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ArticlePloS one2018

Sulfated archaeol glycolipids: Comparison with other immunological adjuvants in mice.

Bassel Akache, Felicity C Stark, Yimei Jia, Lise Deschatelets, Renu Dudani, Blair A Harrison, Gerard Agbayani, Dean Williams, Mohammad P Jamshidi, Lakshmi Krishnan and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bassel AkacheNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5377-7193
Felicity C StarkNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Yimei JiaNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Lise DeschateletsNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Renu DudaniNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Blair A HarrisonNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Gerard AgbayaniNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Dean WilliamsNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Mohammad P JamshidiNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Lakshmi KrishnanNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Michael J McCluskieNational Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
National Research Council Canada · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Archaeosomes are liposomes traditionally comprised of total polar lipids (TPL) or semi-synthetic glycerolipids of ether-linked isoprenoid phytanyl cores with varied glyco- and amino-head groups. As adjuvants, they induce robust, long-lasting humoral and cell-mediated immune responses and enhance protection in murine models of infectious disease and cancer. Traditional total polar lipid (TPL) archaeosome formulations are relatively complex and first generation semi-synthetic archaeosomes involve many synthetic steps to arrive at the final desired glycolipid composition. We have developed a novel archaeosome formulation comprising a sulfated disaccharide group covalently linked to the free sn-1 hydroxyl backbone of an archaeal core lipid (sulfated S-lactosylarchaeol, SLA) that can be more readily synthesized yet retains strong immunostimulatory activity for induction of cell-mediated immunity following systemic immunization. Herein, we have evaluated the immunostimulatory effects of SLA archaeosomes when used as adjuvant with ovalbumin (OVA) and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and compared this to various other adjuvants including TLR3/4/9 agonists, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions and aluminum hydroxide. Overall, we found that semi-synthetic sulfated glycolipid archaeosomes induce strong Ag-specific IgG titers and CD8 T cells to both antigens. In addition, they induce the expression of a number of cytokines/chemokines including IL-6, G-CSF, KC & MIP-2. SLA archaeosome formulations demonstrated strong adjuvant activity, superior to many of the other tested adjuvants.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleGlyceryl EthersGlycolipidsHalobacterium salinarumHepatitis B Surface AntigensImmunity, CellularImmunogenicity, VaccineImmunoglobulin GLiposomesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLAdjuvants, Immunologicarchaeol lipidCytokinesGlyceryl EthersGlycolipidsHepatitis B Surface AntigensImmunoglobulin GLiposomesOvalbuminsulfoglycolipidsVaccines

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PMID30513093
PMCPMC6279041
OpenAlexW2902126062

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