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CD4 +  T cells have been shown to be essential for vaccine-induced protection against  Helicobacter pylori  infection. However, the effector mechanisms leading to reductions in the gastric bacterial loads of vaccinated mice remain unclear. We have investigated the function of IFN-γ and IL-17A for vaccine-induced protection and inflammation (gastritis) using IFN-γ-gene-knockout (IFN-γ -/- ) mice, after sublingual or intragastric immunization with  H .  pylori  lysate antigens and cholera toxin. Bacteria were enumerated in the stomachs of mice and related to the gastritis score and cellular immune responses. We report that sublingually and intragastrically immunized IFN-γ -/-  mice had significantly reduced bacterial loads similar to immunized wild-type mice compared to respective unimmunized infection controls. The reduction in bacterial loads in sublingually and intragastrically immunized IFN-γ -/-  mice was associated with significantly higher levels of IL-17A in stomach extracts and lower gastritis scores compared with immunized wild-type mice. To study the role of IL-17A for vaccine-induced protection in sublingually immunized IFN-γ -/-  mice, IL-17A was neutralized  in vivo  at the time of infection. Remarkably, the neutralization of IL-17A in sublingually immunized IFN-γ -/-  mice completely abolished protection against  H .  pylori  infection and the mild gastritis. In summary, our results suggest that IFN-γ responses in the stomach of sublingually immunized mice promote vaccine-induced gastritis, after infection with  H .  pylori  but that IL-17A primarily functions to reduce the bacterial load.

Defining the Roles of IFN-γ and IL-17A in Inflammation and Protection against Helicobacter pylori Infection