Ferro, V.A. and Costa, R. and Carter, K.C. and Harvey, M.J. and Waterston, M.M. and Mullen, A. and Matschke, C. and Mann, J.F.S. and Colston, A. and Stimson, W.H. (2004) Immune responses to a GnRH-based anti-fertility immunogen, induced by different adjuvants and subsequent effect on vaccine efficacy. Vaccine, 22 (8). pp. 1024-31. ISSN 0264-410X
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A modified GnRH peptide (CHWSYGLRPG-NH2) was conjugated to tetanus toxoid and formulated with different adjuvants (non-ionic surfactant vesicles, aluminium hydroxide, Quil A, PLGA (poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/triacetin), and Quil A/PLGA). A comparison of the anti-fertility efficacy of the formulations was made by examining specific antibody levels, antibody subclasses, endocrine ablation and gonadal atrophy. The production of IgG2b antibody provided the best correlation for castration. PLGA was considered the most effective adjuvant as it produced a consistent anti-fertility response in all the treated animals.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 10923 |
| Keywords: | GnRH, anti-fertility, vaccine, Pharmacy and materia medica |
| Subjects: | Medicine > Pharmacy and materia medica |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences Faculty of Science > Immunology |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2011 09:30 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:54 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/10923 |
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