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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH AND THERAPEUTICS
卷 27, 期 4, 页码 2965-2982出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10989-021-10303-y
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Synthetic peptide vaccine; Lyophilization; Cryoprotectants; Peptides and proteins
Peptide vaccines are a safe and effective way to provide long-lasting protection against specific diseases by leveraging the immune system. The use of cryoprotectants during the lyophilization process safeguard the peptide molecules from stressors and maintain their viability and structural stability. This paper aims to understand the physicochemical properties of peptide vaccines and the mechanism of cryoprotection, along with the challenges and opportunities in their development.
Vaccines are designed to leverage the immune system and produce long-lasting protection against specific diseases. Peptide vaccines are regarded as safe and effective way of circumventing problems such as mild allergic reactions associated with conventional vaccines. The biggest challenges associated with formulation of peptide vaccines are stability issues and conformational changes which lead to destruction of their activity when exposed to lyophilization process that may act as stressors. Lyophilization process is aimed at removal of water which involves freezing, primary drying and secondary drying. To safeguard the peptide molecules from such stresses, cryoprotectants are used to offer them viability and structural stability. This paper is an attempt to understand the physicochemical properties of peptide vaccines, mechanism of cryoprotection under the shed of water replacement, water substitution theory and cation-pi interaction theory of amino acids which aims at shielding the peptide from external environment by formation of hydrogen bonds, covalent bonds or cation-pi interaction between cryoprotectant and peptide followed by selection criteria of cryoprotectants and their utility in peptide vaccines development along with challenges and opportunities. Graphic Abstract
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