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Badran G, Grare C, Masson JD, David MO, Achour D, Guidice JML, Garçon G, Crépeaux G. Difference in the cellular response following THP-1 derived phagocytic monocyte cells exposure to commercial aluminum-based adjuvants and aluminum-containing vaccines. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2024; 83:127394. [PMID: 38262194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Aluminum-based adjuvants (ABAs) enhance the immune response following vaccine injection. Their mechanisms of action are not fully understood, and their bio-persistency have been described associated with long-term adverse effects. METHODS We evaluated and compared the cellular effects of the two main ABAs and whole vaccines on ATP production, ROS generation and cytokines production (IL-6 and IL-10), using THP-1 cells. RESULTS ABAs altered the cell energy metabolism by increasing ROS production after 24 h and reducing ATP production after 48 h. In addition, both ABAs and whole vaccines induced different kinetics of IL-6 production, whereas only ABAs induced IL-10 secretion. CONCLUSION This study showed clearly, for a first time, a difference in cellular response to the ABAs and whole vaccines which should be taken into consideration in future studies focusing on the effect of ABA in vaccines. Future studies on ABAs should also pay attention to mitochondrial function alterations following exposure to ABA-containing vaccines.
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- Ghidaa Badran
- Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Créteil, France.
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- CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, ULR 4483-IMPacts de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé (IMPECS), Univ. Lille, Lille, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, Univ Evry, Structure-Activité des Biomolécules Normales et Pathologiques, U1204, 91025 Evry, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, ULR 4483-IMPacts de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé (IMPECS), Univ. Lille, Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, ULR 4483-IMPacts de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé (IMPECS), Univ. Lille, Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, ULR 4483-IMPacts de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé (IMPECS), Univ. Lille, Lille, France
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- Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Créteil, France; Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, IMRB, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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Bo C, Wei X, Wang X, Ji W, Yang H, Zhao Y, Wang H. Physicochemical properties and adsorption state of aluminum adjuvants with different processes in vaccines. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18800. [PMID: 37560692 PMCID: PMC10407736 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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Aluminum salts are by far the most widely used adjuvants for human vaccines, showing acceptable safety and efficacy. Previous studies have shown that each aluminum adjuvant have different charges and morphologies, but whether the manufacturing and production processes affects the physicochemical properties of aluminum adjuvant has not yet been reported. In this study, we explored the physical and chemical properties of different aluminum adjuvants and Hib, sIPV antigens through particle size, zeta potential and morphological characteristics. The adsorption rate and efficacy were also investigated. The results showed that the preparation process had an impact on the physical and chemical properties of aluminum adjuvants, including differences in the particle size,zeta potential and morphological structure. Hib vaccine had larger particle size than sIPV vaccine with different aluminum adjuvants in the process of vaccine preparation. In addition, by measuring the adsorption rate, increasing the concentration of phosphate or Aluminum phosphate (AP) can improve the adsorption rate of Hib, but Aluminium hydroxide (AH) and amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate (AAHS) adjuvants are not affected. In vivo result showed that increasing the adsorption rate of Hib could enhance the Hib-IgG antibody titers. In conclusion, this study provides a reference for the application of adjuvants in vaccines by studying the physicochemical properties and adsorption conditions of different aluminum adjuvants and antigens.
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- Beijing Institute of Biological Products Company Limited, Beijing 100176, China
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- Beijing Institute of Biological Products Company Limited, Beijing 100176, China
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- Beijing Institute of Biological Products Company Limited, Beijing 100176, China
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- Beijing Institute of Biological Products Company Limited, Beijing 100176, China
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- Beijing Institute of Biological Products Company Limited, Beijing 100176, China
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Zhang T, He P, Guo D, Chen K, Hu Z, Zou Y. Research Progress of Aluminum Phosphate Adjuvants and Their Action Mechanisms. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:1756. [PMID: 37376204 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15061756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Although hundreds of different adjuvants have been tried, aluminum-containing adjuvants are by far the most widely used currently. It is worth mentioning that although aluminum-containing adjuvants have been commonly applied in vaccine production, their acting mechanism remains not completely clear. Thus far, researchers have proposed the following mechanisms: (1) depot effect, (2) phagocytosis, (3) activation of pro-inflammatory signaling pathway NLRP3, (4) host cell DNA release, and other mechanisms of action. Having an overview on recent studies to increase our comprehension on the mechanisms by which aluminum-containing adjuvants adsorb antigens and the effects of adsorption on antigen stability and immune response has become a mainstream research trend. Aluminum-containing adjuvants can enhance immune response through a variety of molecular pathways, but there are still significant challenges in designing effective immune-stimulating vaccine delivery systems with aluminum-containing adjuvants. At present, studies on the acting mechanism of aluminum-containing adjuvants mainly focus on aluminum hydroxide adjuvants. This review will take aluminum phosphate as a representative to discuss the immune stimulation mechanism of aluminum phosphate adjuvants and the differences between aluminum phosphate adjuvants and aluminum hydroxide adjuvants, as well as the research progress on the improvement of aluminum phosphate adjuvants (including the improvement of the adjuvant formula, nano-aluminum phosphate adjuvants and a first-grade composite adjuvant containing aluminum phosphate). Based on such related knowledge, determining optimal formulation to develop effective and safe aluminium-containing adjuvants for different vaccines will become more substantiated.
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- Ting Zhang
- Sinovac Biotech Sciences Co., Ltd., Beijing 102601, China
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- Division of Hepatitis Virus & Enterovirus Vaccines, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health for Research on Quality and Standardization of Biotech Products, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102619, China
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- Sinovac Life Sciences Co., Ltd., Beijing 102601, China
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- Sinovac Life Sciences Co., Ltd., Beijing 102601, China
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- Division of Hepatitis Virus & Enterovirus Vaccines, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health for Research on Quality and Standardization of Biotech Products, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102619, China
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- Sinovac Life Sciences Co., Ltd., Beijing 102601, China
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Maturation of Aluminium Adsorbed Antigens Contributes to the Creation of Homogeneous Vaccine Formulations. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:vaccines11010155. [PMID: 36680000 PMCID: PMC9862877 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11010155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Although aluminium-based vaccines have been used for almost over a century, their mechanism of action remains unclear. It is established that antigen adsorption to the adjuvant facilitates delivery of the antigen to immune cells at the injection site. To further increase our understanding of aluminium-based vaccines, it is important to gain additional insights on the interactions between the aluminium and antigens, including antigen distribution over the adjuvant particles. Immuno-assays can further help in this regard. In this paper, we evaluated how established formulation strategies (i.e., sequential, competitive, and separate antigen addition) applied to four different antigens and aluminium oxyhydroxide, lead to formulation changes over time. Results showed that all formulation samples were stable, and that no significant changes were observed in terms of physical-chemical properties. Antigen distribution across the bulk aluminium population, however, did show a maturation effect, with some initial dependence on the formulation approach and the antigen adsorption strength. Sequential and competitive approaches displayed similar results in terms of the homogeneity of antigen distribution across aluminium particles, while separately adsorbed antigens were initially more highly poly-dispersed. Nevertheless, the formulation sample prepared via separate adsorption also reached homogeneity according to each antigen adsorption strength. This study indicated that antigen distribution across aluminium particles is a dynamic feature that evolves over time, which is initially influenced by the formulation approach and the specific adsorption strength, but ultimately leads to homogeneous formulations.
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Badran G, Angrand L, Masson JD, Crépeaux G, David MO. Physico-chemical properties of aluminum adjuvants in vaccines: Implications for toxicological evaluation. Vaccine 2022; 40:4881-4888. [PMID: 35810062 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.06.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Aluminum salts have been used as adjuvants in human vaccines since 1932. The most used adjuvants are Al oxyhydroxide (AlOOH) and Al hydroxyphosphate (AlOHPO4). Al adjuvants have different physico-chemical properties. The differences in these properties are not well documented and not considered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), though they can largely influence biological effects of the adjuvants which are particulate components. In this study, different physico-chemical properties including the shape, size and charge of particles have been evaluated under different conditions in three Al adjuvants containing-vaccines and two corresponding commercial adjuvants suspensions. The results showed that the two Al adjuvants have different shapes, sizes and charges but both form aggregates. In addition, a clear effect of dilution on the size of the aggregates was observed. Moreover, different sizes of Al particles were measured for both Al oxyhydroxide adjuvant alone or in the vaccine, at identical concentrations, displaying the impact of adsorbed proteins on the size of aggregates in the case of the vaccine. Taken together, this paper suggests the importance to evaluate, before any biological and especially toxicological impact study, the whole physico-chemical properties of Al particle without restricting to the sole evaluation of the injected concentration. Furthermore, any modification of these mentioned parameters during manipulation, before animal or cell exposure, should be considered. In a more global way, the fixed "safe dose" of Al adjuvants should be specific for each type of Al adjuvant independently or for a mix of the two compounds, due to their different properties.
