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Published on: December 27, 2013
Fabrication and characterization of Chinese yam polysaccharides PLGA nanoparticles stabilized Pickering emulsion as
Yue Zhang1, Lina Jiao1, Zhiyong Wu2
1Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, PR China; MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
Abstract:
The Chinese yam polysaccharides PLGA nanoparticles were applied as stabilizers in this study to prepare O/W Pickering emulsion. The optimized preparation conditions were PLGA concentration of 5 mg/mL, ultrasonic power of 50 %, and ultrasonic time of 2 min. The CYP-PPAS emulsion exhibits a raspberry-like morphology with a large number of nanoparticles surrounding the oil droplets. The CYP-PPAS emulsion exhibited outstanding stability at 4 °C and 37 °C for 28 days with high antigen loading efficiency and provided a controlled and sustained release of Chinese yam polysaccharides and OVA antigen in vitro. CYP-PPAS/OVA elicited robust antigen-specific immune response and induced a mixed Th1/Th2 immune response after immunization. Furthermore, CYP-PPAS/OVA caused a high CD4+/CD8+ ratio leading in increased activation of splenic T lymphocytes subpopulations. Moreover, CYP-PPAS is a safe vaccination adjuvant with high safety profile in vivo. Thus, the novel designed Pickering emulsion CYP-PPAS was a safe and effective adjuvant for inducing the strong and long-term immune response.

