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Influence of microparticle formulation on immunogenicity of SYI, a synthetic peptide derived from Streptococcus mutans GbpB.

Abstract
Subcutaneous immunization with SYI, a peptide construct based on Streptococcus mutans glucan binding protein B (GbpB) residues 113-132, significantly reduces experimental dental caries. Since mucosal immunization may be preferred for human vaccine applications, the present objective was to determine what formulation of SYI combined with polylactide-coglycolide microparticles could give rise to significant levels of salivary IgA antibody reactive with the native GbpB protein. A comparison of the SYI construct, loaded into or mixed with polylactide-coglycolide revealed the SYI-loaded microparticles to induce significant and sustainable levels of salivary and nasal wash IgA antibody to the peptide and the native protein. SYI mixed with unloaded microparticles was less effective in mucosal antibody response induction. These studies indicate that mucosal immunization with the SYI construct can induce salivary IgA antibody to a pathogenesis-associated component of S. mutans if delivered within polylactide-coglycolide microparticles, suggesting that this approach could successfully induce protective salivary immunity to dental caries caused by S. mutans.
AuthorsZ S Peacock, L A Barnes, W F King, D J Trantolo, D L Wise, M A Taubman, D J Smith
JournalOral microbiology and immunology (Oral Microbiol Immunol) Vol. 20 Issue 1 Pg. 60-4 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 0902-0055 [Print] Denmark
PMID15612949 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
CopyrightCopyright (c) Blackwell Munksgaard, 2005
Chemical References
  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Glycoproteins
  • IDG-60 protein, Streptococcus mutans
Topics
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Bacterial (immunology)
  • Bacterial Proteins (immunology)
  • Bacterial Vaccines (immunology)
  • Dental Caries (prevention & control)
  • Glycoproteins (immunology)
  • Particle Size
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Saliva (immunology)
  • Streptococcus mutans (drug effects, immunology)

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