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- Ghidaa Badran
- Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Créteil, France; Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, Univ Evry, Structure-Activité des Biomolécules Normales et Pathologiques, U1204, 91025 Evry, France
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- Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Créteil, France; EnvA, IMRB, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Créteil, France; EnvA, IMRB, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Créteil, France; EnvA, IMRB, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, Univ Evry, Structure-Activité des Biomolécules Normales et Pathologiques, U1204, 91025 Evry, France.
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Dawson ED, Taylor AW, Johnson JE, Hu T, McCormick C, Thomas KN, Gao RY, Wahid R, Mahmood K, Rowlen KL. VaxArray immunoassay for the multiplexed quantification of poliovirus D-antigen. J Immunol Methods 2022; 504:113259. [PMID: 35314144 PMCID: PMC9072286 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2022.113259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Next generation poliovirus vaccines are critical to reaching global poliovirus eradication goals. Recent efforts have focused on creating inactivated vaccines using attenuated Sabin strains that maintain patient safety benefits and immunogenicity of conventional inactivated vaccines while increasing manufacturing safety and lowering production costs, and on developing novel oral vaccines using modified Sabin strains that provide critical mucosal immunity but are further attenuated to minimize risk of reversion to neurovirulence. In addition, there is a push to improve the analytical tools for poliovirus vaccine characterization. Conventional and Sabin inactivated poliovirus vaccines typically rely on standard plate-based ELISA as in vitro D-antigen potency assays in combination with WHO international standards as calibrants. While widely utilized, the current D-antigen ELISA assays have a long time to result (up to 72 h), can suffer from lab-to-lab inconsistency due to non-standardized protocols and reagents, and are inherently singleplex. For D-antigen quantitation, we have developed the VaxArray Polio Assay Kit, a multiplexed, microarray-based immunoassay that uses poliovirus-specific human monoclonal antibodies currently under consideration as standardized reagents for characterizing inactivated Sabin and Salk vaccines. The VaxArray assay can simultaneously quantify all 3 poliovirus serotypes with a time to result of less than 3 h. Here we demonstrate that the assay has limits of quantification suitable for both bioprocess samples and final vaccines, excellent reproducibility and precision, and improved accuracy over an analogous plate-based ELISA. The assay is suitable for adjuvanted combination vaccines, as common vaccine additives and crude matrices do not interfere with quantification, and is intended as a high throughput, standardized quantitation tool to aid inactivated poliovirus vaccine manufacturers in streamlining vaccine development and manufacturing, aiding the global polio eradication effort. Multiplexed D-antigen immunoassay for all 3 poliovirus serotypes Has <3 h time to result and compares well to 3-day plate-based ELISA Assay shows high specificity and is reactive to sIPV, cIPV, and OPV Applicable to in-process samples, final IPV and combination vaccine formulations High accuracy and precision for both sIPV and cIPV over multiple users and days
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- Erica D Dawson
- InDevR, Inc., 2100 Central Ave., Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.
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- InDevR, Inc., 2100 Central Ave., Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
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- InDevR, Inc., 2100 Central Ave., Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
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- InDevR, Inc., 2100 Central Ave., Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
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- InDevR, Inc., 2100 Central Ave., Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
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- InDevR, Inc., 2100 Central Ave., Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
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- InDevR, Inc., 2100 Central Ave., Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
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Ranade D, Jena R, Sancheti S, Deore V, Dogar V, Gairola S. Rapid, high throughput protein estimation method for saponin and alhydrogel adjuvanted R21 VLP Malaria vaccine based on intrinsic fluorescence. Vaccine 2021; 40:601-611. [PMID: 34933766 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Protein content estimation of recombinant vaccines at drug product (DP) stage is a crucial lot release and stability indicating assay in biopharmaceutical industries. Regulatory bodies such as US-FDA and WHO necessitates the quantitation of protein content to assess process parameters as well as formulation losses. Estimation of protein content at DP stage in presence of adjuvants (e.g AlOOH, AlPO4, saponin and squalene) is quite challenging, and the challenge intensifies when the target protein is in Virus like particles (VLP) form, owing to its size and structural complexity. Methods available for protein estimation of adjuvanted vaccines mostly suffer from inaccuracy at lower protein concentrations and in most cases require antigen desorption before analysis. Present research work is based on the development of a rapid plate-based method for protein estimation through intrinsic fluorescence by using Malaria vaccine R21 VLP as a model protein. Present method exhibited linearity for protein estimation of R21, in the range of 5-30 µg/mL in Alhydrogel and 4-20 µg/mL for Matrix M adjuvant. The method was validated as per ICH guidelines. The limit of quantification was found to be 0.94 µg/mL for both Alhydrogel and Matrix M adjuvanted R21. The method was found specific, precise and repeatable. This method is superior in terms of less sample quantity requirement, multiple sample analysis, short turnaround time and is non-invasive. This method was found to be stability indicating, works for other proteins containing tryptophan residues and operates well even in presence of host cell proteins. Based on the study, present method can be used in vaccine industries for routine in-process sample analysis (both inline and offline), lot release of VLP based drug products in presence of Alhydrogel and saponin based adjuvant systems.
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- Dnyanesh Ranade
- Quality Control Department, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, 212/2, Soli Poonawalla Rd, JJC Colony, Suryalok Nagari, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra 411028, India
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- Quality Control Department, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, 212/2, Soli Poonawalla Rd, JJC Colony, Suryalok Nagari, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra 411028, India
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- Quality Control Department, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, 212/2, Soli Poonawalla Rd, JJC Colony, Suryalok Nagari, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra 411028, India
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- Quality Control Department, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, 212/2, Soli Poonawalla Rd, JJC Colony, Suryalok Nagari, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra 411028, India
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- Quality Control Department, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, 212/2, Soli Poonawalla Rd, JJC Colony, Suryalok Nagari, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra 411028, India
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- Quality Control Department, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, 212/2, Soli Poonawalla Rd, JJC Colony, Suryalok Nagari, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra 411028, India.
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Danielsson R, Eriksson H. Aluminium adjuvants in vaccines - A way to modulate the immune response. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 115:3-9. [PMID: 33423930 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Aluminium salts have been used as adjuvants in vaccines for almost a century, but still no clear understanding of the mechanisms behind the immune stimulating properties of aluminium based adjuvants is recognized. Aluminium adjuvants consist of aggregates and upon administration of a vaccine, the aggregates will be recognized and phagocytosed by sentinel cells such as macrophages or dendritic cells. The adjuvant aggregates will persist intracellularly, maintaining a saturated intracellular concentration of aluminium ions over an extended time. Macrophages and dendritic cells are pivotal cells of the innate immune system, linking the innate and adaptive immune systems, and become inflammatory and antigen-presenting upon activation, thus mediating the initiation of the adaptive immune system. Both types of cell are highly adaptable, and this review will discuss and highlight how the occurrence of intracellular aluminium ions over an extended time may induce the polarization of macrophages into inflammatory and antigen presenting M1 macrophages by affecting the: endosomal pH; formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS); stability of the phagosomal membrane; release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs); and metabolism (metabolic re-programming). This review emphasizes that a persistent intracellular presence of aluminium ions over an extended time has the potential to affect the functionality of sentinel cells of the innate immune system, inducing polarization and activation. The immune stimulating properties of aluminium adjuvants is presumably mediated by several discrete events, however, a persistent intracellular presence of aluminium ions appears to be a key factor regarding the immune stimulating properties of aluminium based adjuvants.
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- Ravi Danielsson
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06, Malmö, Sweden.
