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ReviewActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2024

Next-generation aluminum adjuvants: Immunomodulatory layered double hydroxide NanoAlum reengineered from first-line drugs.

Zhenwei Su, Hamza Boucetta, Jiahui Shao, Jinling Huang, Ran Wang, Aining Shen, Wei He, Zhi Ping Xu, Lingxiao Zhang

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Review in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Zhenwei SuInstitute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Hamza BoucettaInstitute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Jiahui ShaoInstitute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Jinling HuangInstitute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Ran WangInstitute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Aining ShenInstitute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Wei HeSchool of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
Zhi Ping XuInstitute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Lingxiao ZhangInterdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (INANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aluminum adjuvants (Alum), approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, have been extensively used in vaccines containing recombinant antigens, subunits of pathogens, or toxins for almost a century. While Alums typically elicit strong humoral immune responses, their ability to induce cellular and mucosal immunity is limited. As an alternative, layered double hydroxide (LDH), a widely used antacid, has emerged as a novel class of potent nano-aluminum adjuvants (NanoAlum), demonstrating advantageous physicochemical properties, biocompatibility and adjuvanticity in both humoral and cellular immune responses. In this review, we summarize and compare the advantages and disadvantages of Alum and NanoAlum in these properties and their performance as adjuvants. Moreover, we propose the key features for ideal adjuvants and demonstrate that LDH NanoAlum is a promising candidate by summarizing its current progress in immunotherapeutic cancer treatments. Finally, we conclude the review by offering our integrated perspectives about the remaining challenges and future directions for NanoAlum's application in preclinical/clinical settings.

Indexed as

Aluminum adjuvantsCancer immunotherapyImmunogenic cell deathImmunomodulatoryLayered double hydroxideMetal cationsNano-aluminum adjuvantsT cell immunity

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PMID39664431
PMCPMC11628803

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