Synthetic Toll like receptor-4 (TLR-4) agonist peptides as a novel class of adjuvants.

Adjuvants serve as catalysts of the innate immune response by initiating a localized site of inflammation that is mitigated by the interactions between antigens and toll like receptor (TLR) proteins. Currently, the majority of vaccines are formulated with aluminum based adjuvants, which are associat...

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Main Authors: Arulkumaran Shanmugam, Shilpi Rajoria, Andrea L George, Abraham Mittelman, Robert Suriano, Raj K Tiwari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3282694?pdf=render