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Rossi O, Aruta MG, Acquaviva A, Mancini F, Micoli F, Necchi F. Characterization of Competitive ELISA and Formulated Alhydrogel Competitive ELISA (FAcE) for Direct Quantification of Active Ingredients in GMMA-Based Vaccines. Methods Protoc 2020; 3:mps3030062. [PMID: 32878036 PMCID: PMC7563494 DOI: 10.3390/mps3030062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Generalized modules for membrane antigens (GMMA) represent a technology particularly attractive for designing affordable vaccines against Gram-negative bacteria. We explored such technology for the development of O-antigen-based vaccines against Shigella and nontyphoidal Salmonella. Adsorption of GMMA on Alhydrogel was required for abrogation of pyrogenicity in rabbits, and Shigella sonnei GMMA on Alhydrogel was well tolerated and immunogenic in humans. Quantification of key antigens in formulated vaccines was fundamental for release and to check stability overtime. Traditionally, the direct quantification of antigens adsorbed on aluminum salts has been challenging, and the quantification of each active ingredient in multicomponent formulated vaccines has been even more complicated. To directly quantify each active ingredient and unbound drug substances in formulated vaccines, we developed the Formulated Alhydrogel competitive ELISA (FAcE) and the competitive ELISA method, respectively. The methods were both fully characterized, assessing specificity, repeatability, intermediate precision, and accuracy, for S. sonnei OAg quantification, both in a single component or multicomponent GMMA formulation also containing S. flexneri GMMA. The developed immunological methods allowed us to fully characterize Shigella GMMA drug products, supporting their preclinical and clinical development. The same methods, already extended to GMMA from nontyphoidal Salmonella and Neisseria meningitidis, could be potentially extended to any antigen formulated on Alhydrogel.
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Khandhar AP, Liang H, Simpson AC, Reed SG, Carter D, Fox CB, Orr MT. Physicochemical structure of a polyacrylic acid stabilized nanoparticle alum (nanoalum) adjuvant governs TH1 differentiation of CD4+ T cells. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:2515-2523. [PMID: 31930264 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09936k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The growing shift to subunit antigen vaccines underscores the need for adjuvants that can enhance the magnitude and quality of immune response. Aluminum salts or alums are the first adjuvants with a long history of clinical use. Alum predominantly induces T helper 2 (TH2) type immunity in animal models, characterized by antibody production with little to no induction of antigen-specific T cells. The lack of cell-mediated or T helper 1 (TH1) immunity makes alum adjuvants ineffective in mounting durable responses against diseases like tuberculosis, malaria and HIV. Here we show that the clinically approved adjuvant, Alhydrogel, reformulated as a stable nanoparticle (nanoalum) with the anionic polymer polyacrylic acid (PAA) induces structure-dependent TH1 response against the recombinant tuberculosis antigen ID93. We found that PAA adsorption to Alhydrogel was a key parameter affecting nanoalum adjuvanticity. Adsorption depended on various factors, most notably formulation pH, and directly correlated with immunological response in mice, enhancing known hallmarks of a murine TH1 type response: induction of antigen-specific IFN-γ secreting CD4+ T cells and IgG2c subclass of antibodies. Our results demonstrate a correlation between a measurable nanoalum property and immunological response, providing a structural basis to derive a beneficial immunological outcome from a clinically approved adjuvant.
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- Amit P Khandhar
- Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. and PAI Life Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. and Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA and HDT BioCorp, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. and PAI Life Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA and Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. and Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Art JF, Soumillion P, Dupont-Gillain CC. Use of a quartz crystal microbalance platform to study protein adsorption on aluminum hydroxide vaccine adjuvants: Focus on phosphate-hydroxide ligand exchanges. Int J Pharm 2020; 573:118834. [PMID: 31715342 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Aluminum hydroxide (AH) salts are widely used as vaccine adjuvants and controlling antigen-AH interactions is a key challenge in vaccine formulation. In a previous work, we have developed a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) platform, based on stable AH-coated sensors, to explore the mechanisms of model antigen adsorption. The QCM study of bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption at different pH and ionic strength (I) values showed that protein adsorption on AH adjuvant at physiological pH cannot be explained mainly by electrostatic interactions, in contrast with previous reports. Here, we exploit further the developed QCM platform to investigate the role of phosphate-hydroxyl ligand exchanges in the adsorption mechanism of BSA, human serum albumin (HSA) and ovalbumin (OVA) on two commercial AH adjuvants. BSA adsorption decreased on immobilized AH particles previously treated with KH2PO4, highlighting the role of exchangeable sites on AH particles in the adsorption process. BSA and OVA were dephosphorylated by treatment with an acid phosphatase to decrease their phosphate content by about 80% and 25%, respectively. Compared to native BSA, adsorption of dephosphorylated BSA decreased significantly on one AH adjuvant at pH 7. Adsorption of dephosphorylated OVA was comparable to the one of native OVA. Further QCM assays showed that phospho-amino acids (PO4-serine and PO4-threonine) displaced previously adsorbed BSA and OVA from AH particles in conditions that were depending on the protein and the AH. Taken together, these observations suggest that phosphate-hydroxyl ligand exchange is an important adsorption mechanism of proteins on AH. These results moreover confirm that the developed AH-coated QCM sensors offer a new platform for the study of antigen adsorption, to the benefit of vaccine formulation.
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- Jean-François Art
- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter Division, Place Louis Pasteur 1/L4.01.10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Croix du Sud 4-5/L7.07.06, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter Division, Place Louis Pasteur 1/L4.01.10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Necchi F, Carducci M, Pisoni I, Rossi O, Saul A, Rondini S. Development of FAcE (Formulated Alhydrogel competitive ELISA) method for direct quantification of OAg present in Shigella sonnei GMMA-based vaccine and its optimization using Design of Experiments approach. J Immunol Methods 2019; 471:11-17. [PMID: 31039338 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2019.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Many formulated vaccines, including 1790GAHB Shigella sonnei GMMA-based vaccine, contain Alhydrogel (aluminum hydroxide), consequently the antigen content must be determined in the formulated final vaccine product, as required by regulatory authorities. The direct quantification of antigens adsorbed on aluminum salts is difficult, and antigens may need to be extracted using laborious and often ineffective desorption procedures. To directly quantify the sugar vaccine target in the LPS of 1790GAHB, we have developed a new FAcE (Formulated Alhydrogel competitive ELISA) method. FAcE is an immunoassay based on the competition between S. sonnei LPS, coated on the ELISA plate, and the LPS in formulated S. sonnei GMMA, in binding a specific monoclonal antibody. To optimize the method, which is as easy to perform as a standard ELISA, we have applied a Design of Experiments (DOE) approach. A model was found to define the significant assay variables and to predict their impact on the output responses. Results obtained using the DOE optimized FAcE assay showed that the method is sensitive (0.02 μg/mL lower detection limit), precise, reproducible and can accurately quantify independently formulated drug products, making it a useful tool in routine tests of Alhydrogel-based vaccines. We are currently using this method to determine S. sonnei vaccine potency, stability and lot-to-lot variations, and are broadening its applicability to quantify active ingredients of other Alhydrogel GMMA-vaccines and in multivalent vaccines formulations.
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- Francesca Necchi
- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH) S.r.l., Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH) S.r.l., Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH) S.r.l., Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH) S.r.l., Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH) S.r.l., Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH) S.r.l., Siena, Italy.
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Hosseini SN, Ghaisari P, Sharifnia S, Khatami M, Javidanbardan A. Improving the recovery of clarification process of recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen in large-scale by optimizing adsorption-desorption parameters on Aerosil-380. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2018; 48:490-497. [DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2018.1466153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Research and Production Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Research and Production Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Art JF, Vander Straeten A, Dupont-Gillain CC. Immobilization of Aluminum Hydroxide Particles on Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensors to Elucidate Antigen-Adjuvant Interaction Mechanisms in Vaccines. Anal Chem 2017; 90:1168-1176. [PMID: 29224339 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Aluminum hydroxide (AH) salts are the most widely used adjuvants in vaccine formulation. They trigger immunogenicity from antigenic subunits that would otherwise suffer from a lack of efficiency. Previous studies focusing on antigen-AH interaction mechanisms, performed with model proteins, suggested that electrostatic interactions and phosphate-hydroxyl ligand exchanges drive protein adsorption on AH. We however recently evidenced that NaCl, used in vaccine formulation, provokes AH particle aggregation. This must be taken into account to interpret data related to protein adsorption on AH. Here, we report on the successful development and use of a stable AH-coated surface to explore the mechanisms of protein adsorption by means of ultrasensitive surface analysis tools. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption was studied at different pHs and ionic strengths (I) using quartz crystal microbalance. The results show that protein adsorption on the AH adjuvant cannot be explained solely by electrostatic interactions and ligand exchanges. Hence, a higher adsorption was observed at pH 3 compared to pH 7, although AH and BSA respectively undergo repulsive and attractive electrostatic interactions at these pH values. Almost no effect of I on adsorption was moreover noted at pH 7. These new developments and observations not only suggest that other mechanisms govern protein adsorption on AH but also offer a new platform for the study of antigen adsorption in the context of vaccine formulation. Immobilizing particles on QCM sensors also enriches the range of applications for which QCM can be exploited, especially in colloid science.
