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ArticleBMC immunology2018

Down selecting adjuvanted vaccine formulations: a comparative method for harmonized evaluation.

Sumera Y Younis, Christophe Barnier-Quer, Simon Heuking, Vinod Sommandas, Livia Brunner, Nicole Vd Werff, Patrice Dubois, Martin Friede, Clemens Kocken, Nicolas Collin and 1 more

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Article in BMC immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sumera Y YounisBiomedical Primate Research Centre, Department of Parasitology, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
Christophe Barnier-QuerVaccine Formulation Laboratory, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland.
Simon HeukingVaccine Formulation Laboratory, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland.
Vinod SommandasBiomedical Primate Research Centre, Department of Parasitology, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
Livia BrunnerVaccine Formulation Laboratory, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland.
Nicole Vd WerffBiomedical Primate Research Centre, Department of Parasitology, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
Patrice DuboisVaccine Formulation Laboratory, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland.
Martin FriedeWHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Clemens KockenBiomedical Primate Research Centre, Department of Parasitology, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
Nicolas CollinVaccine Formulation Laboratory, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland.
Ed RemarqueBiomedical Primate Research Centre, Department of Parasitology, Rijswijk, The Netherlands. remarque@bprc.nl.
Biomedical Primate Research Centre · NLUniversity of Lausanne · CHWorld Health Organization · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe need for rapid and accurate comparison of panels of adjuvanted vaccine formulations and subsequent rational down selection, presents several challenges for modern vaccine development. Here we describe a method which may enable vaccine and adjuvant developers to compare antigen/adjuvant combinations in a harmonized fashion. Three reference antigens: Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1), hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 85A (Ag85A), were selected as model antigens and were each formulated with three adjuvants: aluminium oxyhydroxide, squalene-in-water emulsion, and a liposome formulation mixed with the purified saponin fraction QS21.

resultsThe nine antigen/adjuvant formulations were assessed for stability and immunogenicity in mice in order to provide benchmarks against which other formulations could be compared, in order to assist subsequent down selection of adjuvanted vaccines. Furthermore, mouse cellular immune responses were analyzed by measuring IFN-γ and IL-5 production in splenocytes by ELISPOT, and humoral responses were determined by antigen-specific ELISA, where levels of total IgG, IgG1, IgG2b and IgG2c in serum samples were determined.

conclusionsThe reference antigens and adjuvants described in this study, which span a spectrum of immune responses, are of potential use as tools to act as points of reference in vaccine development studies. The harmonized methodology described herein may be used as a tool for adjuvant/antigen comparison studies.

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AcyltransferasesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigens, BacterialAntigens, ProtozoanEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEnzyme-Linked Immunospot AssayHepatitis B Surface AntigensImmunizationImmunoglobulin GInterferon-gammaInterleukin-5Membrane ProteinsMice, Inbred C57BLProtozoan ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsAcyltransferasesAdjuvants, Immunologicantigen 85A, Mycobacterium tuberculosisAntigens, BacterialAntigens, Protozoanapical membrane antigen I, PlasmodiumHepatitis B Surface AntigensImmunoglobulin GInterferon-gammaInterleukin-5Membrane ProteinsProtozoan ProteinsVaccinesAdjuvantsAg85AAluminium oxyhydroxideAMA1HBsAgHepatitis BPlasmodium falciparumQS21Squalene-in-water SWETuberculosis

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PMID29386070
PMCPMC5793412
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