Immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted Salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosis

ABSTRACT: The present study describes the generation of Salmonella enteritidis (SE) ghosts with a surface decorated Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) flagellin (FliC) antigen for immune enhancement and strain-specific protection. The ghosts were generated by biological means using pJHL184::fliC temperatur...

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Main Authors: Amal Senevirathne, Chamith Hewawaduge, John Hwa Lee
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Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
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Chamith Hewawaduge
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description ABSTRACT: The present study describes the generation of Salmonella enteritidis (SE) ghosts with a surface decorated Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) flagellin (FliC) antigen for immune enhancement and strain-specific protection. The ghosts were generated by biological means using pJHL184::fliC temperature inducible plasmid where the lysis occurs by phage PhiX174 lysis gene E expression. Being an inactivated strain, no environmental contamination was observed by fecal shedding upon inoculation into the chicken. To test the protective immune responses, ghost vaccination was conducted via the intramuscular route using chicken as the model organism. The development of antigen-specific humoral, cell-mediated, and protective immune responses was assessed. Compared to vector alone and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) control groups, pJHL184::fliC ghost could generate significantly high antigen-specific IgY and cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses measured by a peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation, flow cytometer, and cytokine responses elicited by stimulated splenic T-cells (P < 0.05). The adjuvant effect induced by FliC was demonstrated by elicitation of Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5). To test the protection efficacy, chickens were challenged with both SE and ST wild type (WT) strains, and the protection efficacy was assessed by determining the presence of challenging strains in the spleen and liver, and by assessing the histopathological alterations. Complete clearance of the challenged strain and least inflammatory signs were evident in the SE ghosts vaccinated group compared to the vector and PBS control. The elimination of both SE and ST in chicken organs ensures the intramuscular immunization of the present SE ghost vaccine can reduce SE and ST contamination levels in chicken that can be beneficial to prevent enteric infections in humans.
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spelling doaj.art-1f0507f0b23f445999e1249be7f2f1072022-12-21T22:22:40ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912021-07-011007101205Immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted Salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosisAmal Senevirathne0Chamith Hewawaduge1John Hwa Lee2College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan Campus, 54596, Iksan, Republic of KoreaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan Campus, 54596, Iksan, Republic of KoreaCorresponding author:; College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan Campus, 54596, Iksan, Republic of KoreaABSTRACT: The present study describes the generation of Salmonella enteritidis (SE) ghosts with a surface decorated Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) flagellin (FliC) antigen for immune enhancement and strain-specific protection. The ghosts were generated by biological means using pJHL184::fliC temperature inducible plasmid where the lysis occurs by phage PhiX174 lysis gene E expression. Being an inactivated strain, no environmental contamination was observed by fecal shedding upon inoculation into the chicken. To test the protective immune responses, ghost vaccination was conducted via the intramuscular route using chicken as the model organism. The development of antigen-specific humoral, cell-mediated, and protective immune responses was assessed. Compared to vector alone and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) control groups, pJHL184::fliC ghost could generate significantly high antigen-specific IgY and cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses measured by a peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation, flow cytometer, and cytokine responses elicited by stimulated splenic T-cells (P < 0.05). The adjuvant effect induced by FliC was demonstrated by elicitation of Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5). To test the protection efficacy, chickens were challenged with both SE and ST wild type (WT) strains, and the protection efficacy was assessed by determining the presence of challenging strains in the spleen and liver, and by assessing the histopathological alterations. Complete clearance of the challenged strain and least inflammatory signs were evident in the SE ghosts vaccinated group compared to the vector and PBS control. The elimination of both SE and ST in chicken organs ensures the intramuscular immunization of the present SE ghost vaccine can reduce SE and ST contamination levels in chicken that can be beneficial to prevent enteric infections in humans.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912100239XSalmonella enteritidisflagellinphage PhiX174gene Ewild type challenge
spellingShingle Amal Senevirathne
Chamith Hewawaduge
John Hwa Lee
Immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted Salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosis
Poultry Science
Salmonella enteritidis
flagellin
phage PhiX174
gene E
wild type challenge
title Immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted Salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosis
title_full Immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted Salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosis
title_fullStr Immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted Salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosis
title_full_unstemmed Immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted Salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosis
title_short Immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted Salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosis
title_sort immunization of chicken with flagellin adjuvanted salmonella enteritidis bacterial ghosts confers complete protection against chicken salmonellosis
topic Salmonella enteritidis
flagellin
phage PhiX174
gene E
wild type challenge
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912100239X
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