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- Jean-François Art
- Université catholique de Louvain , Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter division, Place Louis Pasteur 1/L4.01.10, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain , Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter division, Place Louis Pasteur 1/L4.01.10, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain , Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter division, Place Louis Pasteur 1/L4.01.10, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Jully V, Mathot F, Moniotte N, Préat V, Lemoine D. Mechanisms of Antigen Adsorption Onto an Aluminum-Hydroxide Adjuvant Evaluated by High-Throughput Screening. J Pharm Sci 2017; 105:1829-1836. [PMID: 27238481 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2016.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The adsorption mechanism of antigen on aluminum adjuvant can affect antigen elution at the injection site and hence the immune response. Our aim was to evaluate adsorption onto aluminum hydroxide (AH) by ligand exchange and electrostatic interactions of model proteins and antigens, bovine serum albumin (BSA), β-casein, ovalbumin (OVA), hepatitis B surface antigen, and tetanus toxin (TT). A high-throughput screening platform was developed to measure adsorption isotherms in the presence of electrolytes and ligand exchange by a fluorescence-spectroscopy method that detects the catalysis of 6,8-difluoro-4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate by free hydroxyl groups on AH. BSA adsorption depended on predominant electrostatic interactions. Ligand exchange contributes to the adsorption of β-casein, OVA, hepatitis B surface antigen, and TT onto AH. Based on relative surface phosphophilicity and adsorption isotherms in the presence of phosphate and fluoride, the capacities of the proteins to interact with AH by ligand exchange followed the trend: OVA < β-casein < BSA < TT. This could be explained by both the content of ligands available in the protein structure for ligand exchange and the antigen's molecular weight. The high-throughput screening platform can be used to better understand the contributions of ligand exchange and electrostatic attractions governing the interactions between an antigen adsorbed onto aluminum-containing adjuvant.
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- Vanessa Jully
- Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials, Brussels 1200, Belgium; GSK Vaccines, Vaccine Discovery and Development, Rixensart 1330, Belgium
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- GSK Vaccines, Vaccine Discovery and Development, Rixensart 1330, Belgium
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- GSK Vaccines, Vaccine Discovery and Development, Rixensart 1330, Belgium
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials, Brussels 1200, Belgium.
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- GSK Vaccines, Vaccine Discovery and Development, Rixensart 1330, Belgium
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Mineral Adjuvants∗∗The present chapter is an updated version of the chapter “Mineral Adjuvants,” published in Immunopotentiators in Modern Vaccines, p. 217–233. Ed. Virgil Schijns & Derek O'Hagan, Elsevier Science Publishers (2005). IMMUNOPOTENTIATORS IN MODERN VACCINES 2017. [PMCID: PMC7149584 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-804019-5.00018-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mineral adjuvants comprise aluminum hydroxide and phosphate adjuvants as well as calcium phosphate adjuvants. In particular, the aluminum salts have achieved an undisputed status as the most commonly used adjuvants in human and veterinary vaccines. Calcium phosphate adjuvant, later discovered by Edgar Relyveld, constitutes a very interesting alternative and has also been applied both in human and veterinary vaccines. New analytical tools applied in adjuvant research are about to take us to the next level of understanding mineral adjuvants. These tools have been used to characterize mineral adjuvants, but so far, in particular, aluminum-based adjuvants in terms of surface marker expression profiles, isotypic profiles, and cytokine profiles. In the past 10 years, the discovery of adjuvant-mediated induction of the NALP3 inflammasome and its impact on the secretion of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 as proinflammatory mediators in the early phases of immune response has been described as an important mechanism for the function of these adjuvants.
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Art JF, Vander Straeten A, Dupont-Gillain CC. NaCl strongly modifies the physicochemical properties of aluminum hydroxide vaccine adjuvants. Int J Pharm 2016; 517:226-233. [PMID: 27956190 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The immunostimulation capacity of most vaccines is enhanced through antigen adsorption on aluminum hydroxide (AH) adjuvants. Varying the adsorption conditions, i.e. pH and ionic strength (I), changes the antigen adsorbed amount and therefore the ability of the vaccine to stimulate the immune system. Vaccine formulations are thus resulting from an empirical screening of the adsorption conditions. This work aims at studying the physicochemical effects of adjusting the ionic strength of commercial AH adjuvant particles suspensions with sodium chloride (NaCl). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data show that AH particles surface chemical composition is neither altered by I adjustment with NaCl nor by deposition on gold surfaces. The latter result provides the opportunity to use AH-coated gold surfaces as a platform for advanced surface analysis of adjuvant particles, e.g. by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The morphology of adjuvant particles recovered from native and NaCl-treated AH suspensions, as studied by scanning electron microscopy and AFM, reveals that AH particles aggregation state is significantly altered by NaCl addition. This is further confirmed by nitrogen adsorption experiments: I adjustment to 150mM with NaCl strongly promotes AH particles aggregation leading to a strong decrease of the developed specific surface area. This work thus evidences the effect of NaCl on AH adjuvant structure, which may lead to alteration of formulated vaccines and to misinterpretation of data related to antigen adsorption on adjuvant particles.
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- Jean-François Art
- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter Division, Place Louis Pasteur 1/L4.01.10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter Division, Place Louis Pasteur 1/L4.01.10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter Division, Place Louis Pasteur 1/L4.01.10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Influence of elemental impurities in aluminum hydroxide adjuvant on the stability of inactivated Japanese Encephalitis vaccine, IXIARO®. Vaccine 2015; 33:5989-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.05.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jully V, Moniotte N, Mathot F, Lemoine D, Préat V. Development of a High-Throughput Screening Platform to Study the Adsorption of Antigens onto Aluminum-Containing Adjuvants. J Pharm Sci 2015; 104:557-65. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.24256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Zhang Y, Li M, Yang F, Li Y, Zheng Z, Zhang X, Lin Q, Wang Y, Li S, Xia N, Zhang J, Zhao Q. Comparable quality attributes of hepatitis E vaccine antigen with and without adjuvant adsorption-dissolution treatment. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2015; 11:1129-39. [PMID: 26018442 PMCID: PMC4514398 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1009343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Most vaccines require adjuvants for antigen stabilization and immune potentiation. Aluminum-based adjuvants are the most widely used adjuvants for human vaccines. Previous reports demonstrated the preservation of antigen conformation and other antigen characteristics after recovery from adjuvanted Hepatitis B and human papillomavirus vaccines. In this study, we used a combination of various physiochemical and immunochemical methods to analyze hepatitis E vaccine antigen quality attributes after recovery from adjuvants. All biochemical and biophysical methods showed similar characteristics of the p239 protein after recovery from adjuvanted vaccine formulation compared to the antigen in solution which never experienced adsorption/desorption process. Most importantly, we demonstrated full preservation of key antigen epitopes post-recovery from adjuvanted vaccine using a panel of murine monoclonal antibodies as exquisite probes. Antigenicity of p239 was probed with a panel of 9 mAbs using competition/blocking ELISA, surface plasmon resonance and sandwich ELISA methods. These multifaceted analyses demonstrated the preservation of antigen key epitopes and comparable protein thermal stability when adsorbed on adjuvants or of the recovered antigen post-dissolution treatment. A better understanding of the antigen conformation in adjuvanted vaccine will enhanced our knowledge of antigen-adjuvant interactions and facilitate an improved process control and development of stable vaccine formulation.
