Plant viruses as adjuvants for next-generation vaccines and immunotherapy

N Nikitin, Y Vasiliev, A Kovalenko, E Ryabchevskaya… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vaccines are the cornerstone of infectious disease control and prevention. The outbreak of
SARS-CoV-2 has confirmed the urgent need for a new approach to the design of novel …

Green biologics: harnessing the power of plants to produce pharmaceuticals

G Zahmanova, AAA Aljabali, K Takova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plants are increasingly used for the production of high-quality biological molecules for use
as pharmaceuticals and biomaterials in industry. Plants have proved that they can produce …

Ferroptosis signature shapes the immune profiles to enhance the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in head and neck cancer

CH Chung, CY Lin, CY Chen, CW Hsueh… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a type of immunogenic cell death, ferroptosis participates in the creation of immunoactive
tumor microenvironments. However, knowledge of spatial location of tumor cells with …

Neoadjuvant intratumoral immunotherapy with cowpea mosaic virus induces local and systemic antitumor efficacy in canine mammary cancer patients

G Valdivia, D Alonso-Miguel, MD Perez-Alenza… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The lack of optimal models to evaluate novel agents is delaying the development of effective
immunotherapies against human breast cancer (BC). In this prospective open label study …

Pluronic F127 “nanoarmor” for stabilization of Cowpea mosaic virus immunotherapy

MD Shin, E Jung, MA Moreno‐Gonzalez… - Bioengineering & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our lab demonstrated that intratumoral Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) is a potent antitumor
immunotherapy when used as in situ vaccine. As we pave the way for human clinical …

Multifaceted Cancer Alleviation by Cowpea Mosaic Virus in a Bioprinted Ovarian Cancer Peritoneal Spheroid Model

Y Xiang, Z Zhao, EJ Yao, A Balayan, SN Fiering… - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer (OvCa) is a leading cause of mortality among gynecological malignancies
and usually manifests as intraperitoneal spheroids that generate metastases, ascites, and …

Plant Virus Nanoparticles Combat Cancer

M Shahgolzari, S Venkataraman, A Osano, PA Akpa… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant virus nanoparticles (PVNPs) have garnered considerable interest as a promising
nanotechnology approach to combat cancer. Owing to their biocompatibility, stability, and …

Pharmacology of a Plant Virus Immunotherapy Candidate for Peritoneal Metastatic Ovarian Cancer

AO Omole, JF Affonso de Oliveira… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to the increasing incidence of cancer, there is a need to develop new platforms that can
combat this disease. Cancer immunotherapy is a platform that takes advantage of the …

The Potency of Cowpea Mosaic Virus Particles for Cancer In Situ Vaccination Is Unaffected by the Specific Encapsidated Viral RNA

E Jung, YH Chung, C Mao, SN Fiering… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plant virus nanoparticles can be used as drug carriers, imaging reagents, vaccine carriers,
and immune adjuvants in the formulation of intratumoral in situ cancer vaccines. One …

Cowpea mosaic virus intratumoral immunotherapy maintains stability and efficacy after long‐term storage

A Simms, Z Zhao, E Cedrone… - Bioengineering & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) has demonstrated superior immune stimulation and efficacy
as an intratumoral immunotherapy, providing a strong argument for its clinical translation …