title: Enhancing nicotine vaccine immunogenicity with liposomes.
abstract: A major liability of existing nicotine vaccine candidates is the wide variation in anti-nicotine immune responses among clinical trial participants. In order to address this liability, significant emphasis has been directed at evaluating adjuvants and delivery systems that confer more robust potentiation of the anti-nicotine immune response. Toward that end, we have initiated work that seeks to exploit the adjuvant effect of liposomes, with or without Toll-like receptor agonist(s). The results of the murine immunization study described herein support the hypothesis that a liposomal nicotine vaccine formulation may provide a means for addressing the immunogenicity challenge.
authors: Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors: Jonathan W
authors: JW
authors: Lockner
authors: Sam On
authors: SO
authors: Ho
authors: Karen C
authors: KC
authors: McCague
authors: Su Ming
authors: SM
authors: Chiang
authors: Thai Q
authors: TQ
authors: Do
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Fujii
authors: Kim D
authors: KD
authors: Janda
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008081:Liposomes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D051379:Mice; D009538:Nicotine / Q000276:immunology*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D008081:Liposomes; D014612:Vaccines; D009538:Nicotine