De Geest BG, Willart MA, Lambrecht BN, Pollard C, Vervaet C, Remon JP, Grooten J, De Koker S. Surface-engineered polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules: synthetic vaccines mimicking microbial structure and function.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012;
51:3862-6. [PMID:
22411781 DOI:
10.1002/anie.201200048]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Immunizing: to evoke highly potent immune responses against recombinant antigens, hollow capsules consisting of layers of dextran sulphate and poly-L-arginine that encapsulate the antigen ovalbumin (orange circles) were coated with immune-activating CpG-containing oligonucleotides (green). These capsules were readily internalized by dendritic cells and showed activity in further immunization experiments.
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