Table 1. Anti-N antibody responses primed by neonatal nasal vaccination shifted from IgG1 to IgG2a and IgA isotypes when CpG were added as adjuvant.
Serum | BALF | |||||
Prime(a) | IgG1 | IgG2a | IgA | |||
N+LT | 1694±836(b) | 4/4(c) | 53±19 | 1/4 | ≤3 | 0/5 |
N+CpG | 493±395 | 3/6 | 3751±3397 | 1/6 | 5±2 | 1/6 |
N+LT+CpG | 764±396 | 9/9 | 1523±1252 | 5/9 | 10±1 | 6/9 |
LT+CpG | 46±12 | 2/8 | ≤30 | 0/8 | ≤3 | 0/2 |
Neonates were immunised i.n. at age 5–7 days as indicated (prime) and received one intranasal boost with N (10 µg) at 5 weeks. Sera and BALF were collected 7 days after the boost.
Antibody titers against N were determined by ELISA using endpoint dilution assay. Data are mean±SEM (≤30 or ≤3: not detected at the first tested dilution for sera or BALF).
Number of responders/number tested.