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- Title
Protective effect of oral administration of transgenic tobacco seeds against verocytotoxic Escherichia coli strain in piglets.
- Authors
Rossi, Luciana; Dell'Orto, Vittorio; Vagni, Simona; Sala, Vittorio; Reggi, Serena; Baldi, Antonella
- Abstract
The use of transgenic plants as delivery system for antigenic proteins is attractive for its simplicity and increases likelihood for local immune response at sites of infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of oral administration of tobacco seeds, expressing the FedA, the major protein of the F18 adhesive fimbriae, and B subunit of verocytotoxin, against verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) strain in piglets. Forty-three early weaned piglets, were randomly divided into 4 experimental groups: 3 test groups and a control. Treatment groups orally received a bolus, with different dose of tobacco seeds on 0, 1, 2, 14 days post primary administration. After challenge, with 1*10 CFU of O138 Escherichia coli strain, piglets showed clinical scores significantly higher in the control group compared to orally immunized groups ( P < 0.05) and the latter showed a faster recovery than in CG. In conclusion, oral administration of recombinant tobacco seeds expressing antigenic proteins against VTEC strains can induce a protective effect against challenger strain in piglets.
- Subjects
VEROCYTOTOXINS; ORAL drug administration; TRANSGENIC plants; DRUG delivery systems; ANTIGENS; IMMUNE response; ESCHERICHIA coli; PIGLETS; ANIMAL health
- Publication
Veterinary Research Communications, 2014, Vol 38, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
0165-7380
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11259-013-9583-9