Gel-encapsulated influenza vaccine for the elderly
| Project/Area Number |
26861580
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Pathobiological dentistry/Dental radiology
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
CUENO Marni 日本大学, 歯学部, ポスト・ドクトラル・フェロー (20569967)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Keywords | influenza / elderly vaccination / gingival vaccination / インフルエンザ / ワクチン / gingival vaccine / ワクチンジェル / 高齢者ワクチン |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Gingival crevice (GC) increases with age allowing periodontopathic bacteria and its products to enter. We hypothesize that by mimicking this event we can utilize the GC as a potential vaccination route.Throughout the study, we were able to establish the following conditions: higher target components enter old rats via oral-supplementation; 100 microgram per milliliter is the optimal component concentration for xanthan gel-encapsulation; and xanthan gel-encapsulation leaves antibody epitopes exposed. More importantly, we observed that gingival-vaccinated old rats have higher antibody titer as compared to young rats and, likewise, we found that antibody titer elicited via gingival vaccination is comparable to other mucosal vaccination routes.
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