Oral priming with Salmonella Typhi vaccine strain CVD 909 followed by parenteral boost with the S. Typhi Vi capsular polysaccharide vaccine induces CD27+IgD− S. Typhi-specific IgA and IgG B memory cells in humans

Attenuated live oral typhoid vaccine candidate CVD 909 constitutively expresses Salmonella Typhi capsular polysaccharide antigen (Vi). A randomized, double-blind, heterologous prime–boost clinical study was conducted to determine whether immunity to licensed parenteral Vi vaccine could be enhanced by priming with CVD 909. Priming with CVD 909 elicited higher and persistent, albeit not significant, anti-Vi IgG and IgA following immunization with Vi, than placebo-primed recipients. Vi-specific IgA B memory (BM) cells were significantly increased in CVD 909-primed subjects. S. Typhi-specific LPS and flagella IgA BM cells were observed in subjects immunized with CVD 909 or with the licensed Vi-negative oral typhoid vaccine Ty21a. CVD 909-induced BM cells exhibited a classical BM phenotype (i.e., CD3−CD19+IgD−CD27+). This is the first demonstration of classical BM cells specific for bacterial polysaccharide or protein antigens following typhoid immunization. The persistent IgA BM responses demonstrate the capacity of oral typhoid vaccines to prime mucosally relevant immune memory.