epiglucan has been researched along with aluminum-sulfate* in 2 studies
2 other study(ies) available for epiglucan and aluminum-sulfate
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Robust Immune Responses Elicited by a Hybrid Adjuvant Based on β-Glucan Particles from Yeast for the Hepatitis B Vaccine.
The use of particulate adjuvants offers an interesting method for enhancing and modulating the immune responses elicited by vaccines. Aluminum salt (Alum) is one of the most important immune adjuvants approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in humans because of its safety and efficacy, but it lacks the capacity to induce strong cellular and mucosal immune responses. In this study, we designed an antigen delivery system that combines aluminum salts with β-glucan particles. The β-glucan-aluminum particles (GP-Al) exhibited a highly uniform size of 2-4 μm and could highly specifically target antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and strongly induce dendritic cell (DC) maturation and cytokine secretion. Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Alum Compounds; Animals; beta-Glucans; Dendritic Cells; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; Hepatitis B Vaccines; Immunity, Cellular; Immunity, Humoral; Immunoglobulin G; Interferon-gamma; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Transgenic; RAW 264.7 Cells; Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 2021 |
TEMPO-mediated oxidation of oat β-D-glucan and its influences on paper properties.
An enhanced bonding agent for papermaking was prepared by selective oxidation of a hemicellulose-rich byproduct of oat processing, which will be identified here by its primary component, β-D-glucan. The β-D-glucan was treated sequentially with (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO) and sodium hypochlorite, or alternatively just with sodium hydroxide. When added to a slurry of unbleached softwood kraft fibers, in combination with an optimal dosage of aluminum sulfate, the oxidized β-D-glucan yielded greater increases in tensile strength and folding endurance in comparison to untreated β-D-glucan. NaOH treatment also improved dry-strength performance of the β-D-glucan, except for folding endurance. The improvements were attributed to increased charge density of the treated polyelectrolytes, leading to better distribution and retention on fibers prior to sheet formation. Modified β-D-glucan also enhanced the strength of recycled sheets when the treated paper was repulped and formed into recycled paper with no further chemical addition. Topics: Alum Compounds; Avena; beta-Glucans; Cyclic N-Oxides; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Oxidation-Reduction; Paper; Polysaccharides; Proteoglycans; Sodium Hydroxide; Sodium Hypochlorite; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared | 2014 |