Article
IgA response by oral infection with an attenuated Yersinia enterocolitica mutant: implications for its use as oral carrier vaccine.
Vaccine - 2 Dec 2008
Blanco Helga M, Lacoste María G, Eliçabe Ricardo J, Di Genaro María S
Abstract excerpt
Yersinia enterocolitica (Ye) mutant strain (sycH-) is unable to secrete the virulence protein YopH. Mucosal vaccination is often required to induce protection, but stimulating strong IgA response is frequently difficult. Here, we addressed whether Ye sycH- might induce IgA response, and investigated its attenuation in TNFRp55-/-, IL-12p40-/- and IL-4-/- mice. We found that Ye sycH- colonizes Peyer's patches, and...
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