Vaccine Delivery: Turning the Old Adjuvant from Gel to Nanoparticles to Amplify CD8+ T Cell Responses (Adv. Sci. 1/2018). Issue 1 (17th January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jiang, Hao; Wang, Qin; Li, Lin; Zeng, Qin; Li, Hanmei; Gong, Tao; Zhang, Zhirong; Sun, Xun
• Is Part Of: Advanced science. Volume 5:Issue 1(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2018-01-17
• Subjects: aluminum hydroxide -- antigen presenting cell -- immune response -- lymph nodes -- nanoparticles; Science -- Periodicals; 505
• DOI: 10.1002/advs.201870001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2198-3844

Abstract

Abstract : Alum, the well‐known vaccine adjuvant with a long history of clinical use, is changed from a "gel" to nanoparticles. This changes its mechanism of action from a "depot" that resides at the injection site, to nanoparticles that transport antigen and adjuvant into the lymph node. As reported by Xun Sun and co‐workers in article number1700426, this lymph node targeting strategy significantly improves the efficacy of vaccinations and offers a potential nanovaccine platform for treating cancer and other diseases.