| Literature DB >> 11166895 |
Y Nishikawa1, X Xuan, H Nagasawa, I Igarashi, K Fujisaki, H Otsuka, T Mikami.
Abstract
Neospora caninum infection is the major cause of bovine abortion. To develop a vaccine against N. caninum infection, recombinant vaccinia viruses carrying NcSRS2 and NcSAG1 genes (vv/Nc-p43 and vv/Nc-p36, respectively) were constructed and were tested in a mouse model. Vaccination of dams with vv/Nc-p43 appeared to confer effective protection against vertical transmission to offspring, though that with vv/Nc-p36 only provided partial protection. Moreover, the vv/Nc-p43 vaccination provoked cellular immune responses and antibody production against N. caninum. In conclusion, it is expected that vv/Nc-p43 can be used as an effective live vaccine to prevent vertical transmission of N. caninum in natural hosts.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11166895 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(00)00407-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641