Biopolym. Cell. 2003; 19(3):262-269.
Viruses and Cell
Usage of new bacterial adjuvants for vaccination by anti-influenza and anti-poliomyelitis vaccines
1Rybalko S. L., 1Khristova M. L., 1Shapiro A. V., 2Varbanets L. D., 1Zubkova N. L., 1Zadorozhna V. I., 3Ivans'ka N. V., 2Sorokulova I. B., 1Grytsak T. F., 1Furzikova T. M., 2Pinchuk I. I., 3Patskovski Yu. V., 1Diadiun S. T., 2Smirnov V. V., 2Urdaci M. A.
  1. Gromashevsky L.V. Institute of Epidemiology and Infection Diseases, AMS of Ukraine
    5, Amosova Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03038
  2. D. K. Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology, NAS of Ukraine
    154, Academika Zabolotnogo Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680
  3. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680
The authors have compared activities of three bacterial adjuvant-neuraminins isolated from culture fluids of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Bacillus subtilis 105 taking into consideration their influence on the immune response following anti-influenza and anti-poliomyelitis vaccination. Bacterial adjuvants stimulate humoral immune response and help to develop more early anti-influenza IgG together with IgM antibodies (on the first week of immunization). This phenomenon may be due to the peptide mimicry of neuraminins and influenza virus hemagglutinins. In an animal model the S. aureus neuraminin is shown to stimulate a more prolonged antibody synthesis against polioviruses types 1 and 3. Due to such mimicry, neuraminins may be used for priming and acceleration of prolonged immune answer following booster immunization. Being non-toxic, neuraminins are promising compounds for the adjuvant therapy.