Designs of antigen structure and composition for improved protein-based vaccine efficacy

K Saylor, F Gillam, T Lohneis, C Zhang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Today, vaccinologists have come to understand that the hallmark of any protective immune
response is the antigen. However, it is not the whole antigen that dictates the immune …

In silico studies to support vaccine development

L Saldanha, Ü Langel, N Vale - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The progress that has been made in computer science positioned in silico studies as an
important and well-recognized methodology in the drug discovery and development …

An integrated biophysical model for predicting the clinical pharmacokinetics of transdermally delivered compounds

MR Somayaji, D Das, HT Garimella, CL German… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The delivery of therapeutic drugs through the skin is a promising alternative to oral or
parenteral delivery routes because dermal drug delivery systems (D 3 Ss) offer unique …

Engineering of a hybrid nanoparticle-based nicotine nanovaccine as a next-generation immunotherapeutic strategy against nicotine addiction: A focus on hapten …

Z Zhao, K Powers, Y Hu, M Raleigh, P Pentel, C Zhang - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Although vaccination is a promising way to combat nicotine addiction, most traditional
hapten-protein conjugate nicotine vaccines only show limited efficacy due to their poor …

Attenuating nicotine's effects with high affinity human anti-nicotine monoclonal antibodies

MD Raleigh, N Beltraminelli, S Fallot, MG LeSage… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Use of nicotine-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to sequester and reduce nicotine
distribution to brain has been proposed as a therapeutic approach to treat nicotine addiction …

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling for nicotine and cotinine clearance in pregnant women

B Amice, H Ho, E Zhang, C Bullen - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models for the absorption,
disposition, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of nicotine and its major metabolite cotinine …

Alum as an adjuvant for nanoparticle based vaccines: A case study with a hybrid nanoparticle-based nicotine vaccine

Y Hu, D Smith, Z Zhao, T Harmon, PR Pentel… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The treatment efficacy of a nicotine vaccine largely relies on its ability to induce high titers of
nicotine-specific antibodies. Due to its strong immune-potentiating effects, aluminum salt …

Toll-like receptor 9 agonists as adjuvants for nanoparticle-based nicotine vaccine

Y Hu, D Smith, E Frazier, Z Zhao… - Molecular …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nicotine vaccine was considered a promising therapy against smoking addiction. The level
of immune response that a nicotine vaccine can induce is pivotal to its efficacy. In this study …

Multi-epitope insert modulates solubility-based and chromatographic purification of human papilloma virus 16 L1-based vaccine without inhibiting virus-like particle …

K Saylor, A Waldman, F Gillam, C Zhang - Journal of Chromatography A, 2020 - Elsevier
The separation of heterogeneous protein mixtures has always been characterized by a trade-
off between purity and yield. One way this issue has been addressed in the past is by …

Computational mining of MHC class II epitopes for the development of universal immunogenic proteins

K Saylor, B Donnan, C Zhang - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene complex, one of the most diverse gene
complexes found in the human genome, largely dictates how our immune systems …