Total Synthesis and Immunological Evaluation of the Tri-d- glycero-d- manno-heptose Antigen of the Lipopolysaccharide as a Vaccine Candidate against Helicobacter pylori

Org Lett. 2020 Nov 20;22(22):8780-8785. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03105. Epub 2020 Oct 29.

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori, the most common cause of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, and gastric cancers, infects around half of the world's population. Although the drawbacks of antibiotic-based combination therapy are emerging, no effective vaccine is available to prevent H. pylori infections. Here, we describe the total synthesis of the unique α-(1→3)-linked tri-d-glycero-d-manno-heptose antigen from the lipopolysaccharide of H. pylori serogroups O3 and O6 and strains MO19, D2, D4, and D5 based on de novo synthesis of the differentially protected d-glycero-d-manno-heptosyl building blocks. Immunization of mice with the semisynthetic glycoconjugate elicited a very robust T-cell-dependent antigen-specific immune response, resulting in very high titers of IgG1 and IgG2b protective antibody isotypes. The postimmune sera recognized H. pylori NCTC 11637 and bound strongly to the surface of the intact bacteria.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Glycoconjugates / chemistry
  • Helicobacter pylori / chemistry
  • Helicobacter pylori / immunology*
  • Heptoses / chemical synthesis*
  • Heptoses / immunology
  • Lipopolysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Vaccines / immunology

Substances

  • Glycoconjugates
  • Heptoses
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Vaccines
  • glycero-manno-heptose