AS02

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AS02 is an adjuvant in drug manufacturing that is currently still being tested in several experimental vaccines . It consists of an oil / water emulsion, monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL) and QS-21 , an extract from Quillaria saponaria , a Chilean tree. Similar to AS04 , the adjuvant should achieve its effect through the targeted activation of cytotoxic T cells.

literature

  • Garçon N, Chomez P, Van Mechelen M: GlaxoSmithKline Adjuvant Systems in vaccines: concepts, achievements and perspectives . In: Expert Rev Vaccines . 6, No. 5, October 2007, pp. 723-739. doi : 10.1586 / 14760584.6.5.723 . PMID 17931153 .