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  • Vaccine research aims to develop safe and biocompatible adjuvants that enhance immune responses.
  • The natural polymer hyaluronan (HA) has shown potential as an effective immunological adjuvant, improving immunogenicity and reducing the need for booster shots.
  • HA’s biocompatibility allows for various injection methods and promotes efficient antigen delivery to immune cells, making it a valuable option for vaccine development.

Article Abstract

One of the main goals of vaccine research is the development of adjuvants that can enhance immune responses and are both safe and biocompatible. We explored the application of the natural polymer hyaluronan (HA) as a promising immunological adjuvant for protein-based vaccines. Chemical conjugation of HA to antigens strongly increased their immunogenicity, reduced booster requirements, and allowed antigen dose sparing. HA-based bioconjugates stimulated robust and long-lasting humoral responses without the addition of other immunostimulatory compounds and proved highly efficient when compared to other adjuvants. Due to its intrinsic biocompatibility, HA allowed the exploitation of different injection routes and did not induce inflammation at the inoculation site. This polymer promoted rapid translocation of the antigen to draining lymph nodes, thus facilitating encounters with antigen-presenting cells. Overall, HA can be regarded as an effective and biocompatible adjuvant to be exploited for the design of a wide variety of vaccines.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8093216PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41423-021-00667-yDOI Listing

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