Immunoglobulin G subclass response to a meningococcal quadrivalent polysaccharide-diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2006 Apr;13(4):507-10. doi: 10.1128/CVI.13.4.507-510.2006.

Abstract

Changes in the immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1)/IgG2 ratio following vaccination can indicate the activation of cellular control mechanisms typical of a T-cell-dependent response. We examined IgG subclass ratios in 17 healthy adults (26 to 55 years of age) before and 4 to 6 weeks following immunization with a quadrivalent meningococcal-polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine against serogroups A, C, Y, and W135. Serologic responses were determined by serum bactericidal antibody assay and serogroup-specific IgG, IgG1, and IgG2 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Prevaccination serogroup A-specific IgG1/IgG2 ratios were <1 for all subjects and differed by subject for C, Y, and W-135. Postvaccination, significant increases in IgG, IgG1, and IgG2, were observed for all serogroups. Serogroup-specific IgG1/IgG2 ratios increased for group A (14/17 subjects, 88%), decreased in more than half of subjects for groups C (9/17, 53%) and W135 (12/17, 71%) and decreased for serogroup Y (16/17, 94%). IgG1/IgG2 ratios differed between individual vaccinees and were similar to the responses of adults who received pneumococcal conjugate vaccines or a monovalent C conjugate vaccine. Further studies on IgG subclasses following meningococcal polysaccharide and conjugate vaccination are needed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / biosynthesis
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Blood Bactericidal Activity / immunology
  • Diphtheria Toxoid / administration & dosage
  • Diphtheria Toxoid / adverse effects
  • Diphtheria Toxoid / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood*
  • Immunoglobulin G / classification*
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / immunology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neisseria meningitidis / classification
  • Neisseria meningitidis / immunology*
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial / immunology*
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / administration & dosage
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / adverse effects
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Diphtheria Toxoid
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Meningococcal Vaccines
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial
  • Vaccines, Conjugate