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  • Title: Immunological features and the ability of inhibitory effects on enzymatic activity of an epitope vaccine composed of cholera toxin B subunit and B cell epitope from Helicobacter pylori urease A subunit.
    Author: Guo L, Li X, Tang F, He Y, Xing Y, Deng X, Xi T.
    Journal: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol; 2012 Mar; 93(5):1937-45. PubMed ID: 22134639.
    Abstract:
    Epitope vaccine based on urease of Helicobacter pylori is a promising option for prophylactic and therapeutic vaccination against H. pylori infection. In this study, we constructed an epitope vaccine with mucosal adjuvant cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) and an epitope (UreA(183-203)) of H. pylori urease A subunit named CTB-UA. The CTB-UA fusion protein was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the purified protein was used for intraperitoneal immunization experiments in BALB/c mice. The experimental results indicated that anti-CTB-UA antibody could recognize both H. pylori urease A subunit (UreA) and urease B subunit (UreB). Besides, the CTB-UA epitope vaccine had good immunogenicity and immunoreactivity and could induce specific neutralizing antibodies which showed effectively inhibitory effect on the enzymatic activity of H. pylori urease. CTB-UA is a promising molecule to be investigated as H. pylori vaccine antigen candidate.
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