Сell-free pertussis vaccine from antigens of freshly isolated strain of B. pertussis serotype 1.2.3

Abstract

Aim. Development of technology for the manufacture of cell-free pertussis vaccine (CPV) from a freshly isolated strain of B. pertussis No. 211 serotype 1.2.3 and the study of its protective activity and safety in comparison with the preparation of vaccine strains. Materials and methods. Following B. pertussis strains were used: freshly isolated strain No. 211, serotype 1.2.3; vaccine strains No. 305, serotype 1.2.0, and No. 475a, serotype 1.2.3. According to the original method, a CPV was obtained from the supernatant of the liquid culture medium of B. pertussis strain No. 211 and its protective and toxic properties were studied. Results. Studies have shown that the use of enriched nutrient media for the cultivation of the strain and the increase in the duration of the the detoxification period of the protective antigen complex isolated from the culture medium are needed to obtain a CPV vaccine consisting of antigens of a freshly isolated strain. CPV obtained from the freshly isolated strain had protectivity 1.7 times higher compared to those of CPV obtained from vaccine strains, was nontoxic and had a low sensitizing properties. The results indicate that the freshly isolated strain No. 211 is a promising candidate for use in the development of pertussis vaccines.