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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2019

Synthesis and Evaluation of a QS-17/18-Based Vaccine Adjuvant.

Pengfei Wang, Đani Škalamera, Xianwei Sui, Ping Zhang, Suzanne M Michalek

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Development of semisynthetic saponin immunostimulants.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2024
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  8. Structural Effect on Adjuvanticity of Saponins.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2020
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  9. Vaccine Adjuvants Derivatized fromJournal of medicinal chemistry · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Đani Škalamera
Xianwei Sui
Ping Zhang
Suzanne M Michalek
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Development of Structurally Defined Synthetic Vaccine Adjuvants-equip supR01GM120159 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WANG, PENGFEI · 2017 to 2020
$1.2M
Development of Structurally Defined QS-17/18-Based Vaccine AdjuvantsR21AI121586 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WANG, PENGFEI · 2016 to 2017
$397k
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF STRUCTURALLY DEFINED QS-21-BASED SYNTHETIC ADJUVANTSR03AI099407 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WANG, PENGFEI · 2012 to 2013
$147k
NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI099407NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI121586NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120159
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have synthesized a QS-17/18 analogue (7) and evaluated its adjuvant activity in the formulation with rHagB antigen. Compound 7 and QS-21 analogues 5 and 6 are presumably the major components of GPI-0100, a widely used complex mixture of semisynthetic derivatives of Quillaja saponaria (QS) Molina saponins. The QS-17/18 analogue 7 shows an adjuvant activity profile similar to that of GPI-0100, potentiating mixed Th-1/Th-2 immune responses, which is different from those of QS-21 analogues 5 and 6 that probably only induce a Th2-like immunity. The combination of QS-17/18 and QS-21 analogues does not show a synergistic effect. These results suggest that QS-17/18 analogue 7 might be the active component of GPI-0100 responsible for its immunostimulant property. Therefore, compound 7 can not only be a structurally defined alternative to GPI-0100 but also provide a valuable clue for rational design of new QS-based vaccine adjuvants with better adjuvant properties.

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Adhesins, BacterialAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsFemaleImmunoglobulin GLectinsMice, Inbred BALB CRecombinant ProteinsSaponinsTh1 CellsTh2 CellsAdhesins, BacterialAdjuvants, ImmunologicGPI0100HagB protein, Porphyromonas gingivalisImmunoglobulin GLectinsRecombinant ProteinsSaponins

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PMID30656932
PMCPMC6492282
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