Abstract
Adjuvants incorporated in prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccine formulations impact vaccine efficacy by enhancing, modulating, and/or prolonging the immune response. In addition, they reduce antigen concentration and the number of immunizations required for protective efficacy, therefore contributing to making vaccines more cost effective. Our better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of immune recognition and protection has led research efforts to develop new adjuvants that are currently at various stages of development or clinical evaluation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 771-793 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Trends in Pharmacological Sciences |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CpG ODNs
- QS-21
- delivery systems
- lipopeptides
- new adjuvants
- patents
- vaccines
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology