Immune responses in mice to oral administration of attenuated Salmonella typhimurium expressing Helicobacter pylori urease B subunit by a lavage technique

摘要

Objective: To determine whether attenuated Salmonella typhimurium producing Helicobacter pylori (Hp) urease subunit B(UreB)can elicit specific immune responses against Hp in mice tested by a lavage technique. Methods: Attenuated Salmonella typhimurium producing Hp UreB immunized orally Balb/c mice twice at a 3-week interval. After 12 weeks, mice intestinal secretions were obtained without harm by administering a lavage solution intragastrically. The mice intestinal secretions of immune group were also directly washed out after the mice were killed. The antibody responses were evaluated by using serum and intestinal fluid with ELISA assay. Results: The multiple oral immunizations with SL3261/ pTC01-UreB induced significantly Hp-specific mucosal IgA response as well as serum IgG response. The IgA was also consistently higher in the intestinal fluid obtained by the lavage solution than by direct washout. In addition, no obvious side effects and changes in gastric inflammation were observed in mice. Conclusion: The attenuated Salmonella typhimurium expressing Hp UreB may be used as an oral vaccine against Hp infection. And the lavage technique is an ideal method in the study of mucosal immune responses.