Dextran, as a biological macromolecule for the development of bioactive wound dressing materials: A review of recent progress and future perspectives

Y Zhao, S Jalili - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Skin is the largest organ in the body which plays different roles in maintaining hemostasis.
Although this tissue has a high healing potential, severe skin wounds cannot heal without …

Towards eradication of malaria: is the WHO's RTS, S/AS01 vaccination effective enough?

N Arora, LC Anbalagan, AK Pannu - Risk Management and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Recent advances in mosquito eradication and antimalarial treatments have
reduced the malaria burden only modestly. An effective malaria vaccine remains a high …

Acetalated dextran based nano-and microparticles: synthesis, fabrication, and therapeutic applications

S Wang, F Fontana, MA Shahbazi… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Acetalated dextran (Ac-DEX) is a pH-responsive dextran derivative polymer. Prepared by a
simple acetalation reaction, Ac-DEX has tunable acid-triggered release profile. Despite its …

Long-term vaccine delivery and immunological responses using biodegradable polymer-based carriers

A Malek-Khatabi, Z Tabandeh, A Nouri… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable polymers are largely employed in the biomedical field, ranging from tissue
regeneration to drug/vaccine delivery. The biodegradable polymers are highly …

Cobra Hemagglutinin and cGAMP Loaded Ace‐Dex Microparticles Provide a Broadly Active and Shelf‐Stable Influenza Vaccine Platform

DA Hendy, ES Pena, CJ Batty… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Current FDA‐approved influenza vaccines are limited by variable year to year efficacy, low
immunogenicity, and poor stability outside of cold‐chain storage. Polymeric microparticles …

Delivery of small molecule mast cell activators for West Nile Virus vaccination using acetalated dextran microparticles

DA Hendy, BT Johnson-Weaver, CJ Batty… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, there has been increasing interest in the activation of mast cells to promote
vaccine efficacy. Several mast cell activating (MCA) compounds have been reported such as …

Characterization of γδT cells in lung of Plasmodium yoelii-infected C57BL/6 mice

H Wei, C Jin, A Peng, H Xie, S Xie, Y Feng, A Xie, J Li… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Malaria has high morbidity and mortality rates in some parts of tropical and
subtropical countries. Besides respiratory and metabolic function, lung plays a role in …

Current state-of-the-art review of nanotechnology-based therapeutics for viral pandemics: Special attention to COVID-19

M Motiei, LA Lucia, T Sáha, P Sáha - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2023 - degruyter.com
Over the past two centuries, most pandemics have been caused by zoonotic RNA viruses
with high mutation, infection, and transmission rates. Due to the importance of …

Natural Polymeric Composites Derived from Animals, Plants, and Microbes for Vaccine Delivery and Adjuvant Applications: A Review

AH Nordin, SMN Husna, Z Ahmad, ML Nordin, RA Ilyas… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
A key element in ensuring successful immunization is the efficient delivery of vaccines.
However, poor immunogenicity and adverse inflammatory immunogenic reactions make the …

Contriving a novel multi-epitope subunit vaccine from Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidates against malaria

CO Mamudu, FN Iheagwam, EO Okafor… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - japsonline.com
In this study, immunoinformatics strategies were used to design a subunit vaccine against
malaria from immunogenic regions of three Plasmodium falciparum surface antigens; liver …