Vaccine Adjuvants

1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-61737-240-7
Verlag: Springer Vienna

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: Infectious Disease

A cutting-edge review of the major research areas of adjuvant discovery, design, development, and use. The authors lay down a rational basis for vaccine adjuvant function and analyze a number of significantly distinct adjuvant-active molecules to illuminate the principles of their function and use. The focus is on specific receptor-ligand interactions, including the molecular features needed for a compound to possess adjuvant activity. The critical interface zone between the innate and adaptive immune systems is also analyzed to show how adjuvants exert their effects on T- and B-cell activation. Additional chapters address the possibility of tailoring adjuvants to yield optimally safe and effective responses.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hackett, Charles J

Harn Jr, Donald A

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Immunologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Microbial Pathogenesis and the Discovery of Toll-Like Receptor Function.- Dendritic Cells.- Achieving Transcriptional Specificity in NF-?B-Dependent Inflammatory Gene Expression.- Adjuvants and the Initiation of T-Cell Responses.- Mechanism for Recognition of CpG DNA.- CpG ODN As a Th1 Immune Enhancer for Prophylactic and Therapeutic Vaccines.- Modified Bacterial Toxins.- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors As Natural Immunological Adjuvants Derived From Protozoan Parasites.- The Immunomodulatory Glycan LNFPIII/Lewis X Functions As a Potent Adjuvant for Protein Antigens.- Immune and Antiviral Effects of the Synthetic Immunomodulator Murabutide.- Effects of QS-21 on Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses.- Monophosphoryl Lipid A and Synthetic Lipid A Mimetics As TLR4-Based Adjuvants and Immunomodulators.- Microparticles and DNA Vaccines.