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- Yue Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Life Science; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Life Science; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- China National Center for Biotechnology Development; Beijing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Life Science; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Life Science; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
- School of Public Health; Xiamen University; Xiamen, Fujian, PR China
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Huang M, Wang W. Factors affecting alum-protein interactions. Int J Pharm 2014; 466:139-46. [PMID: 24607202 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Alum (or aluminum-containing) adjuvants are key components of many vaccines currently on the market. The immuno-potentiation effect of alum adjuvants is presumably due to their interaction with antigens, leading to adsorption on the alum particle surface. Understanding the mechanism of antigen adsorption/desorption and its influencing factors could provide guidance on formulation design and ensure proper in-vivo immuno-potentiation effect. In this paper, surface adsorption of several model proteins on two types of aluminum adjuvants (Alhydrogel(®) and Adjuphos(®)) are investigated to understand the underlying adsorption mechanisms, capacities, and potential influencing factors. It was found that electrostatic interactions are the major driving force for surface adsorption of all the model proteins except ovalbumin. Alhydrogel has a significantly higher adsorption capacity than Adjuphos. Several factors significantly change the adsorption capacity of both Alhydrogel and Adjuphos, including molecular weight of protein antigens, sodium chloride, phosphate buffer, denaturing agents, and size of aluminum particles. These important factors need to be carefully considered in the design of an effective protein antigen-based vaccine.
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- Min Huang
- Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Biotherapeutic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer Inc., 1 Burtt Rd, Andover, MA 01810, United States.
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- Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Biotherapeutic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, United States
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The structure of HBsAg particles is not modified upon their adsorption on aluminium hydroxide gel. Vaccine 2012; 30:5240-5. [PMID: 22705175 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.05.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2012] [Revised: 05/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Current Hepatitis B vaccines are based on recombinant Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) virus-like particles adsorbed on aluminium (Al) gel. These particles exhibit a lipoprotein-like structure with about 70 protein S molecules in association with various types of lipids. To determine whether the adsorption on Al gel affects HBsAg structure, we investigated the effect of adsorption and mild desorption processes on the protein and lipid parts of the particles, using various techniques. Electron microscopy showed that the size and morphology of native and desorbed HBsAg particles were comparable. Moreover, infrared and Raman spectroscopy revealed that the secondary structure of the S proteins was not affected by the adsorption/desorption process. Affinity measurements with Surface Plasmon Resonance showed no difference between native and desorbed HBsAg for HBsAg-specific RF-1 monoclonal antibody. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence data of the intrinsic fluorescence of the S proteins further indicated that the adsorption/desorption of HBsAg particles on Al gel did not modify the environment of the most emitting Trp residues, confirming that the conformation of the S proteins remains intact. Moreover, using environment-sensitive 3-hydroxyflavone probes, no significant changes of the lipid core and lipid membrane surface of the HBsAg particles were observed during the adsorption/desorption process. Finally, the ratio between lipids and proteins in the particles was found to be similar before and after the adsorption/desorption process. Taken together, our data show that adsorption on Al gel does not affect the structure of the HBsAg particles.
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Zhu D, Huang S, McClellan H, Dai W, Syed NR, Gebregeorgis E, Rausch KM, Mullen GED, Long C, Martin LB, Narum D, Duffy P, Miller LH, Saul A. Efficient extraction of vaccines formulated in aluminum hydroxide gel by including surfactants in the extraction buffer. Vaccine 2012; 30:189-94. [PMID: 22107848 PMCID: PMC3246088 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Efficient antigen extraction from vaccines formulated on aluminum hydroxide gels is a critical step for the evaluation of the quality of vaccines following formulation. It has been shown in our laboratory that the efficiency of antigen extraction from vaccines formulated on Alhydrogel decreased significantly with increased storage time. To increase antigen extraction efficiency, the present study determined the effect of surfactants on antigen recovery from vaccine formulations. The Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) formulated on Alhydrogel and stored at 2-8°C for 3 years was used as a model in this study. The AMA1 on Alhydrogel was extracted in the presence or absence of 30 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) or 20mM cetylpyridinium chloride in the extraction buffer (0.60 M citrate, 0.55 M phosphate, pH 8.5) using our standard antigen extraction protocols. Extracted AMA1 antigen was analyzed by 4-20% Tris-glycine SDS-PAGE followed by silver staining or western blotting. The results showed that inclusion of SDS or cetylpyridinium chloride in extraction buffer increased the antigen recovery dramatically and can be used for efficient characterization of Alhydrogel vaccines.
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- Daming Zhu
- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
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Salnikova MS, Davis H, Mensch C, Celano L, Thiriot DS. Influence of formulation pH and suspension state on freezing-induced agglomeration of aluminum adjuvants. J Pharm Sci 2011; 101:1050-62. [PMID: 22113733 DOI: 10.1002/jps.22815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Revised: 10/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Freezing and thawing of vaccines containing aluminum adjuvants can lead to formation of aggregates and loss in vaccine potency. We sought to understand whether and to what extent the freeze-thaw damage to aluminum adjuvants would differ based on suspension state (flocculation and settlement) at the time of freezing. As flocculation and settlement characteristics of aluminum adjuvants are driven largely by the electrostatic charges on the adjuvant particles, which, in turn, are strongly influenced by the pH of the suspension, we conducted freeze-thaw studies on both Adjuphos and Alhydrogel™ samples at three pH levels (4, 6.5, and 7.2) in buffer solutions with 9% sucrose. Significantly less aggregation occurred in the buffered sucrose solutions at the pH furthest from the aluminum adjuvant point of zero charge during slow freezing at -20°C. The freezing-induced aggregation for the samples with 9% sucrose at each pH was minimal during fast freezing at -70°C and -115°C. Suspensions that were flocculated and settled to a greater extent experienced the most freeze-thaw aggregation, whereas suspensions that were frozen before significant flocculation and settlement occurred showed little or no aggregation. Because pH of formulation can affect flocculation and settling time, it indirectly affects the extent of freeze-thaw aggregation.
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- Maya S Salnikova
- Merck & Company, Inc., Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Characterization of acid–base properties of two gibbsite samples in the context of literature results. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 354:306-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Revised: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Noe SM, Green MA, HogenEsch H, Hem SL. Mechanism of immunopotentiation by aluminum-containing adjuvants elucidated by the relationship between antigen retention at the inoculation site and the immune response. Vaccine 2010; 28:3588-94. [PMID: 20211692 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.02.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2009] [Revised: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The relationship between depot formation and immunopotentiation was studied by comparing the retention of antigen at the inoculation site with antibody production in rats. A model (111)In-labeled alpha casein (IDCAS) antigen was formulated into four vaccines: IDCAS adsorbed onto either aluminum hydroxide adjuvant (AH) or aluminum phosphate adjuvant (AP); non-adsorbed IDCAS with phosphate-treated AP (PTAP); and IDCAS solution. Gamma scintigraphy showed the order of retention following subcutaneous administration to be: AH adsorbed>AP adsorbed>non-adsorbed with PTAP=solution. The antibody titers followed the order: non-adsorbed with PTAP=AP adsorbed>AH adsorbed>>solution. The presence of an aluminum-containing adjuvant was essential for immunopotentiation, but retention of the antigen at the inoculation site was not required.
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- Stephanie M Noe
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091, USA
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Bai S, Dong A. Effects of immobilization onto aluminum hydroxide particles on the thermally induced conformational behavior of three model proteins. Int J Biol Macromol 2009; 45:80-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Revised: 04/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Wolff L, Flemming J, Schmitz R, Gröger K, Goso C, Müller-Goymann C. Forces determining the adsorption of a monoclonal antibody onto an aluminium hydroxide adjuvant: influence of interstitial fluid components. Vaccine 2009; 27:1834-40. [PMID: 19200448 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Revised: 01/08/2009] [Accepted: 01/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study evaluates the forces involved in the adsorption of abagovomab onto an aluminium hydroxide adjuvant in interstitial fluid and the influences of interstitial fluid and its components on this process. Abagovomab is a monoclonal, anti-idiotypic antibody developed as an immunovaccine for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Partial elution of abagovomab by a change in ionic strength indicates that electrostatic interactions influenced adsorption. Studies on the role of phosphate and simulated interstitial fluid on the adsorption demonstrated that ligand exchange is the main force of adsorption. A comparison of the adsorption capacity of abagovomab in the formulation with that in an environment imitating the in vivo environment using simulated interstitial fluid showed the adsorption capacity to decrease, the more the conditions resemble the in vivo environment after subcutaneous or intramuscular administration.
