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Synthesis, Formulation, and Adjuvanticity of Monodesmosidic Saponins with Olenanolic Acid, Hederagenin and Gypsogenin Aglycones, and some C-28 Ester Derivatives.

Ben W Greatrex, Alison M Daines, Sarah Hook, Dirk H Lenz, Warren McBurney, Thomas Rades, Phillip M Rendle

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Article in ChemistryOpen, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ben W GreatrexFerrier Research Institute Victoria University of Wellington Gracefield Rd Lower Hutt 5010 New Zealand; School of Science & Technology University of New England Armidale NSW 2351 Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0356-4966
Alison M DainesFerrier Research Institute Victoria University of Wellington Gracefield Rd Lower Hutt 5010 New Zealand.
Sarah HookSchool of Pharmacy University of Otago Dunedin 9016 New Zealand.
Dirk H LenzFerrier Research Institute Victoria University of Wellington Gracefield Rd Lower Hutt 5010 New Zealand.
Warren McBurneySchool of Pharmacy University of Otago Dunedin 9016 New Zealand.
Thomas RadesSchool of Pharmacy University of Otago Dunedin 9016 New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-7521-6020
Phillip M RendleFerrier Research Institute Victoria University of Wellington Gracefield Rd Lower Hutt 5010 New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-2825-8746
Victoria University of Wellington · NZUniversity of Otago · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In an attempt to discover a new synthetic vaccine adjuvant, the glycosylation of hederagenin, gypsogenin, and oleanolic acid acceptors with di- and trisaccharide donors to generate a range of mimics of natural product QS-21 was carried out. The saponins were formulated with phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol, and the structures analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. 3-O-(Manp(1→3)Glcp)hederagenin was found to produce numerous ring-like micelles when formulated, while C-28 choline ester derivatives preferred self-assembly and did not interact with the liposomes. When alone and in the presence of cholesterol and phospholipid, the choline ester derivatives produced nanocrystalline rods or helical micelles. The effects of modifying sugar stereochemistry and the aglycone on the immunostimulatory effects of the saponins was then evaluated using the activation markers MHC class II and CD86 in murine bone marrow dendritic cells. The most active saponin, 3-O-(Manp(1→3)Glcp)hederagenin, was stimulatory at high concentrations in cell culture, but this did not translate to strong responses in vivo.

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carbohydratesglycosylationimmunostimulatory effectssaponinsvaccine adjuvants

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PMID27308200
PMCPMC4906508
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