Lyophilization of an Adjuvanted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Vaccine in a Single-Chamber Pharmaceutical Cartridge.
AAPS PharmSciTech
; 18(6): 2077-2084, 2017 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Although substantial effort has been made in the development of next-generation recombinant vaccine systems, maintenance of a cold chain is still typically required and remains a critical challenge in effective vaccine distribution. The ability to engineer alternative containment systems that improve distribution and administration represents potentially significant enhancements to vaccination strategies. In this work, we evaluate the ability to successfully lyophilize a previously demonstrated thermostable tuberculosis vaccine formulation (ID93 + GLA-SE) in a cartridge format compared to a traditional vial container format. Due to differences in the shape of the container formats, a novel apparatus was developed to facilitate lyophilization in a cartridge. Following lyophilization, the lyophilizate was assessed visually, by determining residual moisture content, and by collecting melting profiles. Reconstituted formulations were assayed for particle size, protein presence, and GLA content. Based on assessment of the lyophilizate, the multicomponent vaccine was successfully lyophilized in both formats. Also, the physicochemical properties of the major components in the formulation, including antigen and adjuvant, were retained after lyophilization in either format. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that complex formulations can be lyophilized in alternative container formats to the standard pharmaceutical glass vial, potentially helping to increase the distribution of vaccines.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Química Farmacéutica
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Adyuvantes Inmunológicos
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Vacunas contra la Tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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AAPS PharmSciTech
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
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2017
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Article
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Estados Unidos