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Infection and Immunity, September 2002, p. 4785-4790, Vol. 70, No. 9
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.9.4785-4790.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Enhancement of Protective Efficacy following Intranasal Immunization with Vaccine Plus a Nontoxic LTK63 Mutant Delivered with Nanoparticles

B. C. Baudner,1 O. Balland,2 M. M. Giuliani,1 P. Von Hoegen,2 R. Rappuoli,1 D. Betbeder,2 and G. Del Giudice1*

IRIS Research Center, Chiron SpA, 53100 Siena, Italy,1 Biovector Therapeutics, Chemin du Chêne Vert, 31676 Labège, France2

Received 25 February 2002/ Returned for modification 3 May 2002/ Accepted 13 June 2002

Most vaccines are still given parenterally. Mucosal vaccination would offer different advantages over parenteral immunization, including blocking of the pathogens at the portal of entry. In this paper, nontoxic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) mutants and Supramolecular Biovector systems (SMBV) were evaluated in mice as mucosal adjuvants and delivery systems, respectively, for intranasal immunization with the conjugated group C meningococcal vaccine. The conjugated vaccine formulated together with the LT mutants and the SMBV induced very high titers of serum and mucosal antibodies specific for the group C meningococcal polysaccharide. This vaccination strategy also induced high titers of antibodies with bactericidal activity, which is known to correlate with efficacy. Importantly, the mucosal vaccination, but not the conventional parenteral vaccination, induced bactericidal antibodies at the mucosal level. These data strongly support the feasibility of development of intranasal vaccines with an enhanced protective efficacy against meningococci and possibly against other encapsulated bacteria.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: IRIS Research Center, Chiron SpA, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy. Phone: 39-0577-243261. Fax: 39-0577-243564. E-mail: giuseppe_del_giudice{at}chiron.it.

Editor: J. T. Barbieri

Infection and Immunity, September 2002, p. 4785-4790, Vol. 70, No. 9
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.9.4785-4790.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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