Abstract: The present invention provides a liposome useful as a vaccine adjuvant. More specifically, the present invention provides a liposome which comprises a lipid bilayer comprising dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine and egg phosphatidylglycerol and a conjugated compound in which a low-molecular weight compound enhancing the physiological activity of TLR7 is bound to squalene via a linker, said conjugated compound being encapsulated in the lipid bilayer.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a monoclonal antibody or antibody fragment that binds to an epitope consisting of 5 to 20 consecutive amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and a method of detecting or quantifying an Ripr-derived malaria vaccine antigen comprising contacting a sample with the monoclonal antibody or antibody fragment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound useful as vaccine adjuvant, a manufacturing process thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and use of the compound as vaccine adjuvant.

Abstract: Pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines with good preservation stability and immunostimulatory action are provided. According the present invention, combination use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (4E,8E,12E,16E,20E)-N-{2-[{4-[(2-amino-4-{[(3S)-1-hydroxyhexan-3-yl]amino}-6-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]benzyl}(methyl)amino]ethyl}-4,8,12,17,21,25-hexamethylhexacosa-4,8,12,16,20,24-hexaeneamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as a vaccine adjuvant with enhanced specific immune response against antigens and good preservation stability and a malaria vaccine with biological activity allow for the provision of pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines with good preservation stability and immunostimulatory action.

Abstract: Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines with good preservation stability and immunostimulatory action are provided. According the present invention, combination use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (4E,8E,12E,16E,20E)-N-{2-[{4-[(2-amino-4-{[(3S)-1-hydroxyhexan-3-yl]amino}-6-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]benzyl}(methyl)amino]ethyl}-4,8,12,17,21,25-hexamethylhexacosa-4,8,12,16,20,24-hexaeneamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as a vaccine adjuvant with enhanced specific immune response against antigens and good preservation stability and a malaria vaccine with non-glycosylation, homogeneity, and biological activity allow for the provision of malaria transmission-blocking vaccines with good preservation stability and immunostimulatory action.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liposome useful as a vaccine adjuvant. More specifically, the present invention provides a liposome which comprises a lipid bilayer comprising dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine and egg phosphatidylglycerol and a conjugated compound in which a low-molecular weight compound enhancing the physiological activity of TLR7 is bound to squalene via a linker, said conjugated compound being encapsulated in the lipid bilayer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 8, (b) an amino acid sequence that differs from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 8 by substitution, deletion, addition, or insertion of 1 to 10, preferably 1-5, more preferably 1, 2 or 3 amino acids, and (c) an amino acid sequence that has at least 95%, preferably 97%, more preferably 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 8, and a malaria vaccine comprising the polypeptide, for example.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liposome useful as a vaccine adjuvant. More specifically, the present invention provides a liposome which comprises a lipid bilayer comprising dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine and egg phosphatidylglycerol and a conjugated compound in which a low-molecular weight compound enhancing the physiological activity of TLR7 is bound to squalene via a linker, said conjugated compound being encapsulated in the lipid bilayer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a universal influenza vaccine antigen and a vaccine adjuvant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liposome useful as a vaccine adjuvant. More specifically, the present invention provides a liposome which comprises a lipid bilayer comprising dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine and egg phosphatidylglycerol and a conjugated compound in which a low-molecular weight compound enhancing the physiological activity of TLR7 is bound to squalene via a linker, said conjugated compound being encapsulated in the lipid bilayer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 8, (b) an amino acid sequence that differs from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 8 by substitution, deletion, addition, or insertion of 1 to 10, preferably 1-5, more preferably 1, 2 or 3 amino acids, and (c) an amino acid sequence that has at least 95%, preferably 97%, more preferably 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 8, and a malaria vaccine comprising the polypeptide, for example.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a combination drug for preventing and/or treating an autoimmune disease. More specifically speaking, a combination drug for preventing and/or treating an autoimmune disease which contains a CaMKII inhibitor and a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; a medicinal composition, a commercial package, a kit, etc. for the combination; an enhancer for the effect of preventing and/or treating an autoimmune disease of a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug which contains a CaMKII inhibitor as the active ingredient; a method of screening a CaMKII inhibitor appropriately usable in combination, and so on.