Exosomes, a new star for targeted delivery

H Chen, L Wang, X Zeng, H Schwarz… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Exosomes are cell-secreted nanoparticles (generally with a size of 30–150 nm) bearing
numerous biological molecules including nucleic acids, proteins and lipids, which are …

Factors which contribute to the immunogenicity of non-replicating adenoviral vectored vaccines

L Coughlan - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Adenoviral vectors are a safe and potently immunogenic vaccine delivery platform. Non-
replicating Ad vectors possess several attributes which make them attractive vaccines for …

Respiratory mucosal delivery of next-generation COVID-19 vaccine provides robust protection against both ancestral and variant strains of SARS-CoV-2

S Afkhami, MR D'Agostino, A Zhang, HD Stacey… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) threaten the effectiveness of current
COVID-19 vaccines administered intramuscularly and designed to only target the spike …

A chimeric hemagglutinin-based universal influenza virus vaccine approach induces broad and long-lasting immunity in a randomized, placebo-controlled phase I trial

R Nachbagauer, J Feser, A Naficy, DI Bernstein… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Seasonal influenza viruses constantly change through antigenic drift and the emergence of
pandemic influenza viruses through antigenic shift is unpredictable. Conventional influenza …

Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of extracellular vesicles administered intravenously and intranasally to Macaca nemestrina

T Driedonks, L Jiang, B Carlson, Z Han… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have potential in disease treatment since they can be loaded
with therapeutic molecules and engineered for retention by specific tissues. However …

Platelet EVs contain an active proteasome involved in protein processing for antigen presentation via MHC-I molecules

G Marcoux, A Laroche, S Hasse… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
In addition to their hemostatic role, platelets play a significant role in immunity. Once
activated, platelets release extracellular vesicles (EVs) formed by the budding of their …

Unleashing the therapeutic potential of apoptotic bodies

TK Phan, DC Ozkocak, IKH Poon - Biochemical society …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), membrane-bound vesicles that are naturally released by cells,
have emerged as new therapeutic opportunities. EVs, particularly exosomes and …

[HTML][HTML] Adenovirus-based vaccines—a platform for pandemic preparedness against emerging viral pathogens

L Coughlan, EJ Kremer, DM Shayakhmetov - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Zoonotic viruses continually pose a pandemic threat. Infection of humans with viruses for
which we typically have little or no prior immunity can result in epidemics with high morbidity …

Viral Vectors, Exosomes, and Vexosomes: Potential armamentarium for delivering CRISPR/Cas to cancer cells

M Farzanehpour, A Miri, AG Alvanegh… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The underlying cause of cancer is genetic disruption, so gene editing technologies,
particularly CRISPR/Cas systems can be used to go against cancer. The field of gene …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicles: new targets for vaccines against helminth parasites

C Drurey, G Coakley, RM Maizels - International Journal for Parasitology, 2020 - Elsevier
The hunt for effective vaccines against the major helminth diseases of humans has yet to
bear fruit despite much effort over several decades. No individual parasite antigen has …