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Methylglycol Chitosan and a Synthetic TLR4 Agonist Enhance Immune Responses to Influenza Vaccine Administered Sublingually

Methylglycol Chitosan and a Synthetic TLR4 Agonist Enhance Immune Responses to Influenza Vaccine Administered Sublingually

Justin L Spinner, Hardeep S Oberoi, Yvonne M Yorgensen, Danielle S Poirier, David J Burkhart, Martin Plante, Jay T Evans

Vaccine. 2015 Oct 26;33(43):5845-5853.

PMID: 26392012

Abstract:

Influenza is a vaccine-preventable contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza (flu) viruses which can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Current flu vaccines delivered intramuscularly (IM) or intradermally (ID) are less effective at eliciting protective mucosal immune responses and vaccines delivered intranasally (IN) possess potential safety concerns. Sublingual (SL) vaccination is a promising alternative route for vaccine delivery which has been indicated as safe and effective at inducing protective immune responses in both systemic and mucosal compartments. We evaluated the efficacy of methylglycol chitosan (MGC) and a synthetic toll-like receptor 4 agonist (CRX-601), alone or in combination, for improving systemic and mucosal immune responses to a monovalent detergent-split flu virus vaccine delivered SL. SL vaccination of mice with split-flu vaccine formulated with either MGC or CRX-601 resulted in specific serum IgG and mucosal IgA titers that were significantly greater than titers from non-adjuvanted vaccination and equivalent to or greater than titers in mice vaccinated IM. Our results demonstrate that SL vaccination utilizing MGC or CRX-601 as adjuvants is a viable alternative route of vaccination for flu which can elicit systemic immune responses equivalent to or greater than IM vaccination with the added benefit of stimulating a robust specific mucosal immune response.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP65145315	Methylglycol chitosan		65145-31-5	Price

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