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Current and next-generation formulation strategies for inactivated polio vaccines to lower costs, increase coverage, and facilitate polio eradication
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022-12-28)Implementation of inactivated polio vaccines (IPV) containing Sabin strains (sIPV) will further enable global polio eradication efforts by improving vaccine safety during use and containment during manufacturing. Moreover, ... -
A protein subunit vaccine elicits a balanced immune response that protects against Pseudomonas pulmonary infection
(Nature Research, 2023-03-14)The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) causes severe nosocomial infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. Increasing drug resistance, the absence of a licensed vaccine and ... -
Designing Formulation Strategies for Enhanced Stability of Therapeutic Peptides in Aqueous Solutions: A Review
(MDPI, 2023-03-14)Over the past few decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the utilization of therapeutic peptides. Therapeutic peptides are usually administered via the parenteral route, requiring an aqueous formulation. ... -
Wearable Sensing System for NonInvasive Monitoring of Intracranial BioFluid Shifts in Aerospace Applications
(MDPI, 2023-01-14)The alteration of the hydrostatic pressure gradient in the human body has been associated with changes in human physiology, including abnormal blood flow, syncope, and visual impairment. The focus of this study was to ... -
Rational inhibitor design for Pseudomonas aeruginosa salicylate adenylation enzyme PchD
(Springer, 2022-05-05)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an increasingly antibiotic-resistant pathogen that causes severe lung infections, burn wound infections, and diabetic foot infections. P. aeruginosa produces the siderophore pyochelin through the ... -
Mapping monoclonal anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody repertoires against diverse coronavirus antigens
(Frontiers Media, 2022-09-02)Variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have emerged continuously, challenging the effectiveness of vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments. Moreover, the possibility of the appearance of a ... -
Novel Approaches for Overcoming Biological Barriers
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Structural Design and Synthesis of Novel Cyclic Peptide Inhibitors Targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transcription
(MDPI, 2022-08-28)Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. Although several established antitubercular drugs have been found, various factors obstruct efforts to combat this disease due to the existence ... -
Discovery of an orally active benzoxaborole prodrug effective in the treatment of Chagas disease in non-human primates
(Nature Research, 2022-09-05)Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, probably infects tens of millions of people, primarily in Latin America, causing morbidity and mortality. The options for treatment and prevention of Chagas disease are limited ... -
Doxorubicin-Loaded Polymeric Micelles Conjugated with CKR- and EVQ-FLT3 Peptides for Cytotoxicity in Leukemic Stem Cells
(MDPI, 2022-10-04)Doxorubicin (Dox) is the standard chemotherapeutic agent for acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) treatment. However, 40% of Dox-treated AML cases relapsed due to the presence of leukemic stem cells (LSCs). Thus, poloxamer ... -
Immune Modulation by Antigenic Peptides and Antigenic Peptide Conjugates for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
(Elsevier, 2022-06-01)The immune system defends our body by fighting infection from pathogens utilizing both the innate and adaptive immune responses. The innate immune response is generated rapidly as the first line of defense. It is followed ... -
Spermidine/Spermine N1-Acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1)—A Potential Gene Target for Selective Sensitization of Glioblastoma Cells Using an Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticle to Deliver siRNA
(MDPI, 2022-10-22)Spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1) responsible for cell polyamine catabolism is overexpressed in glioblastoma multiforme (GB). Its role in tumor survival and promoting resistance towards radiation therapy ... -
Measurement of Adenovirus-Based Vector Heterogeneity (Dataset)
(Elsevier, 2022)Adenovirus vectors have become an important class of vaccines with the recent approval of Ebola and COVID-19 products. In-process quality attribute data collected during Adenovirus vector manufacturing has focused on ... -
Multi-dose Formulation Development for a Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Virus-Like Particle-Based Vaccine: Part II- Real-time and Accelerated Stability Studies (Dataset)
(Elsevier, 2022-11-21)This work describes Part 2 of multi-dose formulation development of a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) containing vaccine (see Part 1 in companion paper). Storage stability studies with candidate ... -
Ultrasound-assisted laser thrombolysis with endovascular laser and high-intensity focused ultrasound
(Wiley, 2020-12-05)Purpose The combination of laser and ultrasound can significantly improve the efficiency of thrombolysis through an enhanced cavitation effect. We developed a fiber optics-based laser-ultrasound thrombolysis device and ... -
Sterol profiling of Leishmania parasites using a new HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry-based method and antifungal azoles as chemical probes reveals a key intermediate sterol that supports a branched ergosterol biosynthetic pathway
(Elsevier, 2022-08-15)Human leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania protozoan parasites. Current chemotherapeutic options against the deadly disease have significant limitations. The ergosterol biosynthetic pathway has been ... -
A Novel Drug Modulator Diarylheptanoid (trans-1,7-Diphenyl-5-hydroxy-1-heptene) from Curcuma comosa Rhizomes for P-glycoprotein Function and Apoptosis Induction in K652/ADR Leukemic Cells
(MDPI, 2022-08-12)Curcuma comosa has been used in traditional Thai medicine to treat menstrual cycle-related symptoms in women. This study aims to evaluate the diarylheptanoid drug modulator, trans-1,7-diphenyl-5-hydroxy-1-heptene (DHH), ... -
Concordance of in vitro and in vivo measures of non-replicating rotavirus vaccine potency
(Elsevier, 2022-07-22)Rotavirus infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among infants residing in low- and middle-income countries. To address the large need for protection from this vaccine-preventable disease we are ... -
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. ... -
Multi-dose Formulation Development for a Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Virus-Like Particle-Based Vaccine: Part I- Screening of Preservative Combinations (Dataset)
(Elsevier, 2022-08)The development of multi-dose, subunit vaccine formulations can be challenging since antimicrobial preservatives (APs) often destabilize protein antigens. In this work, we evaluated Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Virus-Like ...