Immune checkpoint inhibitors for vaccine improvements: current status and new approaches

A Batista-Duharte, F Hassouneh, P Alvarez-Heredia… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in combination with approved
or experimental vaccines has proven to be a promising approach to improve vaccine …

Progress in the use of antisense oligonucleotides for vaccine improvement

A Batista-Duharte, L Sendra, MJ Herrero… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are synthetically prepared short single-stranded
deoxynucleotide sequences that have been validated as therapeutic agents and as a …

Attenuation of interferon regulatory factor 7 activity in local infectious sites of trachea and lung for preventing the development of acute lung injury caused by influenza …

L Yang, L Tu, P Zhao, Y Wang, S Wang, W Lu… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The excessive activation of interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF 7) promotes the development
of acute lung injury (ALI) caused by influenza A virus (IAV). However, the deficiency of IRF 7 …

Regulatory T cells and vaccine effectiveness in older adults. Challenges and prospects

A Batista-Duharte, A Pera, SF Alino… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of lymphocytes with immunosuppressive activity, increasing interest has
arisen in their possible influence on the immune response induced by vaccines. Regulatory …

TGF-β2 interfering oligonucleotides used as adjuvants for microbial vaccines

L Tu, X Sun, L Yang, T Zhang, X Zhang… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The success of using immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat cancers implies that inhibiting an
immunosuppressive cytokine, such as TGF-β2, could be a strategy to develop novel …

Foxp3 Silencing with Antisense Oligonucleotide Improves Immunogenicity of an Adjuvanted Recombinant Vaccine against Sporothrix schenckii

A Batista-Duharte, L Sendra, MJ Herrero… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: In recent years, there has been great interest in developing molecular
adjuvants based on antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) targeting immunosuppressor …

A LAG3-interfering oligonucleotide acts as an adjuvant to enhance the antibody responses induced by recombinant protein vaccines and inactivated influenza virus …

Z Li, Y Song, C Cui, Y Lan, X Li, Y Liu, F Lu… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG3) is a transmembrane protein expressed on
activated T cells and delivers inhibitory signals to render the T cells unable to effectively help …

Vaccine-induced effects on regulatory T cell function: autoimmune perspective

A Batista-Duharte - Regulatory T Cells and Autoimmune Diseases, 2024 - Elsevier
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for maintaining peripheral tolerance, preventing
autoimmune diseases, and limiting chronic inflammatory diseases. Numerous studies have …