates of A. baumannii provides stringent model for vaccine development. Intranasal immunization with OMVs was an effective route for providing protection, demonstrating that local immunity is important in preventing A. baumannii infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:86

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infection - 86(2023), 6 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 563-573

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Higham, Sophie L [VerfasserIn]
Baker, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Flight, Katie E [VerfasserIn]
Krishna, Aishwarya [VerfasserIn]
Kellam, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Reece, Stephen T [VerfasserIn]
Tregoning, John S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteria
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Bacterial Vaccines
ESKAPE
Journal Article
Mucosal
OMV
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vaccine

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Date Completed 22.05.2023

Date Revised 15.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jinf.2023.02.035

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353641685