journal article·2025-01

The aluminum nanoparticle-encircled SQ-in-water emulsions (ANSWE) as a vaccine adjuvant-delivery system (VADS) for developing robust mucosal subunit vaccines

Yuhao Gao, Ning Wang, Yuanyuan Qi, Xiujuan Wang, Keyi Zhang, Yuxi Zhang, Yachen Cao, Tairan Zhang, Ting Wang

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The aluminum nanoparticle-encircled squalene (SQ)-in-water emulsions (ANSWE) were engineered as a VADS (vaccine adjuvant-delivery system) using a simple procedure for carrying antigens (Ag) to develop subunit vaccines. In vitro, due to possessing the synergistic adjuvanticity of both AN and SQ, ANSWE were efficiently taken up by APC (antigen-presenting cells) and triggered them to mature and make extra ROS (reactive oxygen species) and multiple cytokines, such as IL-12, IL-1β and IFN-β, which favor balanced Th1/Th2 immunoresponses. Within APC, ANSWE managed lysosome escape and consequently enhanced proteasome activities to facilitate Ag cross-presentation. Mice given twice ovalbumin-ANSWE via intrapulmonary vaccination (IPV) produced high levels of anti-Ag antibodies as well as cytotoxic T lymphocytes, which efficiently erased cells bearing cognate Ag. Thus, ANSWE as a potent VADS may be feasible for developing mucosal subunit vaccines that can elicit comprehensive immunity against infectious diseases, including especially the respiratory infections, and even aggressive cancers.
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OpenAlex topics: RNA Interference and Gene Delivery · Immunotherapy and Immune Responses · Animal Virus Infections Studies

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