Nanotechnology-based antiviral therapeutics

M Chakravarty, A Vora - Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2021 - Springer
The host immune system is highly compromised in case of viral infections and relapses are
very common. The capacity of the virus to destroy the host cell by liberating its own DNA or …

Nanoparticle-based vaccines against respiratory viruses

S Al-Halifa, L Gauthier, D Arpin, S Bourgault… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The respiratory mucosa is the primary portal of entry for numerous viruses such as the
respiratory syncytial virus, the influenza virus and the parainfluenza virus. These pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocarriers for pancreatic cancer imaging, treatments, and immunotherapies

L Liu, PG Kshirsagar, SK Gautam, M Gulati, EI Wafa… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic tumors are highly desmoplastic and immunosuppressive. Delivery and
distribution of drugs within pancreatic tumors are compromised due to intrinsic physical and …

Multifunctional nanoparticles for targeted delivery of immune activating and cancer therapeutic agents

F Jia, X Liu, L Li, S Mallapragada, B Narasimhan… - Journal of Controlled …, 2013 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) have been extensively investigated for applications in both
experimental and clinical settings to improve delivery efficiency of therapeutic and …

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 …

Nanoparticles as synthetic vaccines

JD Smith, LD Morton, BD Ulery - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Nanoparticles have shown promise as pathogenic and cancer
vaccines.•Fabrication advancements have yielded a variety of nanoparticle options.•Many …

The role of mucoadhesion and mucopenetration in the immune response induced by polymer-based mucosal adjuvants

N Vasquez-Martínez, D Guillen, SA Moreno-Mendieta… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mucus is a viscoelastic gel that acts as a protective barrier for epithelial surfaces. The
mucosal vehicles and adjuvants need to pass through the mucus layer to make drugs and …

Polymeric nanoparticle-based vaccine adjuvants and delivery vehicles

EA Grego, AC Siddoway, M Uz, L Liu… - … for Rational Vaccine …, 2020 - Springer
As vaccine formulations have progressed from including live or attenuated strains of
pathogenic components for enhanced safety, developing new adjuvants to more effectively …

RNA nanotechnology: A new chapter in targeted therapy

T Lv, Y Meng, Y Liu, Y Han, H Xin, X Peng… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have been widely studied in the fields of biotechnology, pharmacy, optics and
medicine and have broad application prospects. Numerous studies have shown significant …

Efficacy of mucosal polyanhydride nanovaccine against respiratory syncytial virus infection in the neonatal calf

JL McGill, SM Kelly, P Kumar, S Speckhart… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a leading cause of severe acute lower
respiratory tract infection in infants and children worldwide. Bovine RSV (BRSV) is closely …