Virus-like particles: preparation, immunogenicity and their roles as nanovaccines and drug nanocarriers

S Nooraei, H Bahrulolum, ZS Hoseini… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Virus-like particles (VLPs) are virus-derived structures made up of one or more different
molecules with the ability to self-assemble, mimicking the form and size of a virus particle but …

Virus-like particles as preventive and therapeutic cancer vaccines

AL Tornesello, M Tagliamonte, FM Buonaguro… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Virus-like particles (VLPs) are self-assembled viral protein complexes that mimic the native
virus structure without being infectious. VLPs, similarly to wild type viruses, are able to …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer vaccines: New insights into immunomodulatory and nano-therapeutic approaches

F Davodabadi, M Sarhadi, J Arabpour, S Sargazi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) is known to be a highly heterogeneous disease that is clinically
subdivided into four primary molecular subtypes, each having distinct morphology and …

Improving the efficacy of peptide vaccines in cancer immunotherapy

F Zahedipour, K Jamialahmadi, P Zamani… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Peptide vaccines have shown great potential in cancer immunotherapy by targeting tumor
antigens and activating the patient's immune system to mount a specific response against …

Toll-like receptor 2 at the crossroad between cancer cells, the immune system, and the microbiota

A Di Lorenzo, E Bolli, L Tarone, F Cavallo… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) expressed on myeloid cells mediates the recognition of harmful
molecules belonging to invading pathogens or host damaged tissues, leading to …

Aspects of phage-based vaccines for protein and epitope immunization

M Palma - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Because vaccine development is a difficult process, this study reviews aspects of phages as
vaccine delivery vehicles through a literature search. The results demonstrated that because …

Yeast-based virus-like particles as an emerging platform for vaccine development and delivery

V Srivastava, KN Nand, A Ahmad, R Kumar - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Virus-like particles (VLPs) are empty, nanoscale structures morphologically resembling
viruses. Internal cavity, noninfectious, and particulate nature with a high density of repeating …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer vaccines: Target antigens, vaccine platforms and preclinical models

F Ruzzi, F Riccardo, L Conti, L Tarone… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2025 - Elsevier
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of cancer
vaccines, highlighting their potential to revolutionize tumor prevention. Building on the …

Recent advances in breast cancer immunotherapy: The promising impact of nanomedicines

N Hashemzadeh, M Dolatkhah, K Adibkia… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the prevalent cancers among women. Generally, the treatment
of BC is mostly based on several prominent strategies, including chemotherapy, surgery …

Vault, viral, and virus-like nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy

S Iravani, RS Varma - Materials Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite different strategies routinely applied for cancer therapy such as chemotherapy,
surgery, and radiotherapy or a combination of them, they are still beleaguered by poor long …