Modulation of the immune response by a synthetic adjuvant and analogs

Autor: Jean Choay, Edgar Lederer, Francoise Audibert, Pierre Lefrancier, Louis Chedid
Rok vydání: 1976
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 73:2472-2475
ISSN: 1091-6490
0027-8424
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.73.7.2472
Popis: N-Acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine increases the humoral immune response of mice when given in aqueous media instead of the usual water-in-oil emulsions. Moreover, this compound is adjuvant active even by the oral route. In view of studying the relation between chemical structure and biological activity, several synthetic analogs were tested. The immune response could be modulated according to chemical modifications, and the synthetic analog with D- in place of L-alanine was shown to inhibit the immune response.
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