How do adjuvants work? Important considerations for new generation adjuvants

Amy S McKee; Michael W Munks; Philippa Marrack

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2007.11.003

How do adjuvants work? Important considerations for new generation adjuvants

Immunity. 2007 Nov;27(5):687-90. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.11.003.

Authors

Amy S McKee¹, Michael W Munks, Philippa Marrack

Affiliation

¹ HHMI, Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.

PMID: 18031690
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.11.003

Abstract

In this Commentary, McKee et al. highlight the properties of extrinsic vaccine adjuvants that must be considered to achieve the most protective immune response, as occurs naturally with many intrinsic pathogen-derived adjuvants.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adjuvants, Immunologic / pharmacology*
Animals
Humans
Immune System / physiology*
Infections / immunology*
Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

Adjuvants, Immunologic
Vaccines