Antigen depot is not required for alum adjuvanticity

Alum adjuvants have been in continuous clinical use for more than 80 yr. While the prevailing theory has been that depot formation and the associated slow release of antigen and/or inflammation are responsible for alum enhancement of antigen presentation and subsequent T- and B-cell responses, this...

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Main Authors: Hutchison, Sharon, Benson, Robert A., Gibson, Vivienne B., Pollock, Abigail H., Garside, Paul, Brewer, James M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289510/