在三种代表性的疹病毒 (Bordetella pertussis) 毒素阴性临床分离物之间毒性的变化
Nicole Lamond1, Lindsey Zimmerman1, Yihui Wang1
1Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
mSphere
|July 21, 2025
概括
尽管接种了疫苗,但百日咳正在增加. 研究人员发现,波多菌百日咳的性菌株可能不那么毒,这表明对研究和疫苗中性菌株的潜在益处进行仔细的菌株选择.
科学领域:
- 细菌学 细菌学是一门学科.
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 疫苗学 疫苗学 疫苗学
背景情况:
- 百日咳 (百日咳) 是由 Bordetella pertussis 引起的.
- 细胞性百日咳 (aP) 疫苗取代了全细胞 (wP) 疫苗,但百日咳病例有所增加.
- 在全球范围内,珀塔克阴性 (PRN NEG) 菌株越来越普遍.
研究的目的:
- 为挑战性研究确定一个合适的PRN NEG Bordetella pertussis菌株.
- 为了比较PRN NEG菌株与PRN阳性 (PRN POS) 菌株的毒性.
主要方法:
- 用PRN POS菌株 (D420) 或三种PRN NEG菌株之一挑战.
- 在被挑战的中评估了殖民化和毒性.
主要成果:
- PRN NEG菌株的殖民程度与D420相似.
- 在三种PRN NEG菌株中,病毒性各不相同.
- 与D420.20相比,三种PRN NEG菌株中的两种表现出较低的毒性.
结论:
- 一些循环的PRN NEG Bordetella百日咳菌株可能比PRN POS菌株毒性更小.
- 仔细选择PRN NEG菌株对于和受控人类感染模型 (CHIM) 研究至关重要.
- 在aP疫苗中保持百甲素 (PRN) 可能是有益的,因为病毒性可能存在差异.
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