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Aluminum adjuvant dose guidelines in vaccine formulation for preclinical evaluations.

Journal of pharmaceutical sciences (2011-09-16)
Simone Vecchi, Simone Bufali, David A G Skibinski, Derek T O'Hagan, Manmohan Singh
ABSTRACT

Aluminum (Al) salt-based adjuvants are present in a large variety of licensed vaccines and their use is widely considered for formulations in clinical trials. Although the regulatory agencies have clearly stated the acceptable levels of Al salts in vaccines for human use, there are no general indications for preclinical research. This brief commentary reviews the current status of Al concentrations in licensed vaccines, the related potential toxicity in preclinical species, and proposes a general guideline for selection of suitable Al salt levels in preclinical models, focusing on the formulation development for recombinant protein antigens. A table with conversion factors is included in order to provide a tool for calculation of doses with different Al salts.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
Aluminum, ACS reagent, 99%, wire, wire diam. ~1.5 mm
Sigma-Aldrich
Aluminum, ReagentPlus®, beads, 5-15 mm, 99.9% trace metals basis
Aluminum, honeycomb, 600x600mm, thickness 20mm, cell size 3.2mm, cell wall 0.025mm, core density 0.072g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), 99.5%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 300x300mm, thickness 10mm, cell size 6.3mm, cell wall 0.064mm, core density 0.083g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), 99.5%
Aluminum, foam, 150x150mm, thickness 30mm, bulk density 0.2g/cm3, porosity 0.93, aluminum 6101 grade, 98.5%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 300x300mm, thickness 13.9mm, cell size 6.3mm, cell wall 0.064mm, core density 0.083g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), facing skin aluminum 0.55mm, 99.9%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 300x300mm, thickness 52.3mm, cell size 6.3mm, cell wall 0.064mm, core density 0.083g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), facing skin glass fiber 0.75mm, 99.9%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 300x300mm, thickness 5mm, cell size 19mm, cell wall 0.064mm, core density 0.029g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), 99.5%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 600x600mm, thickness 52.3mm, cell size 6.3mm, cell wall 0.064mm, core density 0.083g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), facing skin glass fiber 0.75mm, 99.9%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 300x300mm, thickness 26.5mm, cell size 6.3mm, cell wall 0.064mm, core density 0.083g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), facing skin carbon fiber / epoxy, 99.9%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 300x300mm, thickness 20mm, cell size 4.8mm, cell wall 0.038mm, core density 0.070g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), 99.5%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 600x600mm, thickness 10mm, cell size 6.3mm, cell wall 0.064mm, core density 0.083g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), 99.5%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 600x600mm, thickness 5mm, cell size 3.2mm, cell wall 0.025mm, core density 0.072g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), 99.5%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 600x600mm, thickness 5mm, cell size 13mm, cell wall 0.1mm, core density 0.062g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), 99.5%
Aluminum, honeycomb, 300x300mm, thickness 26.5mm, cell size 6.3mm, cell wall 0.064mm, core density 0.083g/cm3, phenolic adhesive (resin), facing skin aluminum 0.55mm, 99.9%
Aluminum, wire reel, 100m, diameter 0.25mm, hard, 99.99+%
Aluminum, rod, 200mm, diameter 12.0mm, as drawn, 99.999%
Aluminum, wire reel, 100m, diameter 0.25mm, as drawn, 99.5%
Aluminum, wire reel, 0.5m, diameter 0.5mm, as drawn, 99.999%
Aluminum, sphere, 100pcs, diameter 3.0mm, aluminum alloy 2017 precision sphere, grade 200, 95.2%
Aluminum, wire reel, 1000m, diameter 0.7mm, as drawn, 99.5%
Aluminum, wire reel, 0.5m, diameter 1.0mm, as drawn, 99.999%
Aluminum, wire reel, 1000m, diameter 0.30mm, as drawn, 99.5%
Aluminum, wire reel, 100m, diameter 0.5mm, as drawn, 99.95+%
Aluminum, wire reel, 100m, diameter 0.063mm, annealed, 99.99%
Aluminum, tube, 0.1m coil, as drawn, outside diameter 0.30mm, inside diameter 0.2mm, wall thickness 0.05mm, 99.5%
Aluminum, mesh, 150x150mm, nominal aperture 0.38mm, wire diameter 0.25mm, 40x40 wires/inch, open area 37%, plain weave mesh
Aluminum, microleaf disks, 10mm, thinness 1.0μm, specific density 269.9μg/cm2, removable support, 99.999%
Aluminum, rod, 200mm, diameter 5.0mm, as drawn, 99.999%
Aluminum, rod, 50mm, diameter 28mm, as drawn, 99.999%