Protective effect of immunization with mixed recombinant BCG-EmⅡ/3 and BCG-Em14-3-3 vaccine against Echinococcus multilocularis in mice / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the protection by immunization with mix recombinant BCG-EmⅡ/3 and BCG-Em14-3-3 vaccine of Echinococcus multilocularis(Em) and against challenge of Em protoscolexes.Methods BALB/C mice were subcutaneously or intranasally vaccinated with mixed recombinant BCG vaccines respectively.Eight weeks later,the immunized mice were challenged with Em protoscolexes.On the 18th week after vaccination,the mice were killed to count the rate of reduced alveolar echinococcus weight and to examine the levels of IgG and its subclasses,IgE;the spleen cells were separated to measure subsets of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells by FACsort.Blank vector,BCG and PBS served as control.Results In the immunized groups,the rate of reduced alveolar echinococcus weight was 45.29%-76.47%;the levels of IgG,IgG2a,IgG2b and IgE increased apparently while IgG1 and IgG3 decreased remarkably;CD4+ subset and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ increased obviously,but CD8+ subset had no change.Conclusion Intranasal vaccination with mix recombinant BCG-EmⅡ/3 and BCG-Em14-3-3 vaccine is a good way for immunization.IgG,IgG2a,IgG2b,IgE and CD4+ T cell subset may play an important role in protecting against challenge of Em protoscolexes.