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- Lena Wolff
- Berlin-Chemie AG/Menarini, Glienicker Weg 125, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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Mallick S, Pattnaik S, Swain K, De PK, Mondal A, Ghoshal G, Saha A. Interaction Characteristics and Thermodynamic Behaviour of Gatifloxacin by Aluminium Hydroxide. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2008; 33:535-41. [PMID: 17520445 DOI: 10.1080/03639040601050130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The interaction pattern of gatifloxacin was temperature-dependent Langmuir isotherm, and the Langmuir coefficients increased as the temperature was raised. The perturbation experiment conducted on this system showed that the nature of interaction was irreversible. The enthalpy change is a positive value, indicating the existence of increased activation energy as the temperature is raised. The entropy value, 24.21 e.u. obtained in this system, indicated that the hydration shells of the ions were rather tightly bound. Intestinal permeation study also revealed the decreased bioavailability of gatifloxacin relatively to the presence of aluminium hydroxide. The strong adsorption of gatifloxacin by aluminium hydroxide is due to formation of complexes with cations of aluminium hydroxide through carboxyl and carbonyl groups of gatifloxacin.
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- Subrata Mallick
- Formulation Development and Drug Delivery Systems, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mohuda, Berhampur, Orissa, India.
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Mallick S, Pattnaik S, Swain K, De PK, Saha A, Mazumdar P, Ghoshal G. Physicochemical Characterization of Interaction of Ibuprofen by Solid-State Milling with Aluminum Hydroxide. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2008; 34:726-34. [DOI: 10.1080/03639040801901868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lai X, Zheng Y, Jacobsen S, Larsen JN, Ipsen H, Løwenstein H, Søndergaard I. Determination of adsorbed protein concentration in aluminum hydroxide suspensions by near-infrared transmittance spectroscopy. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2008; 62:784-790. [PMID: 18935829 DOI: 10.1366/000370208784909481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Analysis of aluminum hydroxide based vaccines is difficult after antigen adsorption. Adsorbed protein is often assessed by measuring residual unadsorbed protein for quality control. A new method for the direct determination of adsorbed protein concentration in suspension using near-infrared (NIR) transmittance spectroscopy is proposed here. A simple adsorption system using albumin from bovine serum (BSA) and aluminum hydroxide as a model system is employed. The results show that the NIR absorbance at 700-1300 nm is correlated to the adsorbed BSA concentration, measured by the ultraviolet (UV) method, using the partial least square regression (PLSR) method to construct a calibration model. The linear concentration range of adsorbed BSA is from 0 to 1.75 mg/mL by using 10 mm path length cuvettes. The influence of the sedimentation in suspension, different buffers, and different aluminum hydroxide batches was investigated in this study. It shows that the batch variation is the main influence factor of this method, while the buffer variation has no influence. However, the pretreatment of spectral data by subtracting spectra of BSA blank control (aluminum hydroxide without BSA) can significantly reduce the batch influence, and the NIR predicted results show good agreement with the reference values. The NIR method might be the only direct method for the determination of adsorbed protein concentration in suspension so far. It is a nondestructive method, and it has great advantage for use in vaccine production as a method for quality control and quality assurance.
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- Xuxin Lai
- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Systems Biology, Building 224, Søltofts Plads, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Hem SL, Hogenesch H. Relationship between physical and chemical properties of aluminum-containing adjuvants and immunopotentiation. Expert Rev Vaccines 2007; 6:685-98. [PMID: 17931150 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.6.5.685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Aluminum-containing adjuvants are an important component of many vaccines because they safely potentiate the immune response. The structure and properties of aluminum hydroxide adjuvant, aluminum phosphate adjuvant and alum-precipitated adjuvants are presented in this review. The major antigen adsorption mechanisms, electrostatic attraction and ligand exchange, are related to the adjuvant structure. The manner by which aluminum-containing adjuvants potentiate the immune response is related to the structure, properties of the adjuvant and adsorption mechanism. Immunopotentiation occurs through the following sequential steps: inflammation and recruitment of antigen-presenting cells, retention of antigen at the injection site, uptake of antigen, dendritic cell maturation, T-cell activation and T-cell differentiation.
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- Stanley L Hem
- Purdue University, Industrial and Physical Pharmacy Department, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Yau KP, Schulze DG, Johnston CT, Hem SL. Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant produced under constant reactant concentration. J Pharm Sci 2006; 95:1822-33. [PMID: 16795021 DOI: 10.1002/jps.20692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant, AlO(OH), is used to potentiate the immune response to vaccines by adsorbing the antigen. The structure of aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is unusual as it is crystalline but has a high surface area due to its very small primary particles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the chemical and thermal conditions required to synthesize aluminum hydroxide adjuvant that is stable and exhibits a high protein adsorptive capacity. Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant was precipitated using a procedure in which the concentration of reactants was maintained constant throughout the precipitation. The precipitation variables were: 2.50, 2.75, and 3.00 OH/Al molar ratio; 0.5, 4.0, and 5.0 M NaCl; and 25, 60, and 65 degrees C. High sodium chloride concentration and high temperature facilitated the formation of AlO(OH) rather than crystalline forms of aluminum hydroxide, Al(OH)(3). The AlO(OH) produced was not stable because crystalline forms of aluminum hydroxide formed during aging at room temperature. Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant was stabilized for the study period of 12 weeks at room temperature by either the addition of 3.0 M NaCl after precipitation and washing or hydrothermal treatment at 110 degrees C for 4 h. Stabilization by the addition of sodium chloride required a hypertonic concentration of sodium chloride and was not practical as vaccines for parenteral administration are desired to be isotonic (equivalent to 0.15 M NaCl). Stabilization by hydrothermal treatment produced aluminum hydroxide adjuvant, which exhibited a high protein adsorptive capacity that did not change during the 12-week study period.
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- Kwok Pan Yau
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2091, USA
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Hutcheon CJ, Becker JO, Russell BA, Bariola PA, Peterson GJ, Stroop SD. Physiochemical and functional characterization of antigen proteins eluted from aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. Vaccine 2006; 24:7214-25. [PMID: 16860908 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2006] [Revised: 05/18/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We have characterized protein antigens after quantitative dissociation from aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) and a multi-antigen vaccine for Group A Streptococcus (GrAS Vaccine) were formulated on aluminum hydroxide, stored for > or =10 days then eluted with a 48-h treatment at 4 degrees C with 0.85% H(3)PO(4) plus 4M guanidine HCl (GnHCl). BSA is recovered from adjuvant at 92+/-2%. GrAS antigens are equally recovered from GrAS Vaccine (95+/-11% of total protein expected using multiple lots stored for up to 12 months). Recovery after elution is similar when determined by RP-HPLC, SEC-HPLC, UV absorbance, or Bradford methods. Eluted antigens are structurally and functionally intact as judged relative to both treated and untreated antigen controls by SDS-PAGE, RP-HPLC, SEC-HPLC, and after desalting by circular dichroism, bis-ANS binding, and antigenicity determined by ELISA. When formulated and stored for a few weeks, BSA has more dimer (31+/-5%) relative to the elution control (9% dimer) as detected by SEC-HPLC, suggesting that BSA microaggregation is promoted on aluminum. Antigens eluted from very aged GrAS Vaccine (>12 months) show marked changes by RP-HPLC. Structural changes in the antigens under elution conditions were evaluated using bis-ANS, a fluorescent probe of protein structure. Binding of bis-ANS increases fluorescence approximately 100-fold and is significantly diminished with increasing GnHCl concentrations indicating a progressive denaturing of the proteins. At 4M GnHCl (with or without 0.85% H(3)PO(4)) the GrAS antigens are fully denatured and BSA is partially denatured. Interestingly, the addition of 0.85% H(3)PO(4) increases bis-ANS binding on GrAS antigens and reduces the denaturing of GrAS antigens and BSA by chaotropes. Desalting or diluting the eluted antigens results in renaturing of the proteins as judged by bis-ANS fluorescence, circular dichroism and antigenicity testing. The elution method provides a novel approach for high recovery and characterization of GrAS Vaccine antigens and may be applicable to the study of many aluminum hydroxide-bound vaccines.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/chemistry
- Aluminum Hydroxide/chemistry
- Antigens, Bacterial/chemistry
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Chemical Phenomena
- Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
- Chemistry, Physical
- Chromatography, Gel
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Circular Dichroism
- Drug Stability
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Protein Denaturation
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Serum Albumin, Bovine/chemistry
- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
- Streptococcus pyogenes/immunology
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- Carolyn J Hutcheon
- GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals North America, 19204 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, WA 98011, USA
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Romero Méndez IZ, Shi Y, HogenEsch H, Hem SL. Potentiation of the immune response to non-adsorbed antigens by aluminum-containing adjuvants. Vaccine 2006; 25:825-33. [PMID: 17014935 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2006] [Revised: 09/07/2006] [Accepted: 09/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The degree of antigen adsorption by aluminum-containing adjuvants is considered an important characteristic of vaccines that is related to immunopotentiation by the adjuvant. This study examined immunopotentiation by aluminum phosphate adjuvant in three model vaccines in which the antigen was not adsorbed in the vaccine formulation nor when mixed in vitro with interstitial fluid. In the first model vaccine, aluminum phosphate adjuvant was pre-treated with 0.5 M KH2PO4 to minimize the adsorption of dephosphorylated alpha casein. The second model vaccine was composed of aluminum phosphate adjuvant and ovalbumin that was dephosphorylated by treatment with potato acid phosphatase. The third model vaccine consisted of aluminum phosphate adjuvant and lysozyme (LYS). In order to prevent adsorption of lysozyme, the aluminum phosphate adjuvant was pre-treated with fibrinogen, a protein present in interstitial fluid that binds strongly to aluminum phosphate adjuvant. Immunopotentiation was evaluated by measuring antibody production in mice. It was found that all three model vaccines induced antibody titers that were statistically higher than induced by a solution of antigen without adjuvant and similar to vaccines in which the antigens were adsorbed by aluminum phosphate adjuvant. Confocal microscopy experiments suggested that the antigens used in these experiments, even though not adsorbed to the aluminum phosphate adjuvant, were trapped in void spaces within the adjuvant aggregates, resulting in uptake of antigen by dendritic cells.
