MPLA Synthetic VacciGrade™ - TLR4-based Adjuvant

Synthetic monophosphoryl lipid A | Th1 response

ABOUT

Synthetic lipid A

Synthetic lipid A from E. coli, serotype R515 (MPLAs) is a pure monophosphoryl lipid A compound produced by chemical synthesis. MPLAs activates TLR4 but does not activate TLR2 reflecting its high purity. MPLAs contains 6 fatty acyl groups, while MPLA purified from bacteria contains a mixture of 5, 6, and 7 acyl lipid A.

MPLA has been tested as an adjuvant in mice and reported to induce a strong Th1 response.

MPLA Synthetic is a high-quality pre-clinical grade.

All products are for internal research use only, and not for human or veterinary use.

VacciGrade™

VacciGrade™ is a high-quality pre-clinical grade, suitable for in vivo studies. VacciGrade™ products are filter-sterilized (0.2 µm) and filled under strict aseptic conditions in a clean room. The absence of  bacterial contamination is assessed by a sterility test using a pharmacopeia-derived assay.

SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Source
Synthetic
Specificity

TLR4

CAS number
1246298-63-4
Chemical formula

C96H184N3O22P

Molecular weight
1763.47 g/mol
Working concentration

2- 20 μg/mouse

Solubility

1 mg/ml in DMSO

Appearance (form)
Translucent film
Appearance (color)
Colorless
Sterility

0.2 µm filtration, Sterility guaranteed

Tested applications

Induction of TLR4 activity in cellular assays

Quality control

Each lot is functionally tested and validated using cellular assay

CONTENTS

Contents

  • Product: 
    MPLAs Vaccigrade™
  • Cat code: 
    vac-mpls
  • Quantity: 
    1 mg
Includes:

10 ml sterile endotoxin-free physiological water (NaCl 0.9%)

Shipping & Storage

  • Shipping method:  Room temperature
  • Storage:

    • -20°C

    Caution:

    • Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles

Details

MPLA is a low-toxicity derivative of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), that retains the immunologically active lipid A portion of the parent molecule [1]. While the toxicity associated with LPS prohibits its potential clinical use, MPLA is being developed as a vaccine adjuvant [2]. Both LPS and MPLA are TLR4 agonists, but they signal through different adaptors, MyD88 and TRIF, respectively. The reduced toxicity of MPLA is attributed to the preferential recruitment of TRIF upon TLR4 activation, resulting in decreased induction of inflammatory cytokines [3].

MPLA has been tested as an adjuvant in mice and reported to induce a strong Th1 response [4-5]. Although the mechanism of action of MPLA has not been fully eludicated, it has been suggested that MPLA improves vaccine immunogenicity by enhancing antigen presenting cell maturation [6].

 

1. Okemoto K. et al., 2006. A potent adjuvant monophosphoryl lipid A triggers various immune responses, but not secretion of IL-1beta or activation of caspase-1. J Immunol. 176(2):1203-8.
2. Casella CR. et al., 2008. Putting endotoxin to work for us: monophosphoryl lipid A as a safe and effective vaccine adjuvant. Cell Mol Life Sci. 65(20):3231-40.
3. Mata-Haro V. et al., 2007. The vaccine adjuvant monophosphoryl lipid A as a TRIF-biased agonist of TLR4. Science. 316(5831):1628-32.
4. Fransen F. et al., 2007. Agonists of Toll-like receptors 3, 4, 7, and 9 are candidates for use as adjuvants in an outer membrane vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup. Infect Immun. 75(12) :5939-46.
5. Rhee EG. et al., 2010. TLR4 Ligands Augment Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Lymphocyte Responses Elicited by a Viral Vaccine Vector. J. Virol. 84: 10413 - 10419.
6. Didierlaurent A. et al., 2009. AS04, an aluminum salt- and TLR4 agonistbased adjuvant system, induces a transient localized innate immune response leading to enhanced adaptive immunity. J Immunol 183(10): 6186-97.

DOCUMENTS

Documents

MPLAs Vaccigrade™

Technical Data Sheet

Safety Data Sheet

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