Inflammasome-activating nanoparticles as modular systems for optimizing vaccine efficacy
Demento SL, Eisenbarth SC, Foellmer HG, Platt C, Caplan MJ, Saltzman W, Mellman I, Ledizet M, Fikrig E, Flavell RA, Fahmy TM. Inflammasome-activating nanoparticles as modular systems for optimizing vaccine efficacy. Vaccine 2009, 27: 3013-3021. PMID: 19428913, PMCID: PMC2695996, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.03.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntibody FormationCarrier ProteinsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDendritic CellsLactic AcidLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerVaccinationViral Envelope ProteinsWest Nile FeverWest Nile Virus VaccinesConceptsPattern recognition receptorsToll-like receptorsInflammasome activationInnate immune system activationEffective adaptive immune responseIntracellular pattern recognition receptorsAntigen-presenting cellsAdaptive immune responsesWest Nile encephalitisImmune system activationInnate immune pathwaysWild-type macrophagesDendritic cellsCellular immunityVaccination approachesVaccine efficacyIL-1betaNLRP3 inflammasomeAdjuvant systemImmune responsePotent new approachMurine modelInflammasome activitySystem activationImmune pathways