Dissertation
Towards the development of synthetic vaccines against tuberculosis
The research described in this Thesis was aimed at designing and synthesizing nature-inspired compounds as part of TB vaccine discovery.
- Author
- Marino, L.
- Date
- 07 June 2022
- Links
- Thesis in Leiden Repository
A variety of synthetic analogues of mycobacterial cell wall components, from peptide and glycolipid antigens to glycolipid PAMPs has been accessed. Evaluation of the immune stimulatory activity of the novel compounds in combination with preliminary immunization studies in vivo, suggested the potential of selected synthetic conjugates as single molecule vaccines against TB. Further research is needed to verify the efficacy of these vaccine modalities.