Journal article
A therapeutic Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipain vaccine induces neutralising IgG1 antibodies that protect against experimental periodontitis
NM O'Brien-Simpson, JA Holden, JC Lenzo, Y Tan, GC Brammar, KA Walsh, W Singleton, RKH Orth, N Slakeski, KJ Cross, IB Darby, D Becher, T Rowe, AB Morelli, A Hammet, A Nash, A Brown, B Ma, D Vingadassalom, J McCluskey Show all
Npj Vaccines | SPRINGERNATURE | Published : 2016
Abstract
Porphyromonas gingivalis infected mice with an established P. gingivalis-specific inflammatory immune response were protected from developing alveolar bone resorption by therapeutic vaccination with a chimera (KAS2-A1) immunogen targeting the major virulence factors of the bacterium, the gingipain proteinases. Protection was characterised by an antigen-specific IgG1 isotype antibody and Th2 cell response. Adoptive transfer of KAS2-A1-specific IgG1 or IgG2 expressing B cells confirmed that IgG1-mediated protection. Furthermore, parenteral or intraoral administration of KAS2-A1-specific polyclonal antibodies protected against the development of P. gingivalis-induced bone resorption. The KAS2-A..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The work was supported by the Australian Government, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Sanofi Pasteur and CSL. Professor David Tarlington is acknowledged for advice on the B cell adoptive transfer experiments. Katrina Laughton, Natasha Swan and Stephen Cleal are acknowledged for technical assistance.