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ArticleVaccine2008

Modulation of adaptive immunity by different adjuvant-antigen combinations in mice lacking Nod2.

Lilian O Moreira, Amber M Smith, Ashley A DeFreitas, Joseph E Qualls, Karim C El Kasmi, Peter J Murray

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Article in Vaccine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lilian O MoreiraDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Amber M Smith
Ashley A DeFreitas
Joseph E Qualls
Karim C El Kasmi
Peter J Murray
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · US

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI SUZANNE J. BAKER · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
Role of Macrophage Arginase in Anti-Bacterial ImmunityR01AI062921 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI MURRAY, PETER J. · 2005 to 2009
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NCI NIH HHS P30 CA21765NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI062921
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanisms underlying adjuvant effects are under renewed scrutiny because of the enormous implications for vaccine development. Additionally, new low-toxicity adjuvants are sought to enhance vaccine formulations. Muramyl dipeptide (MDP) is a component of the peptidoglycan polymer and was shown to be an active but low-toxicity component of complete Freund's adjuvant, a powerful adjuvant composed of mycobacteria lysates in an oil emulsion. MDP activates cells primarily via the cytosolic NLR family member Nod2 and is therefore linked to the ability of adjuvants to enhance antibody production. Accordingly, we tested the adjuvant properties of the MDP-Nod2 pathway. We found that MDP, compared to the TLR agonist lipopolysaccharide, has minimal adjuvant properties for antibody production under a variety of immunization conditions. We also observed that the oil emulsion incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA) supplanted the requirements for the TLR pathway independent of the antigen. Surprisingly, we observed that Nod2 was required for an optimal IgG1 and IgG2c response in the absence of exogenous TLR or NLR agonists. Collectively, our results argue that oil emulsions deserve greater attention for their immunostimulatory properties.

Indexed as

Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-IsoglutamineAdaptation, BiologicalAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsEmulsionsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFreund's AdjuvantImmunityImmunizationImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MInjections, IntraperitonealLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceAcetylmuramyl-Alanyl-IsoglutamineAdjuvants, ImmunologicEmulsionsFreund's AdjuvantImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MLipopolysaccharidesMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Nod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinSerum AlbuminToll-Like ReceptorsTuberculosis VaccinesVaccines

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PMID18789992
PMCPMC2586078
OpenAlexW2017094323

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