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- Ilia Z Romero Méndez
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091, USA
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Amari JV, Levesque P, Lian Z, Lowden T, deAlwis U. Concentration determination of a recombinant vaccine antigen adsorbed onto an alum adjuvant by chemiluminescent nitrogen detection. Pharm Res 2005; 22:33-7. [PMID: 15771227 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-004-9006-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE A chemiluminescent nitrogen detector (CLND) has been evaluated for determining the concentration of an aluminum-adsorbed recombinant vaccine antigen. METHODS Quantification of the antigen was based upon several nitrogen-containing compounds used to calibrate the CLND. All calibrants (6.75-400 microg/ml) generated linear standard curves, with slopes being directly proportional to the % nitrogen. The limit of quantification (LOQ) was determined to be 6.75 microg/ml based on the performance of the antigen standard curve, and the limit of detection (LOD) was defined by setting the CLND minimum peak area to 40,000 U. The CLND was capable of analyzing antigen-adjuvant suspensions (adsorbed + unbound antigen) without any sample pretreatment. To measure unbound antigen, the suspension was centrifuged and an aliquot of supernatant removed for analysis; the difference between these two measurements was the amount of adsorbed antigen. RESULTS The adjuvant exhibited no significant matrix effect. Samples were analyzed in triplicate with observed relative standard deviation values ranging from 0.065% to 10.0%. The most accurate concentrations of the antigen were recovered relative to the antigen itself and to glycine as standards. CONCLUSION This methodology provides a direct measurement of the concentration of a vaccine antigen adsorbed onto an aluminum adjuvant.
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- John V Amari
- ID Biochemical Corporation of Northborough, Northborough, Massachusetts 01532, USA
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Morefield GL, Sokolovska A, Jiang D, HogenEsch H, Robinson JP, Hem SL. Role of aluminum-containing adjuvants in antigen internalization by dendritic cells in vitro. Vaccine 2005; 23:1588-95. [PMID: 15694511 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2004] [Accepted: 07/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An important step in the induction of an immune response to vaccines is the internalization of antigens by antigen presenting cells, such as dendritic cells (DCs). Many current vaccines are formulated with antigens adsorbed to an aluminum-containing adjuvant. Following injection of the vaccine the antigens may either elute or stay adsorbed to the adjuvant surface. Antigens, which elute from the adjuvant surface, are internalized by dendritic cells through macropinocytosis while those that remain adsorbed are internalized with the adjuvant particle by phagocytosis. The relative efficiency of these two routes of internalization was studied. Alpha casein (AC) labeled with a green fluorescent dye was selected as the model antigen. In order to model vaccine antigens that elute from aluminum-containing adjuvants following administration, dendritic cells were incubated with a solution of fluorochrome-labeled alpha casein. To model vaccine antigens that do not elute from aluminum-containing adjuvants following administration, dendritic cells were exposed to fluorochrome-labeled alpha casein adsorbed to aluminum hydroxide adjuvant (AH). Alpha casein has eight phosphate groups and adsorbs to aluminum hydroxide adjuvant through ligand exchange. Alpha casein does not elute from aluminum hydroxide adjuvant upon exposure to cell culture media. The uptake of antigen by dendritic cells was determined at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3h by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry. Dendritic cells internalized both alpha casein in solution and alpha casein adsorbed to aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. However, the mean fluorescence intensity of dendritic cells incubated with adsorbed alpha casein was four times greater than dendritic cells incubated with alpha casein in solution. In addition, the internalization of alpha casein was enhanced when the mean aggregate diameter of the adjuvant in the cell culture media was reduced from 17 microm to 3 microm. It was concluded that antigen internalization by dendritic cells was enhanced when the antigen remained adsorbed to the aluminum-containing adjuvant following administration and the aggregate size of the adjuvant was smaller than dendritic cells which are approximately 10 microm in diameter.
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- Garry L Morefield
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 124, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051, USA
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Aluminium adjuvants are the most widely used adjuvants in both human and veterinary vaccines. These adjuvants have been used in practical vaccination for more than 60 years and are generally recognized as safe and as stimulators of Th2 immunity. The present review gives a short introduction to the pioneering research at the start of the use of aluminium compounds as adjuvants, including references on the chemistry of these compounds. Analytical methods for identifying the most commonly used aluminium compounds, such as boehmite and aluminium hydroxyphosphate, are mentioned. Emphasis is placed on the important factors for antigen adsorption and on the latest work using gene-deficient mice in the research of the mechanism of aluminium adjuvants in terms of cytokine and T-cell subset stimulation. Key references on the ability of aluminium adjuvants to stimulate IgE and also in vivo clearing of aluminium adjuvants are discussed. Furthermore, the review addresses the issue of local reactions in the context of injection route and local tissue disturbance. Possible new applications of aluminium adjuvants in, for example, combined aluminium-adsorbed protein and DNA oligonucleotide vaccines as well as the possible use of aluminium adjuvants in combination with IL-12 to stimulate Th1-type immune responses are mentioned.
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- Erik B Lindblad
- Adjuvant Department, Brenntag Biosector, DK-3600 Frederikssund, Denmark.
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Morefield GL, Jiang D, Romero-Mendez IZ, Geahlen RL, Hogenesch H, Hem SL. Effect of phosphorylation of ovalbumin on adsorption by aluminum-containing adjuvants and elution upon exposure to interstitial fluid. Vaccine 2005; 23:1502-6. [PMID: 15670886 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2004] [Revised: 08/27/2004] [Accepted: 08/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The phosphate content of commercial ovalbumin was increased from 1.8 to 3.2 mol PO(4)/mol ovalbumin by conjugation of phosphoserine and reduced to 1.2 or 0.14 mol PO(4)/mol ovalbumin by treatment with potato acid phosphatase. The four ovalbumin samples were completely adsorbed by aluminum hydroxide adjuvant due to electrostatic attraction of the negatively charged ovalbumin and the positively charged aluminum hydroxide adjuvant as well as by ligand exchange of phosphate groups with surface hydroxyl groups. Elution from aluminum hydroxide adjuvant upon exposure to interstitial fluid was inversely related to the degree of phosphorylation of the ovalbumin. The ovalbumin sample containing 3.2 mol PO(4)/mol ovalbumin did not elute while the ovalbumin sample containing 0.14 mol PO(4)/mol ovalbumin eluted completely from aluminum hydroxide adjuvant during exposure to interstitial fluid for 30 min. Adsorption of the four ovalbumin samples by aluminum phosphate adjuvant was directly related to the degree of phosphorylation of ovalbumin. Adsorption was due to ligand exchange as an electrostatic repulsive force operated between the negatively charged ovalbumin samples and the negatively charged aluminum phosphate adjuvant. The potential for ligand exchange decreased as the phosphorylation of ovalbumin decreased. Elution upon exposure to interstitial fluid was inversely related to the degree of phosphorylation and was more extensive than observed for aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. Adsorption of ovalbumin by aluminum-containing adjuvants and elution upon exposure to interstitial fluid can be controlled by the degree of phosphorylation of both ovalbumin and the aluminum-containing adjuvant.
