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Unequivocal identification of intracellular aluminium adjuvant in a monocytic THP-1 cell line.

Mold, Matthew ; Eriksson, Håkan ; Siesjö, Peter LU orcid ; Darabi, Anna LU ; Shardlow, Emma and Exley, Christopher (2014) In Scientific Reports 4.
Abstract
Aluminium-based adjuvants (ABA) are the predominant adjuvants used in human vaccinations. While a consensus is yet to be reached on the aetiology of the biological activities of ABA several studies have identified shape, crystallinity and size as critical factors affecting their adjuvanticity. In spite of recent advances, the fate of ABA following their administration remains unclear. Few if any studies have demonstrated the unequivocal presence of intracellular ABA. Herein we demonstrate for the first time the unequivocal identification of ABA within a monocytic T helper 1 (THP-1) cell line, using lumogallion as a fluorescent molecular probe for aluminium. Use of these new methods revealed that particulate ABA was only found in the cell... (More)
Aluminium-based adjuvants (ABA) are the predominant adjuvants used in human vaccinations. While a consensus is yet to be reached on the aetiology of the biological activities of ABA several studies have identified shape, crystallinity and size as critical factors affecting their adjuvanticity. In spite of recent advances, the fate of ABA following their administration remains unclear. Few if any studies have demonstrated the unequivocal presence of intracellular ABA. Herein we demonstrate for the first time the unequivocal identification of ABA within a monocytic T helper 1 (THP-1) cell line, using lumogallion as a fluorescent molecular probe for aluminium. Use of these new methods revealed that particulate ABA was only found in the cell cytoplasm. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that ABA were contained within vesicle-like structures of approximately 0.5-1 μm in diameter. (Less)
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  author       = {{Mold, Matthew and Eriksson, Håkan and Siesjö, Peter and Darabi, Anna and Shardlow, Emma and Exley, Christopher}},
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  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{Scientific Reports}},
  title        = {{Unequivocal identification of intracellular aluminium adjuvant in a monocytic THP-1 cell line.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1038/srep06287}},
  volume       = {{4}},
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