The purpose of the study was to determine the synergistic adjuvant effect of sustained release biodegradable nanoparticles in combination with alum. Nanoparticles containing tetanus toxoid (TT) were formulated using a biodegradable polymer, polylactic polyglycolic acid co-polymer (50:50, molecular weight 100000). The immunization studies were carried out subcutaneously in rats. The results were expressed as mean serum anti-TT IgG levels. I’he nanoparticles demonstrated a TT loading of 4% w/w with mean particle diameter of 238 +/- 31 nm. The TT encapsulated in nanoparticles was released slowly under in vitro conditions, with 67.5% cumulative release occurring in 20 days. A single injection of TT-nanoparticles (TT dose = 10 Lf) mixed with TT-Alum (TT dose= 5 Lf) induced a four-fold greater mean serum anti-TT IgG response than a single injection of TT nanoparticles alone (TT dose=15Lf) (2235 +/- 310 vs. 539 +/- 49 microg/ml, mean +/- sem, p = >0.001). In addition, the mean immune response induced with the single injection of combination of nanoparticles and alum was comparable to the two injections of TT-alum alone (5 Lf each dose) given at 3 week intervals IgG = 1998 +/- 333 microg/ ml). Furthermore, the combination induced a peak immune response (IgG = 4215 +/- 546 microg/ml) as early as the first time point at 3 weeks post-immunization. In the case of a TT-alum alone, the animals showed a weaker immune response at 3 weeks and required a second dose of TT-alum to enhance the antibody response. The data thus suggest that the combination of TT-nanoparticles and TT-alum acts as a much better adjuvant than nanoparticles or alum alone. A rapid induction of immune response is useful to curb the spread of communicable diseases in the case of an outbreak.
Enhanced immune response with a combination of alum and biodegradable nanoparticles containing tetanus toxoid
알루미늄과 파상풍 독소를 포함한 생분해성 나노입자의 조합으로 향상된 면역 반응
[Category] 파상풍,
[Article Type] journal-article
[Source] pubmed
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