Immunotherapeutic nanoparticles: From autoimmune disease control to the development of vaccines

R Mitarotonda, E Giorgi, T Eufrasio-da-Silva… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of nanoparticles (NPs) with potential therapeutic uses represents an area
of vast interest in the scientific community during the last years. Recently, the pandemic …

Snake Antivenoms—Toward Better Understanding of the Administration Route

E Gamulin, S Mateljak Lukačević, B Halassy, T Kurtović - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Envenomations induced by animal bites and stings constitute a significant public health
burden. Even though a standardized protocol does not exist, parenterally administered …

Erythrocyte-biomimetic nanosystems to improve antitumor effects of paclitaxel on epithelial cancers

M Song, S Dong, X An, W Zhang, N Shen, Y Li… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy is a difficult treatment for cancer patients because of the low effective
accumulation of chemo-drugs and their detrimental side effects. Nanoparticles have shown …

A survey on analytical methods for the characterization of green synthesized nanomaterials

PN Catalano, RG Chaudhary… - Current …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Nowadays, nanotechnologies are well established and the uses of a great variety of
nanomaterials show exponential growth. The development of green synthesis procedures …

Optimized surface plasmon resonance immunoassay for staphylococcal enterotoxin G detection using silica nanoparticles

SM Belen, NT Sofía, M Romina, AM Belén… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Staphylococcal enterotoxins are one of the most important causative agents of food
poisoning. These molecules function as both gastrointestinal toxins and superantigens …

Surface chemistry modification of silica nanoparticles alters the activation of monocytes

R Mitarotonda, M Saraceno, M Todone… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Nanoparticles (NPs) interaction with immune system is a growing topic of study.
Materials & methods: Bare and amine grafted silica NPs effects on monocytes/macrophages …

Nanobiotechnology with therapeutically relevant macromolecules from animal venoms: Venoms, toxins, and antimicrobial peptides

CA Roque-Borda, MWL Gualque, FH da Fonseca… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Some diseases of uncontrolled proliferation such as cancer, as well as infectious diseases,
are the main cause of death in the world, and their causative agents have rapidly developed …

South American snake venoms with abundant neurotoxic components. Composition and toxicological properties. A literature review

FG Baudou, JP Rodriguez, L Fusco, AR de Roodt… - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In South America there are three snake genera with predominantly neurotoxic
venoms: Crotalus, Micrurus and Hydrophis, which include nine species/subspecies, 97 …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging Trends in Snake Venom-Loaded Nanobiosystems for Advanced Medical Applications: A Comprehensive Overview

ÁEF Alves, ABC Barros, LCF Silva, LMM Carvalho… - Pharmaceutics, 2025 - mdpi.com
Advances in medical nanobiotechnology have notably enhanced the application of snake
venom toxins, facilitating the development of new therapies with animal-derived toxins. The …

A Computational Study of the siRNA-Silica Nanoparticle Binding Process

MD Elola, J Rodriguez, MT Elola, E Giorgi… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the structural and energetic
features related to the direct binding of a short interfering RNA (siRNA) molecule on a silica …