Abstract
BackgroundPertussis toxin (PT) is a specific virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis and it is included in all acellular pertussis vaccines (aP). Although immunity after infection seems to persist longer than that after vaccination, the exact mechanism(s) is not known. Primary aim of this study was to develop an ELISA method for measuring avidity index (AI) of IgG-anti-PT antibodies and to compare antibody responses after booster vaccination and infection. Secondary aim was to evaluate if the AI-ELISA has potential in the serodiagnosis of pertussis. MaterialSerum samples from a total of 409 subjects were included in the study. Paired sera were taken from 97 adolescents who received booster vaccine ten years ago (dTpa-004) and from 80 young adults who received a second booster dose ten years after the previous booster vaccine (dTpa-040). Thirty-two paired sera from culture-confirmed pertussis patients, 161 single sera from serologically diagnosed patients and 39 single sera from healthy controls were included. AI of IgG-anti-PT antibodies were determined with newly developed ELISA using diethylamine (DEA) as a bond breaking agent. The IgG-anti-PT antibodies were measured by standardized ELISA. ResultsA significant increase was found in antibody concentrations and AI between PRE and one month POST vaccination ten years ago [GMC for antibody: 7.9IU/ml vs. 98.3IU/ml (p=0.0001); for AI: 40.4% vs. 56.1% (p=0.0001)]. Similar result was observed after the second booster dose [GMC for antibody: 9.2IU/ml vs. 92.4IU/ml (p=0.0001); for AI: 36.1% vs. 59.5% (p=0.0001)] and between the first and second sera of culture-confirmed patients [GMC for antibody: 6.9IU/ml vs. 285.1IU/ml (p=0.0001); for AI: 40.5% vs. 68.4% (p=0.0001)]. Healthy controls showed lower levels of both antibodies and AI. ConclusionsOur results suggest that there may be difference in quality and quantity of antibodies to PT after vaccination and after infection. Furthermore, AI could be a help for vaccine studies.
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