The role of engineered materials in mucosal vaccination strategies

B Eshaghi, A Schudel, I Sadeghi, Z Chen… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Mucosal pathogens, as exemplified by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, lead …

Nasal delivery as a strategy for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19

F Sonvico, G Colombo, E Quarta… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The upper respiratory tract is a major route of infection for COVID-19 and other
respiratory diseases. Thus, it appears logical to exploit the nose as administration site to …

Respiratory delivery of passive immunotherapies for SARS-CoV-2 prophylaxis and therapy

D Focosi, F Maggi - Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Convalescent plasma has been extensively tested during the COVID-19 pandemic as a
transfusion product. Similarly, monoclonal antibodies have been largely administered either …

Blood filtering system for COVID-19 management: novel modality of the cytokine storm therapeutics

VP Chavda, N Raval, S Sheta, LK Vora… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The newly emerged coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is virulent, contagious, and has rapidly
gained many mutations, which makes it highly infectious and swiftly transmissible around …

Early intervention with azelastine nasal spray may reduce viral load in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

JP Klussmann, M Grosheva, P Meiser, C Lehmann… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
With the changing epidemiology of COVID-19 and its impact on our daily lives, there is still
an unmet need of COVID-19 therapies treating early infections to prevent progression. The …

[HTML][HTML] Novel strategies in systemic and local administration of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

M Prašnikar, MB Žiberna, MG Matjaž… - International journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are an evolving class of biopharmaceuticals, with
advancements evident across various stages of their development. While discovery, mAb …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclosporine A micellar nasal spray characterization and antiviral action against SARS-CoV-2

F Guareschi, E Del Favero, C Ricci, L Cantù… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The upper airways represent the point of entrance from where Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection spreads to the lungs. In the present work …

Spray vaccination with a safe and bivalent H9N2 recombinant chimeric NDV vector vaccine elicits complete protection against NDV and H9N2 AIV challenge

X Wang, J Dai, W Yang, Y Yao, J Zhang, K Liu, X Lu… - Veterinary …, 2025 - Springer
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) represent significant
pathogenic risks to the poultry industry, leading to considerable economic losses …

Discovery of a nasal spray steroid, tixocortol, as an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 main protease and viral replication

DA Davis, A Nair, Y Astter, E Treco, B Peyser… - RSC Medicinal …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Coronaviruses rely on the viral-encoded chymotrypsin-like main protease (Mpro or 3CLpro)
for replication and assembly. Our previous research on Mpro of SARS-CoV-2 identified …

Effects of Nozzle Retraction Elimination on Spray Distribution in Middle-Posterior Turbinate Regions: A Comparative Study

A Seifelnasr, X Si, J Xi - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The standard multi-dose nasal spray pump features an integrated actuator and nozzle,
which inevitably causes a retraction of the nozzle tip during application. The retraction stroke …