Matrix-M
Matrix-M is a vaccine adjuvant, a substance that is added to various vaccines to stimulate the immune response.[1][2][3] It was patented in 2020 by Novavax[4] and is composed of nanoparticles from saponins extracted from Quillaja saponaria (soapbark) trees, cholesterol, and phospholipids.[5][6][7] It is an immune stimulating complex (ISCOM), which are nanospheres formed when saponin is mixed with two types of fats.[8]
Adjuvants increase the body's immune response to a vaccine by creating higher levels of antibodies.[9] They can either enhance, modulate, and/or prolong the body's immune response, reducing the number of vaccinations needed for immunization.[10]
The Matrix-M adjuvant is used in a number of vaccine candidates, including the malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M,[1][11] influenza vaccines,[2] and in the approved Novavax COVID-19 vaccine.[5][12] In 2021, the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine candidate showed a 77% efficacy over a 12-month period.[11][5] In influenza vaccine candidates, Matrix-M was shown to offer cross-protection against multiple strains of influenza.[12][2][3]
Novavax is also testing a combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine candidate with Matrix-M.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Datoo, Mehreen S.; Natama, Magloire H.; Somé, Athanase; Traoré, Ousmane; Rouamba, Toussaint; Bellamy, Duncan; Yameogo, Prisca; Valia, Daniel; Tegneri, Moubarak; Ouedraogo, Florence; Soma, Rachidatou (2021-05-15). "Efficacy of a low-dose candidate malaria vaccine, R21 in adjuvant Matrix-M, with seasonal administration to children in Burkina Faso: a randomised controlled trial". The Lancet. 397 (10287): 1809–1818. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00943-0. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 8121760. PMID 33964223.
- ^ a b c Magnusson, Sofia E.; Reimer, Jenny M.; Karlsson, Karin H.; Lilja, Lena; Bengtsson, Karin Lövgren; Stertman, Linda (2013-03-25). "Immune enhancing properties of the novel Matrix-M adjuvant leads to potentiated immune responses to an influenza vaccine in mice". Vaccine. 31 (13): 1725–1733. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.01.039. ISSN 0264-410X. PMID 23384754.
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