Novel nanotechnology-based approaches for targeting HIV reservoirs

L Fotooh Abadi, F Damiri, M Zehravi, R Joshi, R Pai… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) is prescribed for HIV infection and, to a certain
extent, limits the infection's spread. However, it cannot completely eradicate the latent virus …

Cutting edge strategies for screening of novel anti-HIV drug candidates against HIV infection: a concise overview of cell based assays

SY Gaikwad, P Phatak, A Mukherjee - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract The advent of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy has majorly contributed towards
reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infected people, thus improving the …

Gliadin nanoparticles induce immune tolerance to gliadin in mouse models of celiac disease

TL Freitag, JR Podojil, RM Pearson, FJ Fokta, C Sahl… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Celiac disease could be treated, and potentially cured, by restoring T-
cell tolerance to gliadin. We investigated the safety and efficacy of negatively charged 500 …

Designing drug-free biodegradable nanoparticles to modulate inflammatory monocytes and neutrophils for ameliorating inflammation

E Saito, R Kuo, RM Pearson, N Gohel… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inflammation associated with autoimmune diseases and chronic injury is an initiating event
that leads to tissue degeneration and dysfunction. Inflammatory monocytes and neutrophils …

Amphotericin B-loaded nanoparticles for local treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis

A Abu Ammar, A Nasereddin, S Ereqat… - Drug Delivery and …, 2019 - Springer
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an infectious, parasitic disease caused by the protozoan
Leishmania. Amphotericin B (AMB) is a macrolide polyene antibiotic presenting potent …

Polymer nanoparticles for cross-presentation of exogenous antigens and enhanced cytotoxic T-lymphocyte immune response

C Song, YW Noh, YT Lim - International journal of nanomedicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Effective induction of an antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) immune response is
one of the key goals of cancer immunotherapy. We report the design and fabrication of …

Self-Assembly of Epitope-Tagged Proteins and Antibodies for Delivering Biologics to Antigen Presenting Cells

S Gong, J Qiu, S Thayumanavan - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inspired by the immune system's own strategy for macrophage activation, we describe here
a simple self-assembly strategy for generating artificial immune complexes. The built-in …

Methodologies to investigate intracellular barriers for nucleic acid delivery in non-viral gene therapy

LMP Vermeulen, T Brans, SC De Smedt, K Remaut… - Nano Today, 2018 - Elsevier
A plethora of biological barriers, intended to defend tissues and cells against external
influences, stand in the way of efficient nucleic acid delivery by non-viral nanoplexes. Even …

Preclinical models of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection for early drug discovery and vaccine research

E Rampacci, V Stefanetti, F Passamonti… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) represent an increasingly prevalent etiology of soft
tissue infections in animals and humans. NTM are widely distributed in the environment and …

Targeted nanoparticles for the binding of injured vascular endothelium after percutaneous coronary intervention

P Mungchan, K Glab-Ampai, N Chruewkamlow… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a common procedure for the management of
coronary artery obstruction. However, it usually causes vascular wall injury leading to …