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Naltrexone

Vaxjo ID 350       
Vaccine Adjuvant Name Naltrexone       
Adjuvant VO ID VO_0005270
Description Naltrexone is described as an efficient adjuvant capable of inducing Th1 immune responses, specifically increasing IFN-纬 and IgG2a production, and enhancing the proliferative response of splenocytes/lymphocytes.       
Stage of Development Research       
Host Species for Testing Mouse       
Preparation Used in immunization experiments by immunizing mice with NLT adjuvant and *F. hepatica* E/S antigens.       
Function we examined immune augmenting capacities of an emerging adjuvant, Naltrexone, against Fasciola hepatica infection in BALB/c mice. Negates the effects of exogenous opioids through competitive binding with opioid receptors; exhibits strong affinity for µ-opioid receptors in the central nervous system; high affinity, but also partial agonistic activity towards κ receptors in the brain and spinal cord; minor affinity for δ receptors in the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. [PMC10968813]       
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References
Azizi et al., 2018: Azizi H, Mirzaeei H, Nasiri AA, Bazi A, Mirzapour A, Khatami M, Nahavandi KH, Azimi A, Yaghoobi H. Naltrexone; as an efficient adjuvant in induction of Th1 immunity and protection against Fasciola hepatica infection. Experimental parasitology. 2018; 189; 66-71. [PubMed: 29729492].
Ciwun et al., 2024: Ciwun M, Tankiewicz-Kwedlo A, Pawlak D. Low-Dose Naltrexone as an Adjuvant in Combined Anticancer Therapy. Cancers. 2024; 16(6); . [PubMed: 38539570].