Influence of mouse strain and vaccine viability on T-cell responses induced by Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin.
AUTOR(ES)
Daugelat, S
RESUMO
C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice were vaccinated with either live or heat-killed Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) organisms, and splenic T cells were used to screen the stimulatory potential of fractionated somatic and secreted mycobacterial proteins by production of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma). Maximum responses were obtained with fractionated secreted proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There was no single dominant antigen, but five regions of mycobacterial proteins induced high concentrations of IFN-gamma. However, only two of the five regions stimulated T cells from both mouse strains: two were exclusively recognized by T cells from BALB/c mice, and one was exclusively recognized by T cells from C57BL/6 mice. T cells from mice vaccinated with heat-killed M. bovis BCG organisms failed to respond to fractionated secreted proteins but recognized several somatic antigen fractions. As late as 1 year after primary vaccination, memory T cells responded to similar protein regions, and IFN-gamma production was intensified by secondary infection. Our data confirm a central role for secreted proteins in immunity to mycobacteria. Moreover, we demonstrate that a major set of mycobacterium-reactive T cells is stimulated only by vaccination with live but not with heat-killed M. bovis BCG organisms. Because a major impact of genetic host factors on antigen recognition was observed, we favor the use of live carrier organisms which secrete mycobacterial proteins over subunit vaccines as an improved antituberculosis vaccine.
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