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Saponin Monophosphoryl Lipid-A Nanoparticles

Vaxjo ID 191
Vaccine Adjuvant Name Saponin Monophosphoryl Lipid-A Nanoparticles
Alternative Names SMNP
Adjuvant VO ID VO_0006095
Description combination vaccine adjuvant that includes AS01-mimic, Immune Stimulating Complex (ISCOM) with a TLR4 agonist that induces a mixed Th1/Th2 response
Stage of Development Research
Location Licensed US (Massachusetts institute of technology)
Host Species for Testing 3
Components QS-21 saponin and monophosphoryl lipid A and cholesterol and phospholipids
Storage 4 C in liquid form or frozen at -20C in PBS pH 7.4 or 6.5
Preparation solubilized in micelles of surfactant MEGA-10 then diluted below CMC, then self-assembled using QS-21
Function robust production of cytokines and chemokines in vaccine site-draining lymph nodes, enhances lymphatic transport of antigen, and increases antigen accumulation in draining lymph nodes
References
(Michaels, 2023): Vaccine Adjuvant Compendium - VAC [https://vac.niaid.nih.gov/view?id=77]
Silva et al., 2021: Silva M, Kato Y, Melo MB, Phung I, Freeman BL, Li Z, Roh K, Van Wijnbergen JW, Watkins H, Enemuo CA, Hartwell BL, Chang JYH, Xiao S, Rodrigues KA, Cirelli KM, Li N, Haupt S, Aung A, Cossette B, Abraham W, Kataria S, Bastidas R, Bhiman J, Linde C, Bloom NI, Groschel B, Georgeson E, Phelps N, Thomas A, Bals J, Carnathan DG, Lingwood D, Burton DR, Alter G, Padera TP, Belcher AM, Schief WR, Silvestri G, Ruprecht RM, Crotty S, Irvine DJ. A particulate saponin/TLR agonist vaccine adjuvant alters lymph flow and modulates adaptive immunity. Science immunology. 2021; 6(66); eabf1152. [PubMed: 34860581].