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- Garry L Morefield
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 124, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091, USA
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Aluminium compounds have been used as adjuvants in practical vaccination for more than 60 years to induce an early, an efficient and a long lasting protective immunity and are at present the most widely used adjuvants in both veterinary and human vaccines. Although the last two decades of systematic research into the nature of these adjuvants has contributed significantly to understanding their nature and their limitations as Th2 stimulators the more detailed mode of action of these adjuvants is still not completely understood. We have a comprehensive record of their behaviour and performance in practical vaccination, but an empirical approach to optimising their use in new vaccine formulations is still to some extent a necessity. The aim of the present review is to put the recent findings into a broader perspective to facilitate the application of these adjuvants in general and experimental vaccinology.
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- Erik B Lindblad
- Adjuvant Dept. Brenntag Biosector, DK-3600 Frederikssund, Denmark
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Iyer S, Robinett RSR, HogenEsch H, Hem SL. Mechanism of adsorption of hepatitis B surface antigen by aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. Vaccine 2004; 22:1475-9. [PMID: 15063571 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2003] [Revised: 10/16/2003] [Accepted: 10/17/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) differs from many antigens because of its associated lipid bilayer that is largely composed of phospholipids. In general, phosphate groups adsorb strongly to hydroxylated mineral surfaces by ligand exchange. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism of adsorption of hepatitis B surface antigen to aluminum hydroxide adjuvant with emphasis on the role of phospholipids in this adsorption. The adsorption of HBsAg by aluminum hydroxide adjuvant exhibits a high affinity adsorption isotherm. The Langmuir equation was used to calculate the adsorptive capacity (1.7 microg/microg Al), which is the amount of HBsAg adsorbed at monolayer coverage and the adsorptive coefficient (6.0 ml/microg), which is a measure of the strength of the adsorption force. The relatively high value of the adsorptive coefficient indicates that adsorption is due to a strong attractive force. Ligand exchange between a phosphate of the antigen and a surface hydroxyl of the adjuvant provides the strongest adsorption mechanism. The adsorption capacity of HBsAg was not affected by increased ionic strength indicating that electrostatic attraction is not the predominant adsorption force. Adsorption was also not affected by the addition of ethylene glycol indicating that hydrophobic interactions were not the predominant adsorption force. The strength of the adsorption force was indicated by the resistance of HBsAg to elution when exposed to interstitial fluid. Less than 5% of the HBsAg adsorbed to aluminum hydroxide adjuvant in a model vaccine was eluted during a 12 h in vitro exposure to interstitial fluid at 37 degrees C. Less than 1% of the adsorbed HBsAg in two commercial vaccines was eluted by in vitro exposure to interstitial fluid for 48 h at 37 degrees C. Thus, it was concluded that adsorption of HBsAg by aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is predominantly due to ligand exchange between the phospholipids in HBsAg and surface hydroxyls in aluminum hydroxide adjuvant.
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- Seema Iyer
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, Robert E. Heine Pharmacy Building, Room 124, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1336, USA
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Wittayanukulluk A, Jiang D, Regnier FE, Hem SL. Effect of microenvironment pH of aluminum hydroxide adjuvant on the chemical stability of adsorbed antigen. Vaccine 2004; 22:1172-6. [PMID: 15003645 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2003] [Revised: 09/25/2003] [Accepted: 09/25/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The rate of acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of glucose-1-phosphate (G1P) when adsorbed to aluminum hydroxide adjuvant was significantly slower than the rate of hydrolysis of a solution of G1P at the same pH. It was concluded that the positively charged aluminum hydroxide adjuvant (iep 11.4) electrostatically attracted anions including hydroxyls to form a double layer surrounding the adjuvant particles. Thus, the pH of the microenvironment surrounding the aluminum hydroxide adjuvant was higher than the bulk pH. Adsorbed G1P hydrolyzed at a rate associated with the pH of the microenvironment of the surface of the adjuvant rather than with the pH of the bulk solution. Comparison of the rate constant for the hydrolysis of adsorbed G1P to the pH-stability profile of G1P in solution revealed that adsorbed G1P hydrolyzed at a rate associated with a pH that was approximately two pH units higher than the bulk pH. The results suggest that the chemical stability of antigens that degrade by pH-dependent mechanisms can be optimized by modifying the surface charge of the aluminum-containing adjuvant to produce the pH of maximum stability in the microenvironment of the adjuvant.
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- Arunee Wittayanukulluk
- Industrial and Physical Pharmacy Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Jendrek S, Little SF, Hem S, Mitra G, Giardina S. Evaluation of the compatibility of a second generation recombinant anthrax vaccine with aluminum-containing adjuvants. Vaccine 2003; 21:3011-8. [PMID: 12798645 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(03)00109-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Recombinant protective antigen (rPA) is the active pharmaceutical ingredient in a second generation anthrax vaccine undergoing pre-clinical evaluation. This rPA vaccine differs from the currently licensed vaccine, anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA), in that the sole component is a recombinant form of protective antigen (PA). Unlike AVA the rPA vaccine contains no lethal factor (LF) or edema factor (EF), components of the two bipartite toxins, nor many other Bacillus anthracis-related contaminating proteins that are present in AVA. The proposed clinical protocol involves adsorption of the rPA to an aluminum-based adjuvant. The adsorptive characteristics of rPA and two aluminum-containing adjuvants were examined in a physiological buffer with and without EDTA. Based on the pI of rPA (pI=5.6) and the zero charge point of aluminum hydroxide adjuvant (11.5) and aluminum phosphate adjuvant (4.5), it was predicted and demonstrated that rPA bound in a more efficient manner to aluminum hydroxide adjuvant than to aluminum phosphate adjuvant in the physiological buffer. Binding of the rPA to the aluminum hydroxide adjuvant was decreased by increasing amounts of phosphate in the buffer. The adsorptive capacity for rPA onto aluminum hydroxide adjuvant in the physiological buffer and in water were calculated to be 0.46 mg rPA/mg aluminum in DPBS and 0.73 mg rPA/mg aluminum in water. This study also demonstrated that upon desorption from the aluminum hydroxide adjuvant the rPA was physically intact and free of detectable aggregates. Further, the eluted material was biologically active in an in vitro cytotoxicity assay. Desorption was only possible after an overnight incubation of 2-8 degrees C and not after a room temperature incubation reflecting increased contact with the aluminum hydroxide adjuvant over time. These data suggest that the interaction between rPA and aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is predominantly electrostatic in character.
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- Scott Jendrek
- Building 320, SAIC-Frederick Inc., National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
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Abstract
Langmuir adsorption isotherms of endotoxin and aluminum-containing adjuvants at pH 7.4 and 25 degrees C revealed that aluminum hydroxide adjuvant has a greater adsorption capacity (283 microg/mg Al) and adsorption coefficient (1.3x10(4) ml/miccrog) than aluminum phosphate adjuvant (3.0 microg/mg Al, 0.20 ml/microg). The difference in endotoxin adsorption was related to two adsorption mechanisms: electrostatic attraction and covalent bonding. The isoelectric point (iep) of endotoxin is approximately 2. An electrostatic attractive force will be present with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant (iep=11.4), and an electrostatic repulsive force will operate with aluminum phosphate adjuvant (iep=4.6). Endotoxin contains two phosphate groups in the lipid A portion. Covalent bonding occurs with surface aluminum in aluminum hydroxide adjuvant but is inhibited by surface phosphate in aluminum phosphate adjuvant. In-vitro desorption experiments using components of interstitial fluid showed that endotoxin adsorbed by aluminum hydroxide adjuvant was not desorbed by interstitial anions (5 mM phosphate or 2.7 mM citrate) or interstitial proteins (25 mg albumin/ml). The effect of aluminum-containing adjuvants on the systemic response of Sprague-Dawley rats to a 15 microg/kg subcutaneous dose of endotoxin was determined by measuring the serum concentration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). TNF-alpha and IL-6 were observed in the group which received an endotoxin solution or endotoxin and aluminum phosphate adjuvant. No TNF-alpha or IL-6 was detected in the group that received endotoxin and aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant detoxifies endotoxin by adsorbing it in the vaccine and then not releasing it in interstitial fluid upon administration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y Shi
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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