Taishan Pinus massoniana pollen polysaccharides promote immune responses of recombinant Bordetella avium ompA in BALB/c mice

Abstract To study the effects of Taishan Pinus massoniana pollen polysaccharides (TPPPS) on Bordetella avium outer membrane protein A (ompA) recombinant protein vaccine, ompA was expressed, confirmed by Western blotting and mixed with TPPPS. Female BALB/c mice were randomly divided into six groups (I–VI). Groups I, II, and III were treated with TPPPS–ompA at doses of 200, 400, and 800 mg/ml, respectively. Groups IV, V, and VI were treated with Freund's adjuvant–ompA, pure ompA, and physiological saline, respectively. On days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, and 49 after the first vaccination, antibody titers, interleukin-2 (IL-2) levels, peripheral blood CD4 + and CD8 + levels, and T lymphocyte proliferation rates in peripheral blood, as well as secreting-type immunoglobulin A (SIgA) levels in the duodenum, were measured. The antibody titers against ompA, IL-2, T lymphocyte proliferation rate, CD4 +, and CD8 + in Group II were significantly (P