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ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical sciences2012

Stable dry powder formulation for nasal delivery of anthrax vaccine.

Sheena H Wang, Shaun M Kirwan, Soman N Abraham, Herman F Staats, Anthony J Hickey

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Article in Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Role of site-directed mutagenesis and adjuvants in the stability and potency of anthrax protective antigen.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sheena H WangEshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7571, USA.
Shaun M Kirwan
Soman N Abraham
Herman F Staats
Anthony J Hickey
Duke Medical Center · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USDuke University Hospital · US

Funding

Nasal Vaccines: Mode of Action, Composition & DeliveryR01AI064879 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI STAATS, HERMAN F · 2006 to 2010
$2.1M
Mast Cell Activator as Adjuvant for Biodefense VaccinesR21AI059591 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI STAATS, HERMAN F. · 2005 to 2006
$609k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064879NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI059591NIAID NIH HHS R21AI059591
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a current biodefense interest in protection against anthrax. Here, we developed a new generation of stable and effective anthrax vaccine. We studied the immune response elicited by recombinant protective antigen (rPA) delivered intranasally with a novel mucosal adjuvant, a mast cell activator compound 48/80 (C48/80). The vaccine formulation was prepared in a powder form by spray-freeze-drying (SFD) under optimized conditions to produce particles with a target size of D(50) = 25 μm, suitable for delivery to the rabbit nasal cavity. Physicochemical properties of the powder vaccines were characterized to assess their delivery and storage potential. Structural stability of rPA was confirmed by circular dichroism and attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, whereas functional stability of rPA and C48/80 was monitored by cell-based assays. Animal study was performed using a unit-dose powder device for direct nasal application. Results showed that C48/80 provided effective mucosal adjuvant activity in rabbits. Freshly prepared SFD powder vaccine formulations or powders stored for over 2 years at room temperature elicited significantly elevated serum PA-specific and lethal toxin neutralization antibody titers that were comparable to that induced by intramuscular immunization with rPA. Nasal delivery of this vaccine formulation may be a viable alternative to the currently licensed vaccine or an attractive vaccine platform for other mucosally transmitted diseases.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsAnthraxAnthrax VaccinesAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialChemistry, PharmaceuticalCircular DichroismDrug StabilityDrug StorageFemaleFreeze DryingNasal MucosaParticle SizePowdersAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnthrax VaccinesAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialPowders

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PMID21905034
PMCPMC3725471
OpenAlexW2012699338

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