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- Title
The influence of different peptide combinations to increase the immunogenicity of the Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Vaccine for prostate cancer treatment.
- Authors
Aguilar, Franklin Fuentes; Barranco, Jesús Junco; Lesvia Calzada, Aguilera; Fuentes, Eddy Bover; Leal, Jose André Serradelo; López, Eduardo Hernández; Vázquez, Eulogio Pimentel; Baker, Roberto Basulto; Acosta, Osvaldo Reyes; Pérez, Hilda Garay; Nieto, Gerardo Guillén
- Abstract
Therapeutic vaccines, specifically the Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) vaccine, are considered an additional therapeutic option for advanced stage prostate cancer. Our work showed amplification of the immune response when combining two peptides with and without the Very Small Size Proteoliposomes (VSSP). VSSP is a potent adjuvant for dendritic cells activation and Th1 differentiation. as enhanced immune response. Methods: The test was carried out in Copenhagen rats as animal model. Resultst: The use of both peptides and their combination with VSSP generated a potentiation of the immune response statistically superior, in term of generating anti GnRH antibody and effects on target organs, when it was compared with the effects which occurs with independent peptides and with and without the VSSP. These results can find application in the development of GnRH vaccine candidates and in peptide based vaccine strategies. Conclusions: Immunization with the peptide combination enhances the immune response when mixed with the VSSPs.
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Therapeutics & Oncology, 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2, p87
- ISSN
1359-4117
- Publication type
Academic Journal