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标题：Evaluating Potential Vaccine Antigens in both the Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia muridarum Intravaginal Mouse Challenge Models
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作者：Robin M. Kaufhold ; Melissa A. Boddicker ; Jodie A. Field 等
期刊名称：World Journal of Vaccines
印刷版ISSN：2160-5815
电子版ISSN：2160-5823
出版年度：2019
卷号：09
期号：02
页码：49-69
DOI：10.4236/wjv.2019.92004
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：Identifying relevant animal challenge models adds to the complexity of human vaccine development. Murine challenge models have been the most utilized animal model for Chlamydia trachomatis vaccine development. The question arises as to whether the C. trachomatis or C. muridarum pre-clinical model is optimal. We compared C. muridarum and C. trachomatis intravaginal challenge models in a combined total of seventy-five studies evaluating potential vaccine candidates. In 100% (42/42) of C. muridarum studies, mice immunized with Chlamydia elementary bodies (EB) demonstrated a significant reduction in urogenital bacterial shedding as measured by qPCR (p C. trachomatis studies. We have evaluated proposed vaccine antigens in both models and observed immunization with Chlamydia major outer membrane protein (MOMP) vaccine formulations to be protective (p C. trachomatis model, and immunization with PmpD p82 translocator domain was not protective in either model. We also observed in both models that depletion of CD4+ T-cells in MOMP-immunized mice resulted in diminished protective immunity but animals were still able to reduce the infection level. In contrast, mice immunized with live EBs by intraperitoneal route did not require CD4+ T-cells to resolve urogenital infection from intravaginal challenge in either model. Overall, we have found the C. muridarum model to be a more robust, reliable, and reproducible model for vaccine antigen discovery.
关键词：Chlamydia;Mouse Challenge Model;Intravaginal Challenge;Sexually Transmitted Diseases