IMR Press / FBL / Volume 28 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2801015
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Endotoxin-Free Stx2B-C-CPE Vaccine and Its Optimized Adjuvant Regimen for Preventing Food Poisoning
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1 Laboratory of Vaccine Materials, Center for Vaccine and Adjuvant Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), 567-0085 Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
2 Laboratory of Gut Environmental System, Collaborative Research Center for Health and Medicine, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), 567-0085 Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
3 Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 560-0043 Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
4 Forefront Research Center, Osaka University, 560-0043 Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
5 Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, 598-8531 Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
6 The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University (BIKEN), 565-0871 Suita, Osaka, Japan
7 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 565-0871 Suita, Osaka, Japan
8 Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University, 565-0871 Suita, Osaka, Japan
9 Future Medicine Education and Research Organization, Chiba University, 260-8670 Chiba, Chiba, Japan
10 CU-UCSD cMAV, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
11 International Vaccine Design Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 108-8639 Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
12 Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 565-0871 Suita, Osaka, Japan
13 Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 565-0871 Suita, Osaka, Japan
14 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 650-0017 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
15 Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University, 162-0041 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
*Correspondence: kunisawa@nibiohn.go.jp (Jun Kunisawa)
Academic Editor: Soo-Jin Choi
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2023, 28(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2801015
Submitted: 28 October 2022 | Revised: 19 December 2022 | Accepted: 3 January 2023 | Published: 17 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Toxicants and Contaminants in Food)
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Clostridium perfringens and Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are common causes of food poisoning. We previously demonstrated the efficacy of Stx2B-C-CPE, a fusion protein of the C-terminal region of C. perfringens enterotoxin (C-CPE) and Shiga toxin 2 B subunit (Stx2B), as a bivalent vaccine against C. perfringens and STEC infections. Methods: Here, we applied an E. coli expression system and Triton X-114 phase separation to prepare tag- and endotoxin-free Stx2B-C-CPE for use in vaccine formulations. Results: As we anticipated, endotoxin removal from the purified antigen reduced both Stx2B- and C-CPE-specific IgG antibody responses in subcutaneously immunized mice, suggesting that endotoxin contamination influences the immunological assessment of Stx2B-C-CPE. However, the combined use of aluminum and Alcaligenes lipid A adjuvants improved IgG antibody responses to the injected antigen, thus indicating the suitability of purified Stx2B-C-CPE for vaccine formulation. Conclusions: Our current findings provide important knowledge regarding the design of an effective commercial Stx2B-C-CPE vaccine.

Keywords
Clostridium perfringens
STEC
vaccine
adjuvant
lipid A
Alcaligenes
endotoxin
Funding
22K15004/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
22H03953/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
22K19936/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
18H05280/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
15H05836/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
16H01885/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
19KK0145/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
20H00404/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
20H05675/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
18H04620/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
20H04776/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
20K05749/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)
JP223fa727001h0001/Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
JP22fk0108145h0003/Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
JP223fa627003/Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
JP19fk0108112j0001/Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
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