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CTB

Vaxjo ID 215       
Vaccine Adjuvant Name CTB       
Alternative Names Cholera toxin subunit B       
Adjuvant VO ID VO_0005270
Description CTB (Cholera toxin subunit B) can be used as a genetic adjuvant to enhance systemic immune responses and as a potent adjuvant to improve both systemic and mucosal T-cell responses.       
Stage of Development Research       
Components CTB (Cholera toxin subunit B) can be used as a genetic adjuvant to enhance the systemic immune responses       
Preparation Constructed as part of DNA and recombinant Tiantan vaccinia (rTTV) vaccines expressing OVA-CTB fusion antigen.       
Dosage The paper describes immunization regimens in mice but not specific dosages for CTB itself.       
Function We constructed DNA and recombinant Tiantan vaccinia (rTTV) vaccines expressing an OVA-CTB fusion antigen. Female C57BL/6 mice were immunized with intranasal DNA priming followed by intramuscular rTTV boosting. OVA-specific T-cell responses were assessed by IFN-γ ELISPOT, and antibody responses by ELISA. Compared to the non-adjuvant group (pSV-OVA/rTTV-OVA), the pSV-OVA-CTB/rTTV-OVA-CTB regimen significantly enhanced T-cell responses in the spleen (1562 ± 567 vs. 330 ± 182 SFCs/10⁶ cells, P < 0.01), mesenteric lymph nodes (96 ± 83 vs. 1 ± 2, P < 0.05), respiratory tract draining lymph nodes (109 ± 60 vs. 2 ± 2, P < 0.01), and female genital tract (89 ± 48 vs. 23 ± 21, P < 0.01). These findings demonstrate that CTB fusion acts as a potent adjuvant to boost systemic and mucosal T-cell responses.       
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References
Qiu et al., 2014: Qiu S, Ren X, Ben Y, Ren Y, Wang J, Zhang X, Wan Y, Xu J. Fusion-expressed CTB improves both systemic and mucosal T-cell responses elicited by an intranasal DNA priming/intramuscular recombinant vaccinia boosting regimen. Journal of immunology research. 2014; 2014; 308732. [PubMed: 24741585].