| Literature DB >> 16887242 |
Juliane D Fleck1, Carla Kauffmann, Fernando Spilki, Claiton L Lencina, Paulo M Roehe, Grace Gosmann.
Abstract
The chemical characterization of aqueous extracts (AE) of barks, leaves and branches and the saponin fraction denominated QB-90 obtained from Quillaja brasiliensis, a native species from Southern Brazil, show remarkable similarities to Quillaja saponaria saponins which are known as adjuvants in vaccine formulations. In vivo toxicity assays of AE and QB-90 showed not to be lethal for mice in doses ranging from 50 to 1600 microg and 50-400 microg, respectively. Experimental vaccines prepared with bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) antigen and either AE (barks 100 microg, leaves 400 microg, branches 400 microg) or QB-90 (100 microg) were able to enhance the immune responses of mice in a comparable manner to saponins from Q. saponaria (QuilA, 100 microg). BHV-1 specific IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a antibody levels in serum were also significantly enhanced by AE, QB-90 and QuilA compared to control group (p<0.05). These results showed that AE and QB-90 from Q. brasiliensis are potential candidates as adjuvants in vaccines.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16887242 DOI： 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.06.059
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN： 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641