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Research Article

Protection with a recombinant Hc of Clostridium Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A from Escherichia coli as an effective subunit vaccine

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Pages 261-266 | Received 29 Jul 2008, Accepted 16 Aug 2008, Published online: 01 Jun 2009
 

Abstract

A recombinant Hc of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (AHc) was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli for use as an antigen, and the purified AHc was used to vaccinate mice and evaluate their survival against challenge with active botulinum neurotoxin serotype A. The mice, given twice or third subcutaneous vaccinations with a dosage of 1 μg AHc mixed with Freund adjuvant, were completely protected against an intraperitoneal administration of 1,000,000 50% lethal doses (LD50) of neurotoxin serotype A. Following the administration of AHc using alhydrogel adjuvant via the intramuscular route, a strong protective immune response was also elicited in the vaccinated mice. A dose-response was observed in protective efficacy with increasing AHc dosage and number of vaccinations. Mice that received two injections of ≥ 0.2 μg and three injections of ≥ 0.04 μg were completely protected when challenged with 100,000 LD50 of neurotoxin serotype A. These results clearly suggest that the recombinant AHc highly expressed in Escherichia coli is very efficacious in protecting against challenge with active botulinum neurotoxin serotype A in mouse model and a good subunit candidate vaccine against botulinum neurotoxin serotype A for human use.

Acknowledgments

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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