Pulsed ultrasound for enhancing vaccine production

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015 Aug:2015:2151-4. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318815.

Abstract

Hepatitis B is an infectious liver disease and vaccination is an effective way to protect individuals. We have applied mechanical wave stimulation to increase protein production. To validate our design, we used Sf9 insect cells to increase antigen fragment fusion protein expression for hepatitis B virus (HBV S1/S2). We discovered that stimulation at a frequency of 1.5 MHz, intensity of 60 mW/cm(2), for a duration of 10 minutes per day increased HBV S1/S2 production by 15%. This finding is very significant for shortening vaccine production time or increasing the yield of proteins for use as vaccines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Equipment Design
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / genetics
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / metabolism*
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines*
  • Protein Engineering / instrumentation
  • Protein Engineering / methods*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism*
  • Ultrasonic Waves*

Substances

  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins