Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS
Volume 133, Issue -, Pages 1-11Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.09.029
Keywords
Exosomes; Extracellular vesicles; HBsAg; Poly-epsilon-caprolactone/chitosan nanoparticles; Vaccine adjuvant
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Funding
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Centro 2020 Regional Operational Programme [CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000008]
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through COMPETE 2020 - Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation
- Portuguese national funds via FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007440, POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030331]
- FCT [PPBI-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022122, DFRH -SFRH/BD/81350/2011]
- [ProSafe/0001/2016]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [ProSafe/0001/2016] Funding Source: FCT
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Over the past few years, exosomes, a class of extracellular vesicles (EVs), have emerged as key players for intercellular communication ultimately modulating the behavior of target cells with countless outcomes. Nevertheless, the potential role of exosomes as vaccine adjuvants remains largely unexplored. Herein, we hypothesized that exosomes derived from immune cells may have an immunostimulatory effect and could constitute a good target towards the development of new fine-tuned vaccine adjuvants. To accomplish this goal, exosomes isolated from lipopolysaccharide endotoxin (LPS)-stimulated human monocytic cell line (THP-1) were characterized and tested for their non-specific immunostimulatory activity when administered subcutaneously to healthy mice; additionally, exosomes' vaccine adjuvant ability was also disclosed after their inclusion in vaccine formulations. The results obtained suggested that the isolated exosomes evoked a pro-inflammatory profile in spleen cells of healthy mice through the induction of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 (CCL5, also known as RANTES) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta). Moreover, subcutaneous vaccination of mice with exosomes combined with a solution of hepatitis B recombinant antigen (HBsAg) or combined with a suspension containing HBsAg loaded poly-e-caprolactone (PCL)/chitosan nanoparticles (NPs), induced a humoral immune response quite similar to the one achieved with the experimental control group (HBsAg solution without exosomes). However, exosomes triggered an immunomodulator effect on the cellular immune response, highlighted by the enhancement of IFN-gamma secretion. To the best of authors knowledge, this is the first report describing extensively the role of unmodified exosomes as adjuvants and co-adjuvants for hepatitis B vaccination strategies.
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