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Lipopeptide Nanoparticles: Development of Vaccines against Hookworm Parasite

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Title
Lipopeptide Nanoparticles: Development of Vaccines against Hookworm Parasite
Published in
ChemMedChem, August 2015
DOI 10.1002/cmdc.201500227
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Abdullah A. H. Ahmad Fuaad, Mark S. Pearson, Darren A. Pickering, Luke Becker, Guangzu Zhao, Alex C. Loukas, Mariusz Skwarczynski, Istvan Toth

Abstract

Necator americanus (hookworm) infects over half a billion people worldwide. Anthelminthic drugs are commonly used to treat the infection; however, vaccination is a more favorable strategy to combat this parasite. We designed new B-cell peptide epitopes based on the aspartic protease of N. americanus (Na-APR-1). The peptides were conjugated to self-adjuvanting lipid core peptide (LCP) systems via stepwise solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and copper catalyst azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reactions. The LCP vaccine candidates were able to self-assemble into nanoparticles, were administered to mice without the use of additional adjuvant, and generated antibodies that recognized the parent epitope. However, only one LCP derivative was able to produce a high titer of antibodies specific to Na-APR-1; circular dichroism analyses of this compound showed a β-sheet conformation for the incorporated epitope. This study provides important insight in epitope and delivery system design for the development of a vaccine against hookworm infections.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 4%
Unknown 23 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 25%
Student > Master 3 13%
Other 2 8%
Researcher 2 8%
Professor 2 8%
Other 4 17%
Unknown 5 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 7 29%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 13%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 8%
Unspecified 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 5 21%
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#17,285,668
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#2,657
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#165,578
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#35
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