[HTML][HTML] Engineering protein-based therapeutics through structural and chemical design

SB Ebrahimi, D Samanta - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Protein-based therapeutics have led to new paradigms in disease treatment. Projected to be
half of the top ten selling drugs in 2023, proteins have emerged as rivaling and, in some …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and biochemical features of human serum albumin essential for eukaryotic cell culture

V Mishra, RJ Heath - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Serum albumin physically interacts with fatty acids, small molecules, metal ions, and several
other proteins. Binding with a plethora of bioactive substances makes it a critical transport …

Derivatization with fatty acids in peptide and protein drug discovery

P Kurtzhals, S Østergaard, E Nishimura… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Peptides and proteins are widely used to treat a range of medical conditions; however, they
often have to be injected and their effects are short-lived. These shortcomings of the native …

Assessing developability early in the discovery process for novel biologics

ML Fernández-Quintero, A Ljungars, F Waibl, V Greiff… - MAbs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Beyond potency, a good developability profile is a key attribute of a biological drug.
Selecting and screening for such attributes early in the drug development process can save …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in biomimetic nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy and diagnosis

CY Beh, RP Prajnamitra, LL Chen, PCH Hsieh - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biomimetic nanoparticles have recently emerged as a novel drug delivery platform to
improve drug biocompatibility and specificity at the desired disease site, especially the …

[HTML][HTML] Use of albumin infusion for cirrhosis-related complications: An international position statement

Z Bai, N Méndez-Sánchez, FG Romeiro, A Mancuso… - JHEP Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background & Aims Numerous studies have evaluated the role of human albumin
(HA) in managing various liver cirrhosis-related complications. However, their conclusions …

Antibody variable region engineering for improving cancer immunotherapy

H Lou, X Cao - Cancer Communications, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The efficacy and specificity of conventional monoclonal antibody (mAb) drugs in the clinic
require further improvement. Currently, the development and application of novel antibody …

Engineered albumin-functionalized nanoparticles for improved FcRn binding enhance oral delivery of insulin

C Azevedo, J Nilsen, A Grevys, R Nunes… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals, as insulin, is hampered by rapid degradation and
inefficient absorption in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). To solve this, a new class of …

An engineered human albumin enhances half-life and transmucosal delivery when fused to protein-based biologics

M Bern, J Nilsen, M Ferrarese, KMK Sand… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Needle-free uptake across mucosal barriers is a preferred route for delivery of biologics, but
the efficiency of unassisted transmucosal transport is poor. To make administration and …

Posttranslational-modifications of human-serum-albumin analysis by a top-down approach validated by a comprehensive bottom-up analysis

MA Rahali, R Lakis, FL Sauvage, E Pinault… - … of Chromatography B, 2023 - Elsevier
The posttranslational modifications (PTM) of human serum albumin (HSA) can result in the
development of isoforms that have been identified as potential biomarkers for advanced …