Molecular mechanisms for enhanced DNA vaccine immunogenicity

L Li, N Petrovsky - Expert review of vaccines, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In the two decades since their initial discovery, DNA vaccines technologies have come a
long way. Unfortunately, when applied to human subjects inadequate immunogenicity is still …

[HTML][HTML] The role of toll-like receptor agonists and their nanomedicines for tumor immunotherapy

L Huang, X Ge, Y Liu, H Li, Z Zhang - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of pattern recognition receptors that play a critical role
in innate and adaptive immunity. Toll-like receptor agonists (TLRa) as vaccine adjuvant …

[HTML][HTML] hrHPV E5 oncoprotein: immune evasion and related immunotherapies

AC de Freitas, THA de Oliveira, MR Barros… - Journal of Experimental & …, 2017 - Springer
The immune response is a key factor in the fight against HPV infection and related cancers,
and thus, HPV is able to promote immune evasion through the expression of oncogenes. In …

Nucleic acid nanoparticles (NANPs) as molecular tools to direct desirable and avoid undesirable immunological effects

MB Johnson, M Chandler, KA Afonin - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Nucleic acid nanoparticles (NANPs) represent a highly versatile molecular platform for the
targeted delivery of various therapeutics. However, despite their promise, further clinical …

Therapeutic DNA vaccines for human papillomavirus and associated diseases

MA Cheng, E Farmer, C Huang, J Lin, CF Hung… - Human gene …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Human papillomavirus (HPV) has long been recognized as the causative agent of cervical
cancer. High-risk HPV types 16 and 18 alone are responsible for over 70% of all cases of …

[HTML][HTML] Electroporation as a vaccine delivery system and a natural adjuvant to intradermal administration of plasmid DNA in macaques

B Todorova, L Adam, S Culina, R Boisgard… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
In vivo electroporation (EP) is used to enhance the uptake of nucleic acids and its
association with DNA vaccination greatly stimulates immune responses to vaccine antigens …

[HTML][HTML] Third-generation vaccines: features of nucleic acid vaccines and strategies to improve their efficiency

ARS Melo, LS de Macêdo, MCV Invenção, IA de Moura… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gene immunization comprises mRNA and DNA vaccines, which stand out due to their
simple design, maintenance, and high efficacy. Several studies indicate promising results in …

Molecular adjuvants for DNA vaccines

L Li, N Petrovsky - Current issues in molecular biology, 2017 - mdpi.com
Poor immunogenicity remains the single biggest obstacle to human DNA vaccines achieving
their potential. Strategies to improve DNA vaccine efficacy include codon optimization …

Toll-like receptor agonists as cancer vaccine adjuvants

D Jeon, E Hill, DG McNeel - Human Vaccines & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as a promising strategy to treat cancer patients.
Among the wide range of immunological approaches, cancer vaccines have been …

[HTML][HTML] Innate immunity and HPV: friends or foes

RAL Nunes, MG Morale, GÁF Silva, LL Villa, L Termini - Clinics, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Most human papillomavirus infections are readily cleared by the host immune response.
However, in some individuals, human papillomavirus can establish a persistent infection …