Adiuwanty – substancje podnoszące skuteczność szczepionek – część II

© Borgis - Medycyna Rodzinna 4/2007, s. 91-95

*Aleksandra Krause, Paulina Górska, Janusz Ślusarczyk

Summary
Adjuvants that are constituents of many different preparations used for active immunization, significantly influence the process of immunological reaction against the antigen, enhancing or modulating its profile. Optimal adjuvant system should provide high effectiveness of vaccines and allergen preparations and guarantee maximal safety. New generation vaccines produced with advanced genetic engineering techniques, containing synthetic antigens or antigen fragments are much safer than conventional preparations, but also much less immunogenic. New adjuvant formulas are therefore elaborated to obtain sufficient immunostimulation. Aluminium hydroxide or aluminium phosphate are the most universal adjuvant nowadays. New experiments are conducted however worldwide to elaborate better adjuvants than aluminum compounds. In the second part of the paper entitled "Adjuvants – substances stimulating immunological response” physico-chemical properties and mechanisms of action of new generation adjuvants were focused. Main groups of these substances were characterized, such as adjuvants derived from bacteria, liposomes, archaeosomes, adjuvant-active nonionic block copolymers, microspheres or cytokines, many different adjuvant formulas were also specified, among others MPL, CpG, enterotoxins and MDP.

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