Abstract
Since the discovery of liposomes by Alec Bangham in mid-1960s, these phospholipid vesicles have been widely used as pharmaceutical carriers. Liposomes have been extensively studied in the vaccine delivery field as a carrier and an immune stimulating agent. Liposomes are usually formulated as nanoparticles, mimicking the properties of pathogens, and have the ability to induce humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. In this review, we focused on modern nanotechnology-based approaches for the improvement of liposomal vaccine delivery systems. Topics such as sizedependent uptake, processing and activation of antigen presenting cells, targeting liposomes and route of administration are discussed.
Keywords: Administration route, bilosome, liposome, niosome, size-dependent immunity, vaccine delivery, virosome.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Liposomes as Nanovaccine Delivery Systems
Volume: 14 Issue: 9
Author(s): Khairunnisa Abdul Ghaffar, Ashwini Kumar Giddam, Mehfuz Zaman, Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth
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Keywords: Administration route, bilosome, liposome, niosome, size-dependent immunity, vaccine delivery, virosome.
Abstract: Since the discovery of liposomes by Alec Bangham in mid-1960s, these phospholipid vesicles have been widely used as pharmaceutical carriers. Liposomes have been extensively studied in the vaccine delivery field as a carrier and an immune stimulating agent. Liposomes are usually formulated as nanoparticles, mimicking the properties of pathogens, and have the ability to induce humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. In this review, we focused on modern nanotechnology-based approaches for the improvement of liposomal vaccine delivery systems. Topics such as sizedependent uptake, processing and activation of antigen presenting cells, targeting liposomes and route of administration are discussed.
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Ghaffar Abdul Khairunnisa, Giddam Kumar Ashwini, Zaman Mehfuz, Skwarczynski Mariusz and Toth Istvan, Liposomes as Nanovaccine Delivery Systems, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 14 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026614666140329232757
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026614666140329232757 |
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