Abstract & Overview
Addition of adjuvants is a generally recognized method of enhancing the immunogenicity of vaccines. There is a large variety of adjuvants, therefore the choice of an adjuvant is based on the comparison of adjuvants efficacy in animal models, as well as assessment of their safety and tolerability. There are many different groups of substances that may have adjuvant properties, but relatively little attention is paid to carbohydrate-based adjuvants, despite the fact that they are compatible with live vector vaccines, safe, well tolerated, and their production is not laborious. Thanks to these advantages the use of these particular adjuvants in combination with any type of vaccine, including vector vaccines and DNA vaccines, may be most appropriate and promising. This review examines various types of carbohydrate adjuvants and the mechanisms that determine their efficacy.