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. 1992 Mar;60(3):998–1007. doi: 10.1128/iai.60.3.998-1007.1992

Passive protective effect of chicken egg yolk immunoglobulins against experimental enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection in neonatal piglets.

H Yokoyama 1, R C Peralta 1, R Diaz 1, S Sendo 1, Y Ikemori 1, Y Kodama 1
PMCID: PMC257586  PMID: 1347289

Abstract

Passive protection of neonatal piglets against fatal enteric colibacillosis was achieved with powder preparations of specific antibodies against K88, K99, and 987P fimbrial adhesins of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. The antibody powders were obtained by spray drying the water-soluble protein fraction of egg yolks from immunized hens after the lipid components were precipitated with an aqueous dispersion of acrylic resins (Eudragit L30D-55; Rohm pharma). The anti-K88, -K99, and -987P antibody preparations reacted specifically against the corresponding fimbrial antigens in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The orally administered antibodies protected in a dose-dependent fashion against infection with each of the three homologous strains of E. coli in passive immunization trials with a colostrum-deprived piglet model of enterotoxigenic E. coli diarrhea. Scanning electron microscopy revealed adherence of enterotoxigenic E. coli in intestinal epithelial surfaces of control piglets, whereas in treated piglets treated with high-titer antibodies, a resistance to bacterial adhesion was observed. An enzyme immunoassay with avidin-biotin complex demonstrated specific local antibody activity in target areas of the small intestines. In vitro, E. coli K88+, K99+, and 987P+ strains adhered equally to porcine duodenal and ileal epithelial cells but failed to do so in the presence of homologous anti-fimbrial antibodies. Absorption of egg yolk antibodies with fimbrial immunosorbent removed the anti-fimbrial antibody fraction and reduced significantly the protective nature of the antibody preparation in a passive immunization experiment, suggesting that anti-fimbrial antibodies were the active components.

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