AN ADJUVANT

摘要

The present invention relates generally to adjuvants which comprise a combination of at least two cytokines or functional derivatives thereof. More particularly, the present invention is directed to an adjuvant such as a vaccine adjuvant comprising at least two cytokines or functional derivatives thereof wherein the cytokines are selected from IL-1 beta and TNF alpha or IL-1 beta and GM-CSF. The present invention is further directed to genetic adjuvants encoding at least two cytokines or derivatives thereof either separately or fused together. The present invention also contemplates a method for enhancing an immune response to an antigen comprising the administration of at least two cytokines which act in synergy to enhance an immune response to said antigen. The present invention is particularly useful in pharmaceutical vaccines and genetic vaccines in humans and livestock animals.