Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10970042 | Vaccine | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
With the current global influenza vaccine production capacity the large demand for vaccines in case of a pandemic can only be fulfilled when antigen dose sparing strategies are employed. Here we used a murine challenge model to evaluate the potential of GPI-0100, a semi-synthetic saponin derivative, to serve as a dose-sparing adjuvant for influenza subunit vaccine. Balb/c mice were immunized with different doses of A/PR8 (H1N1) subunit antigen alone or in combination with varying doses of GPI-0100. The addition of GPI-0100 significantly stimulated antibody and cellular immune responses, especially of the Th1 phenotype. Furthermore, virus titers detected in the lungs of mice challenged one week after the second immunization were significantly reduced among the animals that received GPI-0100-adjuvanted vaccines. Remarkably, adjuvantation of subunit vaccine with GPI-0100 allowed a 25-fold reduction in hemagglutinin dose without compromising the protective potential of the vaccine.
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Authors
Heng Liu, Laura Bungener, Wouter ter Veer, Beth-Ann Coller, Jan Wilschut, Anke Huckriede,