Targeting antigens to dendritic cell receptors for vaccine development

V Apostolopoulos, T Thalhammer… - Journal of drug …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Dendritic cells (DCs) are highly specialized antigen presenting cells of the immune system
which play a key role in regulating immune responses. Depending on the method of antigen …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology and vaccine development

MG Kim, JY Park, Y Shon, G Kim, G Shim… - Asian Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite the progress of conventional vaccines, improvements are clearly required due to
concerns about the weak immunogenicity of these vaccines, intrinsic instability in vivo …

Exploiting the pliability and lateral mobility of Pickering emulsion for enhanced vaccination

Y Xia, J Wu, W Wei, Y Du, T Wan, X Ma, W An, A Guo… - Nature materials, 2018 - nature.com
A major challenge in vaccine formulations is the stimulation of both the humoral and cellular
immune response for well-defined antigens with high efficacy and safety. Adjuvant research …

pH-Responsive Poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles with Rapid Antigen Release Behavior Promote Immune Response

Q Liu, X Chen, J Jia, W Zhang, T Yang, L Wang, G Ma - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
In the quest to treat intracellular infectious diseases and virus infection, nanoparticles (NPs)
have been considered to be efficient tools for inducing potent immune responses …

Biodegradable particles as vaccine delivery systems: size matters

VB Joshi, SM Geary, AK Salem - The AAPS journal, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Poly (lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA) particles have strong potential as antigen delivery
systems. The size of PLGA particles used to vaccinate mice can affect the magnitude of the …

Protein instability and immunogenicity: roadblocks to clinical application of injectable protein delivery systems for sustained release

W Jiskoot, TW Randolph, DB Volkin… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Protein instability and immunogenicity are two main roadblocks to the clinical success of
novel protein drug delivery systems. In this commentary, we discuss the need for more …

Innovative delivery systems loaded with plant bioactive ingredients: Formulation approaches and applications

A Kyriakoudi, E Spanidi, I Mourtzinos, K Gardikis - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants constitute a rich source of diverse classes of valuable phytochemicals (eg, phenolic
acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, alkaloids) with proven biological activity (eg, antioxidant, anti …

The use of self-adjuvanting nanofiber vaccines to elicit high-affinity B cell responses to peptide antigens without inflammation

J Chen, RR Pompano, FW Santiago, L Maillat… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Balancing immunogenicity with inflammation is a central tenet of vaccine design, especially
for subunit vaccines that utilize traditional pro-inflammatory adjuvants. Here we report that by …

Emerging trends in the immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer

K Banerjee, S Kumar, KA Ross, S Gautam, B Poelaert… - Cancer letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US,
claiming approximately 43,000 lives every year. Much like other solid tumors, PC evades the …

Mannose-functionalized “pathogen-like” polyanhydride nanoparticles target C-type lectin receptors on dendritic cells

B Carrillo-Conde, EH Song… - Molecular …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Targeting pathogen recognition receptors on dendritic cells (DCs) offers the advantage of
triggering specific signaling pathways to induce a tailored and robust immune response. In …