The saponins–polar isoprenoids with important and diverse biological activities

A Osbourn, RJM Goss, RA Field - Natural product reports, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to the end of 2010 Saponins are polar molecules that consist of a triterpene or
steroid aglycone with one or more sugar chains. They are one of the most numerous and …

New generation adjuvants–from empiricism to rational design

DT O'Hagan, CB Fox - Vaccine, 2015 - Elsevier
Adjuvants are an essential component of modern vaccine development. Despite many
decades of development, only a few types of adjuvants are currently included in vaccines …

Natural and synthetic saponin adjuvant QS-21 for vaccines against cancer

G Ragupathi, JR Gardner, PO Livingston… - Expert review of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
One of the most widely used and potent immunological adjuvants is a mixture of soluble
triterpene glycosides purified from the soap bark tree (Quillaja saponaria). Despite …

New vaccines against influenza virus

YT Lee, KH Kim, EJ Ko, YN Lee… - Clinical and …, 2014 - synapse.koreamed.org
Vaccination is one of the most effective and cost-benefit interventions that prevent the
mortality and reduce morbidity from infectious pathogens. However, the licensed influenza …

Carrier diversity and chemical ligations in the toolbox for designing tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs) as synthetic vaccine candidates

R Roy, L Mousavifar - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This review highlights the recent development in the use of carriers of increasing simplicities
and versatile chemical ligation processes leading to synthetic vaccine candidates against …

Development of improved vaccine adjuvants based on the saponin natural product QS-21 through chemical synthesis

A Fernandez-Tejada, DS Tan… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Vaccines based on molecular subunit antigens are increasingly being
investigated due to their improved safety and more precise targeting compared to classical …

[HTML][HTML] Selection of adjuvants for enhanced vaccine potency

W Wang, M Singh - World Journal of Vaccines, 2011 - scirp.org
The advent of mass vaccination has saved millions of human lives and revolutionized the
quality of life. Vaccination is currently one of the most cost effective ways of managing …

Natural products and the search for novel vaccine adjuvants

J Rey-Ladino, AG Ross, AW Cripps, DP McManus… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
Vaccines that protect against intracellular infections such as malaria, Leishmania and
Chlamydia require strong cellular responses based on CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells in …

Tau-directed immunotherapy: a promising strategy for treating Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies

SK Schroeder, A Joly-Amado, MN Gordon… - Journal of neuroimmune …, 2016 - Springer
Immunotherapy directed against tau is a promising treatment strategy for Alzheimer's
Disease (AD) and tauopathies. We review initial studies on tau-directed immunotherapy …

Anticancer attributes of desert plants: a review

E Harlev, E Nevo, EP Lansky, S Lansky… - Anti-Cancer …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
The ever-increasing emergence of the resistance of mammalian tumor cells to
chemotherapy and its severe side effects reduces the clinical efficacy of a large variety of …