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ArticlePloS one2011

Development and characterization of synthetic glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant system as a vaccine adjuvant.

Rhea N Coler, Sylvie Bertholet, Magdalini Moutaftsi, Jeff A Guderian, Hillarie Plessner Windish, Susan L Baldwin, Elsa M Laughlin, Malcolm S Duthie, Christopher B Fox, Darrick Carter and 3 more

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract read
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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 189 papers.

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189citing papers in PubMed
11.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03041766 phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Safety and Immunogenicity Evaluation of the Vaccine Candidate Sm14 in Combination With the Adjuvant Glucopyranosyl Lipid A (GLA-SE) in Adults Living in Endemic Regions for S. Mansoni and S. Haematobium in Senegal. A Comparative, Randomized, Open-label Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorOswaldo Cruz FoundationRan2016 to 2017Enrolled30ConditionsSchistosomiasisArmsSm14, GLA-SE solution
NCT03799510 phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Safety and Immunogenicity Evaluation of the Vaccine Candidate Sm14 Against Schistosomiasis in Senegalese School Children Healthy or Infected With S. Mansoni and/or S. Haematobium. A Comparative, Randomized, Controlled, Open-label Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorOswaldo Cruz FoundationRan2018 to 2019Enrolled95ConditionsSchistosomiasisArmsSm14, GLA-SE solution
NCT06627257 phase1not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Phase 1b, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Antigen Dose-Escalation Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of LEP-F1 + GLA-SE in Healthy Adult Participants in Areas Endemic for Leprosy

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Immunobiological Technology Institute (Bio-Manguinhos) / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)Ran2025 to 2026Enrolled54ConditionsLeprosyArmsLepVax (2 μg LEP-F1 + 5 μg GLA-S): Low dose, LepVax (10 μg LEP-F1 + 5 μg GLA-SE): High dose, Placebo Comparator: Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

189 citing papers in PubMed, 310 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rhea N ColerPreclinical Biology, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Sylvie Bertholet
Magdalini Moutaftsi
Jeff A Guderian
Hillarie Plessner Windish
Susan L Baldwin
Elsa M Laughlin
Malcolm S Duthie
Christopher B Fox
Darrick Carter
Martin Friede
Thomas S Vedvick
Steven G Reed
Infectious Disease Research Institute · USMetis Design Corporation (United States) · USWorld Health Organization · CH

Funding

Development and Manufacture of Adjuvants for Vaccines Targeting MDR TuberculosisU01AI078054 · NIAID · ACCESS TO ADVANCED HEALTH INSTITUTE · PI COLER, RHEA N · 2008 to 2011
$6.2M
Development &Manufacture of an MDR Tuberculosis VaccineUC1AI067251 · NIAID · INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI REED, STEVEN G. · 2005 to 2005
$4.1M
HUMAN T CELLS ANTIGENS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSISR01AI044373 · NIAID · INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI REED, STEVEN GREGORY · 1999 to 2009
$3.7M
NIAID NIH HHS AI-044373NIAID NIH HHS AI-067251NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272200800045CNIAID NIH HHS N01 AI025479NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI044373NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI078054NIAID NIH HHS U01-AI078054NIAID NIH HHS UC1 AI067251
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Innate immune responses to vaccine adjuvants based on lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of gram-negative bacterial cell walls, are driven by Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 and adaptor proteins including MyD88 and TRIF, leading to the production of inflammatory cytokines, type I interferons, and chemokines. We report here on the characterization of a synthetic hexaacylated lipid A derivative, denoted as glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (GLA). We assessed the effects of GLA on murine and human dendritic cells (DC) by combining microarray, mRNA and protein multiplex assays and flow cytometry analyses. We demonstrate that GLA has multifunctional immunomodulatory activity similar to naturally-derived monophosphory lipid A (MPL) on murine DC, including the production of inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, DC maturation and antigen-presenting functions. In contrast, hexaacylated GLA was overall more potent on a molar basis than heterogeneous MPL when tested on human DC and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). When administered in vivo, GLA enhanced the immunogenicity of co-administered recombinant antigens, producing strong cell-mediated immunity and a qualitative T(H)1 response. We conclude that the GLA adjuvant stimulates and directs innate and adaptive immune responses by inducing DC maturation and the concomitant release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines associated with immune cell trafficking, activities which have important implications for the development of future vaccine adjuvants.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigen PresentationCytokinesDendritic CellsHumansImmunity, CellularLipid AMiceTh1 CellsAdjuvants, ImmunologicCytokinesLipid A

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PMID21298114
PMCPMC3027669
OpenAlexW2094933901

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Registered trials

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