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Development of a Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) Particle Vaccine to Protect Against House Dust Mite Induced Allergy

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Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) particles carrying antigen and adjuvant is a promising vaccine system which has been shown to stimulate systemic antigen-specific immune responses. In this study, we investigated the relationship of (i) the sizes of PLGA particle and (ii) the presence of cytosine-phosphate-guanine motifs (CpG), with the extent and type of immune response stimulated against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus-2 (Der p2) antigen. Different sizes of PLGA particles encapsulating CpG were prepared using a double emulsion solvent evaporation method. Mice were vaccinated with Der p2 and different sizes of empty or CpG-loaded PLGA particles. Vaccinated mice were exposed to daily intranasal instillation of Der p2 for 10 days followed by euthanization to estimate leukocyte accumulation in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids, antibody profiles, and airway hyperresponsiveness. PLGA particles showed a size-dependent decrease in the proportion of eosinophils found in BAL fluids. Mice vaccinated with the Der p2 coated on 9-μm-sized empty PLGA particles showed increased levels of IgE and IgG1 antibodies as well as increased airway hyperresponsiveness. All sizes of PLGA particles encapsulating CpG prevented airway hyperresponsiveness after Der p2 exposures. Inflammatory responses to Der p2 exposure were significantly reduced when smaller PLGA particles were used for vaccination. In addition, encapsulating CpG in PLGA particles increased IgG2a secretion. This study shows that the size of PLGA particles used for vaccination plays a major role in the prevention of house dust mite-induced allergy and that incorporation of CpG into the PLGA particles preferentially develops a Th1-type immune response.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences-funded Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (NIH P30 ES005605). Other sources of support include the American Cancer Society (RSG-09-015-01-CDD), the National Cancer Institute (NIH 1R21CA13345-01/1R21CA128414-01A2/UI Mayo Clinic Lymphoma SPORE), and the Lyle and Sharon Bighley Professorship. We thank Sean Geary for expert reading of the manuscript.

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    Vijaya B. Joshi, Amaraporn Wongrakpanich & Aliasger K. Salem

  2. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, USA

    Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd, Xuefang Jing & Peter S. Thorne

  3. Department of Pathology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, USA

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Joshi, V.B., Adamcakova-Dodd, A., Jing, X. et al. Development of a Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) Particle Vaccine to Protect Against House Dust Mite Induced Allergy. AAPS J 16, 975–985 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12248-014-9624-5

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