title: Adjuvant activity of iscoms; effect of ratio and co-incorporation of antigen and adjuvant.
abstract: We have studied the importance of co-incorporation of antigen and adjuvant in iscoms and the effects of different ratios of adjuvant and antigen in the iscom particles. Immune responses to influenza virus antigens (flu-Ag) in iscoms were compared to those induced by flu-Ag mixed with iscom-matrix, i.e. antigen and adjuvant delivered in separate packages. Higher doses of Quil A were required with iscom-matrix to induce strong immune responses compared to iscoms containing the same amount of antigen. The immunogenic properties of iscoms were affected by the ratio between antigen and adjuvant in the particles. Both iscoms and flu-Ag mixed with iscom-matrix induced antigen-specific antibodies with similar IgG subclass distribution and activated spleen cells producing high levels of IL-2 and IFN-gamma in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Bengtsson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sjölander
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D016882:ISCOMs / Q000276:immunology*; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D016882:ISCOMs