METHOD TO IMPROVE THE IDENTIFICATION, QUANTIFICATION AND SPATIAL LOCALIZATION OF MULTIPLY CHARGED MOLECULES IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING ION MOBILITY INFORMATION
申请人:Waters Technologies Corporation
公开号:US20170254777A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-07
Described herein is a method of analyzing a sample including molecules having two or more possible sites for ionization comprising: 1) separating ionized molecules of the sample according to ion mobility of the ionized molecules, and 2) analyzing the ionized molecules using mass spectrometry. Additionally described herein is a method of diagnosing and/or determining the progression of a disease or disorder associated with gangliosides and/or cardiolipins in a subject comprising: 1) separating ionized molecules in a biological sample from the subject according to ion mobility of the ionized molecules, and 2) analyzing the ionized molecules using mass spectrometry to identify and quantify gangliosides and/or cardiolipins in the sample.
COMPOSITIONS OF CARDIOLIPIN ADJUVANTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
申请人:The University of Hong Kong
公开号:US20220370603A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-24
Compositions and methods for enhancing antigen-specific immunity in a subject are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions including an effective amount of an immuno-stimulatory cardiolipin as an adjuvant in combination with an antigen and methods of use thereof for stimulating protective immunity to the antigen in a subject are provided. Administration of the combination of the antigen and cardiolipin adjuvant is effective to enhance antigen-specific immunity in a subject to a greater degree than administering to the subject the same amount of the antigen alone. The active agents can be administered together or separately. In preferred forms the cardiolipin is cardiolipin species (C18:2)
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. In preferred forms the antigen is formulated as a vaccine, such as an influenza vaccine. A preferred amount by weight of each reagent is about 10-40% cardiolipin to about 90-60% antigen(s), inclusive.