ENHANCEMENT OF IMMUNOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF CPG-ODN VEHICULIZED IN LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL CARRIERS
Maletto B.(1), Alemandi D.A.(2), Morón G.(1), Pistoresi-Palencia M.C.(1), Palma S.D (2). Dep. de Bioquímica Clínica-CIBICI (1), Dep. de Farmacia (2), Fac. de Ciencias Químicas, U.N.C. Cdad. Universitaria, 5016 Córdoba, Argentina. CONICET sdpalma@fcq.unc.edu.ar
CpG-ODN (oligonucleotides containing unmethylated CpG in particular base context) is a new adjuvant for vaccines that unfortunately has shown reduced bioavailability owed mainly to lack of chemical stability. In this work, we evaluated the adjuvant capacity of CpG-ODN incorporated into lamellar mesophases of lyotropic liquid crystals (coagels). For that, BALB/c mices were immunized (
IgG IgG1 IgG2a
OVA/CpG-ODN 3,9±0,0 3,4±0,1 2,7±0,2
OVA/CpG-ODN/coagel 5,1±0,0 4,4±0,1 3,8±0,2
The levels of IFN-g were higher in animals immunized with OVA/CpG-ODN/coagel than in those immunized with OVA/CpG-ODN (p<0,005). These results indicate that CpG-ODN intensified the specific immune response when administered in coagels.