The invention relates to novel Muramyl Dipeptide (MDP) derivative compound of structural Formula-VIII, a process for synthesis, intermediates used in the synthesis and use thereof;

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wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 both are hydrogen; or R.sub.1 is hydrogen and R.sub.2 is alkyl or aryl; or R.sub.1 is alkyl or aryl and R.sub.2 is hydrogen; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 both are alkyl or aryl (same or different groups); wherein alkyl group constitute C1-C6 alkyl or higher (both linear and branched) with or without heteroatoms; and aryl group constitute phenyl, substituted phenyl, heteraryl, arylalkyl and polynuclear aromatics. These compounds possess excellent pharmacological properties, in particular immunomodulating properties for use as adjuvant in vaccine formulations. These compounds are, particularly useful as adjuvants in vaccines.

The invention relates to compositions including a substance useful as an adjuvant for potentiating an immune response, and methods of using the composition in individuals with infections of tissue within or adjacent to a transformation zone, such as the transformation zone of the cervix or anal canal.

Disclosed are yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions, hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens, and fusion proteins for the treatment and/or prevention of HBV infection and symptoms thereof, as well as methods of using the yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions, HBV antigens, and fusion proteins for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of HBV and/or symptoms thereof.

The invention relates to compositions including a substance useful as an adjuvant for potentiating an immune response, and methods of using the composition in individuals with infections of tissue within or adjacent to a transformation zone, such as the transformation zone of the cervix or anal canal.

Disclosed are yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions, hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens, and fusion proteins for the treatment and/or prevention of HBV infection and symptoms thereof, as well as methods of using the yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions, HBV antigens, and fusion proteins for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of HBV and/or symptoms thereof.

The invention is directed to Muramyl Dipeptide (MDP) derivative compounds of structural Formula-VIII, a process for synthesis, intermediates used in the synthesis and use thereof: ##STR00001##
wherein, R can be a linear or branched alkyl, an aryl, a substituted aryl, or an alkoxy alkyl. These compounds possess excellent pharmacological properties, in particular immunomodulating properties for use as adjuvant in vaccine formulations. These compounds are particularly useful as adjuvants in vaccines.

The present invention relates to the field of (vector) vaccines, and especially to novel promoter sequences, expression cassettes and vectors, which are suitable to express genes of interest, especially antigen encoding sequences. The viral vectors of the present invention are useful for producing an immunogenic composition or vaccine.

The present disclosure provides a pseudorabies virus (PRV) expressing a porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) capsid protein in its envelope, and use thereof. In the present disclosure, an attenuated PRV vaccine strain is used as a vector to express an exogenous immunogen. The exogenous immunogen only replaces an extracellular domain of a non-essential envelope protein of the PRV, while retaining a transmembrane domain and an intracellular domain of an original envelope protein, thereby allowing the expression of one or more exogenous immunogens on the viral envelope without changing genes of other PRV autoimmunogens. During the recombinant PRV particle being recognized by the body's immune system, the host's immune system recognizes all immunogens (exogenous immunogens and PRV autoimmunogens) on the recombinant PRV particle and then initiates an immune response, thus exerting a protective effect of a bivalent vaccine or a polyvalent vaccine based on the recombinant PRV particle.

The present invention provides Listeria vaccine strains that express a heterologous antigen and a metabolic enzyme, and methods of generating same.

The present invention relates to epitope peptides (or mutants thereof) for treating hepatitis B virus infection, recombinant proteins comprising such epitope peptides (or mutants thereof) and carrier proteins, and uses of such epitope peptides (or mutants thereof) and recombinant proteins. The present invention also relates to antibodies against such epitope peptides, cell lines producing said antibodies, and uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to vaccines or pharmaceutical compositions for treating or alleviating one or more symptoms associated with hepatitis B virus infection, which comprise the recombinant proteins or antibodies according to the invention, respectively.