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THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING ADJUVANTS IN VACCINES AND THE ROLE OF CYTOKINES IN THE REGULATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSES

This work has incorporated the advantages and disadvantages of using adjuvants in vaccines. It has also described the role of cytokines in the regulation of the immune responses.

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1.0 DISCUSS THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF USING ADJUVANTS IN VACCINES 1-3
1.1 DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF CYTOKINES IN
THE REGULATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSES3-5

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1.1 DISCUSS THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING ADJUVANTS IN VACCINES. An adjuvant is a substance incorporated into or injected simultaneously with antigen, which potentiates the immune response. The word adjuvant comes from the Latin word ‘adjuvere’ which means to help. Adjuvants can be divided into six groups, namely oil adjuvants, mineral salts, synthetic polymers liposomes, natural substances and ‘others’. Examples of oil adjuvants include the complete and incomplete Freund’s adjuvant. The former is prepared by mixing mineral oil, heat killed mycobacterium tuberculosis and an emulsifying agent ...
... T h2 Suppresses Helps Suppresses Th1 produces INF-(, which suppresses proliferation of Th2 cells and their IL-4 production. Th2 cells release IL-4 and IL-10, which suppress INF-( production by production by Th1 cells and their proliferation.

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