Intranasal Immunization with Acellular Pertussis Vaccines Results in Long-Term Immunity to Bordetella pertussis in Mice
M. Allison Wolf, Dylan T. Boehm, Megan A. DeJong, Ting Y. Wong, Emel Sen-Kilic, Jesse M. Hall, Catherine B. Blackwood, Kelly L. Weaver, Claire O. Kelly, Caleb A. Kisamore, Graham J. Bitzer, Justin R. Bevere, Mariette Barbier, F. Heath Damron
Abstract
IgG-secreting plasma cells in the bone marrow. Our data indicate that humoral responses induced by the i.n. vaccines correlated with protection, suggesting that long-term antibody responses can be protective.
Topics & Concepts
Bordetella pertussisImmunizationImmunityNasal administrationWhooping coughBiologyPertussis vaccineImmunologyVirologyVaccinationImmune systemBacteriaGeneticsBacterial Infections and VaccinesPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsInfluenza Virus Research Studies