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APS |
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Vaxjo ID |
340 |
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Vaccine Adjuvant Name |
APS |
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Alternative Names |
Astragalus polysaccharides |
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Adjuvant VO ID |
VO_0005581
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Description |
natural adjuvant that induces a mixed Th1/TH2 response |
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Stage of Development |
Research |
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Host Species for Testing |
Mouse |
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Components |
Astragalus polysaccharides (APS), an extract from a kind of Chinese traditional herb Astragalus membranaceus |
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Storage |
-20C |
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Preparation |
dissolved in saline at the concentration of 50 mg/mL |
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Function |
dendritic cell maturation |
| References |
Du et al., 2012: Du X, Zhao B, Li J, Cao X, Diao M, Feng H, Chen X, Chen Z, Zeng X. Astragalus polysaccharides enhance immune responses of HBV DNA vaccination via promoting the dendritic cell maturation and suppressing Treg frequency in mice. International immunopharmacology. 2012; 14(4); 463-470. [PubMed: 23006659].
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