title: The golden era of vaccine adjuvants.
abstract: A 5-day workshop on adjuvant for vaccines was held in Trinidad, Cuba, on the 16-21 May 2010. Organized by the Latin American Association for Immunology and the Cuban Society for Immunology, the workshop attracted more than 60 scientists from different parts of the world. The meeting summarizes current knowledge regarding vaccine adjuvants, including delivery systems and parasitic vaccines. Main discussion topics were the discovery of new adjuvant formulations, action mechanisms for adjuvants, adjuvants for a different route of immunization, focused on mucosal vaccines, and nano- and micro-particles as a delivery system. This article highlights the most important issues presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Finlay Institute, PO Box 16017, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Osmir
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: Maribel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuello
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lastre
authors.forename: Belkis
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romeu
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balboa
authors.forename: Caridad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zayas
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pérez
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004339:Drug Compounding; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal / Q000502:physiology*; D007114:Immunization; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D014612:Vaccines