Immulina as an Immunostimulatory Supplement : Formulation and Pharmacological Studies

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Immulina is a commercially available extract of Arthrospira platensis enriched with bacterial lipoproteins that acts as a potent Toll-like receptor 2 agonist. However, the immunostimulatory effect of Immulina is not well understood in vivo. Here, to devise an Immulina formulation suitable for in vivo oral gavage dosing, Immulina nanosuspension was prepared and freeze-dried to yield lyophilized nano-Immulina, which had an average particle size of around 300 nm and fully retained the bioactivity as a Toll-like receptor 2 agonist. Compared to the regular Immulina powder, lyophilized nano-Immulina notably accelerated the dissolution in aqueous media. Immulina nanosuspension was found to stimulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines in murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells and macrophages. The immune response to Immulina was investigated in healthy mice by longitudinally monitoring the phagocytic activity of circulating neutrophils as a surrogate marker. Following daily oral ingestion of Immulina nanosuspension (10 mg/mouse/day), the phagocytic activity of circulating neutrophils was significantly elevated, suggesting an important mechanism for Immulina to enhance innate immunity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

Planta medica - 89(2023), 15 vom: 30. Dez., Seite 1483-1492

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Yusheng [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Minia [VerfasserIn]
Pugh, Nirmal D [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Ikhlas A [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Chalet [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immulina
Journal Article
Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Toll-Like Receptor 2

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Date Completed 30.11.2023

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/a-2156-4653

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361457782