| First Author | Sharma AK | Year | 1999 |
| Journal | J Med Microbiol | Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 8 | Pages | 757-63 |
| PubMed ID | 10450999 | Mgi Jnum | J:57373 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:1344512 | Doi | 10.1099/00222615-48-8-757 |
| Citation | Sharma AK, et al. (1999) Adjuvant modulation of T-cell reactivity to 30-kDa secretory protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and its protective efficacy against experimental tuberculosis. J Med Microbiol 48(8):757-63 |
| abstractText | The immunoprotective behaviour of the 30-kDa secretory glycoprotein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv has been investigated in different adjuvant systems in two mouse strains, NMR1 and C57BL/6J. In comparison with Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FIA) and dimethyldioctadecyl ammonium bromide (DDA), the 30-kDa glycoprotein complexed with polylactide-co-glycolide microparticles (PLG-MPs) induced maximum immunoreactivity in the two mouse strains. As compared with controls, immunisation with 30-kDa-PLG-MPs resulted in significantly greater protection in animals challenged with 1 x LD50 of M. tuberculosis H37Rv on the basis of survival rates and number of cfu in the infected organs 30 days after challenge. The degree of protection provided by 30-kDa-PLG-MPs was similar to that obtained with 30-kDa-FIA and higher than BCG immunisation. These findings suggest that biodegradable PLG microparticles can be used as an efficient carrier system for the key immunoprotective 30-kDa secretory protein antigen of M. tuberculosis H37Rv. |
