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Development of spirulina for the manufacture and oral delivery of protein therapeutics
(Nature Research, 2022-03-21)The use of the edible photosynthetic cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) as a biomanufacturing platform has been limited by a lack of genetic tools. Here we report genetic engineering methods for stable, ... -
Strategies to Screen Anti-AQP4 Antibodies from Yeast Surface Display Libraries
(MDPI, 2022-06-05)A rapid and effective method to identify disease-specific antibodies from clinical patients is important for understanding autoimmune diseases and for the development of effective disease therapies. In neuromyelitis optica ... -
Analytical and Preformulation Characterization Studies of Human Papillomavirus Virus-Like Particles to Enable Quadrivalent Multi-Dose Vaccine Formulation Development (Dataset)
(Elsevier, 2022)Introducing multi-dose formulations of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines will reduce costs and enable improved global vaccine coverage, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This work describes the development ... -
Molecular probes of spike ectodomain and its subdomains for SARS-CoV-2 variants, Alpha through Omicron
(Public Library of Science, 2022-05-24)Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread infections have allowed SARS-CoV-2 to evolve in human, leading to the emergence of multiple circulating variants. Some of these variants show increased resistance to ... -
Antigen-adjuvant interactions, stability, and immunogenicity profiles of a SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) antigen formulated with aluminum salt and CpG adjuvants (Datasets)
(2022-05-17)Low-cost, refrigerator-stable COVID-19 vaccines will facilitate global access and improve vaccine coverage in low-and middle-income countries. To this end, subunit-based approaches targeting the receptor-binding domain ... -
SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain displayed on HBsAg virus–like particles elicits protective immunity in macaques
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022-03-16)Authorized vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 remain less available in low- and middle-income countries due to insufficient supply, high costs, and storage requirements. Global immunity could still benefit from new vaccines using ... -
Formulation development of a live attenuated human rotavirus (RV3-BB) vaccine candidate for use in low- and middle-income countries
(Taylor and Francis, 2021-04-16)Formulation development was performed with the live, attenuated, human neonatal rotavirus vaccine candidate (RV3-BB) with three main objectives to facilitate use in low- and middle- income countries including (1) a liquid, ... -
Intratumoral Cancer Chemotherapy with a Carrier-Based Immunogenic Cell-Death Eliciting Platinum (IV) Agent
(American Chemical Society, 2020-09-25)A carrier-based, immunogenic cell death (ICD)-eliciting platinum(IV) chemotherapeutic agent was synthesized via complexation between an axially derivatized Pt(IV)-tocopherol and hyaluronan (HA)–tocopherol nanocarrier. The ... -
Development of a Broadly Protective, Self-Adjuvanting Subunit Vaccine to Prevent Infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(Frontiers Media, 2020-11-17)Infections caused by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be difficult to treat due to innate and acquired antibiotic resistance and this is exacerbated by the emergence of multi-drug resistant strains. ... -
Preformulation Characterization and the Effect of Ionic Excipients on the Stability of a Novel DB Fusion Protein
(Frontiers Media, 2021-01-01)Shigella ssp cause bacillary dysentery (shigellosis) which has high global morbidity in young children and the elderly. The virulence of Shigella relies upon a type III secretion system (T3SS) which injects host altering ... -
Effect of Formulation Variables on the Stability of a Live, Rotavirus (RV3-BB) Vaccine Candidate using in vitro Gastric Digestion Models to Mimic Oral Delivery
(Wiley, 2020-10-06)In this work, two different in vitro gastric digestion models were used to evaluate the stability of a live attenuated rotavirus vaccine candidate (RV3-BB) under conditions designed to mimic oral delivery in infants. First, ... -
Synthetic Cationic Autoantigen Mimics Glatiramer Acetate Persistence at the Site of Injection and Is Efficacious Against Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
(Frontiers Media, 2021-01-18)A synthetic peptide, K-PLP, consisting of 11-unit poly-lysine (K11) linked via polyethylene glycol (PEG) to proteolipid protein epitope (PLP) was synthesized, characterized, and evaluated for efficacy in ameliorating ... -
Investigation of a monoclonal antibody against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, expressed as secretory IgA1 and IgA2 in plants
(Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2021-01-13)Passive immunization with antibodies is a promising approach against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea, a prevalent disease in LMICs. The objective of this study was to investigate expression of a monoclonal anti-ETEC ... -
The Shigella Type III Secretion System: An Overview from Top to Bottom
(MDPI, 2021-02-22)Shigella comprises four species of human-restricted pathogens causing bacillary dysentery. While Shigella possesses multiple genetic loci contributing to virulence, a type III secretion system (T3SS) is its primary virulence ... -
Functional Profiling of Antibody Immune Repertoires in Convalescent Zika Virus Disease Patients
(Frontiers Media, 2021-02-24)The re-emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) caused widespread infections that were linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults and congenital malformation in fetuses, and epidemiological data suggest that ZIKV infection can ... -
Lung Surfactant Decreases Biochemical Alterations and Oxidative Stress Induced by a Sub-Toxic Concentration of Carbon Nanoparticles in Alveolar Epithelial and Microglial Cells
(MDPI, 2021-03-07)Carbon-based nanomaterials are nowadays attracting lots of attention, in particular in the biomedical field, where they find a wide spectrum of applications, including, just to name a few, the drug delivery to specific ... -
Molecular engineering improves antigen quality and enables integrated manufacturing of a trivalent subunit vaccine candidate for rotavirus
(BMC, 2021-05-01)Background Vaccines comprising recombinant subunit proteins are well-suited to low-cost and high-volume production for global use. The design of manufacturing processes to produce subunit vaccines depends, however, on the ... -
Carnosine Protects Macrophages against the Toxicity of Aβ1-42 Oligomers by Decreasing Oxidative Stress
(MDPI, 2021-04-26)Carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine) is a naturally occurring endogenous peptide widely distributed in excitable tissues such as the brain. This dipeptide has well-known antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aggregation ... -
Developing a manufacturing process to deliver a cost effective and stable liquid human rotavirus vaccine
(Elsevier, 2021-04-08)Despite solid evidence of the success of rotavirus vaccines in saving children from fatal gastroenteritis, more than 82 million infants worldwide still lack access to a rotavirus vaccine. The main barriers to global rotavirus ... -
Sequence-Signature Optimization Enables Improved Identification of Human HV6-1-Derived Class Antibodies That Neutralize Diverse Influenza A Viruses
(Frontiers Media, 2021-05-31)Sequence signatures of multidonor broadly neutralizing influenza antibodies can be used to quantify the prevalence of B cells with virus-neutralizing potential to accelerate development of broadly protective vaccine ...