Intranasal delivery of Salmonella OMVs decorated with Chlamydia trachomatis antigens induces specific local and systemic immune responses

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen responsible for the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted disease globally. The high prevalence of chlamydial infections underscores the urgent need for licensed and effective vaccines to prevent transmission in populations. Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) have emerged as promising mucosal vaccine carriers due to their inherent adjuvant properties and the ability to display heterologous antigens. In this proof-of-concept study, we evaluated the immunogenicity of Salmonella OMVs decorated with C. trachomatis MOMP-derived CTH522 or HtrA antigens in mice. Following a prime-boost intranasal vaccination approach, two OMV-based C. trachomatis vaccines elicited significant humoral responses specific to the antigens in both systemic and vaginal compartments. Furthermore, we demonstrated strong antigen-specific IFN-γ and IL17a responses in splenocytes and cervical lymph node cells of vaccinated mice, indicating CD4+ Th1 and Th17 biased immune responses. Notably, the OMV-CTH522 vaccine also induced the production of spleen-derived CD8+ T cells expressing IFN-γ. In conclusion, these results highlight the potential of OMV-based C. trachomatis vaccines for successful use in future challenge studies and demonstrate the suitability of our modular OMV platform for intranasal vaccine applications.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics - 20(2024), 1 vom: 31. März, Seite 2330768

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huynh, Dung T [VerfasserIn]
Nolfi, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Medfai, Lobna [VerfasserIn]
van Ulsen, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Jong, Wouter S P [VerfasserIn]
Sijts, Alice J A M [VerfasserIn]
Luirink, Joen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Bacterial
Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Bacterial Vaccines
Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis
Extracellular vesicle
Journal Article
Mucosal vaccine
Nanoparticle
OMV
Salmonella
Sexually transmitted disease
Vaccines
Vesicle

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/21645515.2024.2330768

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370067754