Elizabethkingia anophelis outer membrane vesicles as a novel vaccine candidate against infection: insights into immune response and potential for passive immunity
MSPHERE(2023)
摘要
The emerging pathogen Elizabethkingia anophelis poses severe threats to public health and has caused several outbreaks. The efficacy of antimicrobials is limited due to the pathogen's innate multi-drug resistance to most antibiotics. Hence, novel approaches to treat E. anophelis infections are urgently needed. This study evaluated the immunogenic and protective effects of the imipenem-induced outer membrane vesicles (iOMVs) of E. anophelis as a vaccine. Mice immunized with iOMVs were completely protected during lethal-dose challenges. Passive immunization with hyperimmune sera and splenocytes conferred protection against lethal pneumonia. iOMVs also induced Th1-, Th2-, and Th17-driven immune responses. Immunization with iOMVs increased IgG1 and IgG2c isotype levels, and the antisera from immunized mice promoted complement-dependent bactericidal and opsonophagocytic activities against E. anophelis C08. Our study suggests that E. anophelis iOMVs are a promising vaccine candidate for preventing and treating E. anophelis infections and provides insights into the use of OMVs in vaccine development against the clinically emergent E. anophelis.
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Elizabethkingia anophelis,outer membrane vesicle,immunization,passive immunity,vaccines
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