Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29374458›Full record

ArticleJournal of biomedical science2018

Unique depot formed by an oil based vaccine facilitates active antigen uptake and provides effective tumour control.

Kimberly D Brewer, Genevieve M Weir, Iulia Dude, Christa Davis, Cathryn Parsons, Andrea Penwell, Rajkannan Rajagopalan, Leeladhar Sammatur, Chris V Bowen, Marianne M Stanford

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Article in Journal of biomedical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kimberly D BrewerBiomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC), Halifax, NS, Canada.
Genevieve M WeirImmunovaccine Inc., Halifax, NS, Canada. gweir@imvaccine.com.
Iulia DudeBiomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC), Halifax, NS, Canada.
Christa DavisBiomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC), Halifax, NS, Canada.
Cathryn ParsonsBiomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC), Halifax, NS, Canada.
Andrea PenwellImmunovaccine Inc., Halifax, NS, Canada.
Rajkannan RajagopalanImmunovaccine Inc., Halifax, NS, Canada.
Leeladhar SammaturImmunovaccine Inc., Halifax, NS, Canada.
Chris V BowenBiomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC), Halifax, NS, Canada.
Marianne M StanfordDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Immunovaccine (Canada) · CADalhousie University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOil emulsions are commonly used as vaccine delivery platforms to facilitate slow release of antigen by forming a depot at the injection site. Antigen is trapped in the aqueous phase and as the emulsion degrades in vivo the antigen is passively released. DepoVax™ is a unique oil based delivery system that directly suspends the vaccine components in the oil diluent that forces immune cells to actively take up components from the formulation in the absence of passive release. The aim of this study was to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with additional biological markers to evaluate and understand differences in clearance between several different delivery systems used in peptide-based cancer vaccines.

methodsC57BL/6 mice were implanted with a cervical cancer model and vaccinated 5 days post-implant with either DepoVax (DPX), a water-in-oil emulsion (w/o), a squalene oil-in-water emulsion (squal o/w) or a saponin/liposome emulsion (sap/lip) containing iron oxide-labeled targeted antigen. MRI was then used to monitor antigen clearance, the site of injection, tumour and inguinal lymph node volumes and other gross anatomical changes. HLA-A2 transgenic mice were also vaccinated to evaluate immune responses of human directed peptides.

resultsWe demonstrated differences in antigen clearance between DPX and w/o both in regard to how quickly the antigen was cleared and the pattern in which it was cleared. We also found differences in lymph node responses between DPX and both squal o/w and sap/lip.

conclusionsThese studies underline the unique mechanism of action of this clinical stage vaccine delivery system.

Indexed as

AnimalsCancer VaccinesDrug Delivery SystemsEmulsionsFemaleLymph NodesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicUterine Cervical NeoplasmsCancer VaccinesEmulsionsBiomarkerCancerDepoVaxEmulsionMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Vaccines

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PMID29374458
PMCPMC5787234
OpenAlexW2786182191

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