Immunopotentiators in modern vaccines / [edited by] Virgil E.J.C. Schijns, Derek T. O'Hagan.

Other author Schijns, Virgil E. J. C.
Other author O'Hagan, Derek T.
Format Book
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxi, 371 pages 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Unravelling "the immunologist's dirty little secret" / Virgil E.J.C. Schijns -- Dendritic cells as targets and tools in vaccines / Imerio Capone, Paola Rizza, and Filippo Belardelli -- Host-derived molecules as adjuvants / Tom Barr, Jennifer Carlring, and Andrew W. Heath -- Innate immune mechanisms and the identification of immune potentiators as vaccine adjuvants / Achal Pashine, Jeffrey B. Ulmer, and Nicholas M. Valiante -- CpG oligodeoxynucleotides as vaccine adjuvants / Michael J. McCluskie and Risini D. Weeratna -- Toll-like receptor 4 agonists as vaccine adjuvants / David H. Persing ... [et al.] -- Immunomodulatory adjuvants from Quillaja saponaria / Charlotte Read Kensil --
Contents Microparticles as vaccine delivery systems / Derek T. O'Hagan -- MF59: a safe and potent adjuvant for human use / Audino Podda, Giuseppe Del Giudice, and Derek T. O'Hagan -- Development and evaluation of AS04, a novel and improved adjuvant system containing MPL and aluminium salt / Nathalie Garçon, Marcelle van Mechelen, and Martine Wettendorff -- Virosomes for vaccine delivery / Ian C. Metcalfe and Reinhard Glück -- The ISCOMATRIX adjuvant / Debbie Drane and Martin J. Pearse -- Mineral adjuvants / Erik B. Lindblad --
Contents Mucosal adjuvants based on cholera toxin and E. coli heat-labile enterotoxin / Jan Holmgren ... [et al.] -- Transcutaneous immunization using the heat-labile enterotoxin of E. coli as an adjuvant / Richard T. Kenney and Gregory M. Glenn -- T cell adjuvants and novel strategies for their identification / Laurence Van Overvelt and Philippe Moingeon -- Vaccination to treat noninfectious diseases: surveying the opportunities / Stephen W. Martin and Martin F. Bachmann -- Clinical evaluation of adjuvants / Jakub K. Simon and Robert Edelman -- Regulatory considerations in the nonclinical safety assessment of adjuvanted preventive vaccines / Elizabeth M. Sutkowski and Marion F. Gruber.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005016429
ISBN0120884038 :
ISBN9780120884032