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Lipid nanoparticle delivery of mRNA could lead to new ‘universal’ COVID-19 treatment
A study has shown that mRNA delivered via lipid nanoparticles blocks multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells in mice.
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Drug Delivery
Drug delivery refers to approaches for transporting a pharmaceutical compound in the body as needed to safely achieve its desired therapeutic effect.
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Scientists push for development of intranasal COVID-19 vaccines
The best protection from COVID-19 will come from intranasally-delivered vaccines, due to the effectiveness of mucosal IgA antibodies, say researchers from the University at Buffalo.
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Improved AAV could cross blood-brain barrier and deliver gene therapies to CNS
A newly developed AAV has shown promise at delivering gene therapies to the brain in mice and non-human primates.
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Advancing vaccines with extracellular vesicles
Dr Christopher Locher, Versatope Therapeutics, explains why bacterial extracellular vesicles are ideally suited for recombinant vaccines because target antigens can be expressed as fusion proteins and targeted to the lumen, membrane or surface of the vesicles. These nano-size vesicles represent a potentially safe and simple subunit vaccine delivery platform that…
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Advancing novel biotherapeutics based on synthetic biology
Researchers at Synlogic are clearing the path for a new class of medicine – biotherapeutics based on synthetic biology, called synthetic biotics, which are created by programming or engineering bacteria to metabolise or secrete well-validated targets of disease pathophysiology. In this article, Dr Caroline Kurtz, Chief Development Officer at Synlogic, discusses how synthetic…
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Drug Target Review Synthetic Biology ebook 2022
Within this ebook are features on synthetic biology, covering synthetic biotics and their potential to treat a wide range of diseases and conditions, while another piece examines the therapeutic directions the synthetic biology field will likely take in the future.
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Advancing vaccines with extracellular vesicles
References for ‘Advancing vaccines with extracellular vesicles’, in Drug Target Review Issue 3 2022.
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Scientists develop promising new gonorrhoea antibiotic
The drug candidate, JSF-2659, has been developed to be administered orally, and could be a game changer in treating gonorrhoea.
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The hunt for new hepatitis treatments
In this exclusive interview for World Hepatitis Day with Drug Target Review, Professor Ziv Ben Ari from the Sheba Medical Center discusses recent progress towards hepatitis treatment.
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Screening technique could accelerate and improve mRNA therapies
A new single-cell nanoparticle targeting-sequencing approach can measure the cellular uptake of lipid nanoparticles carrying mRNA therapies.
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ELRIG: New modalities in pharmacology and drug discovery
Drug Target Review’s Ria Kakkad recently visited ELRIG and the British Pharmacological Society’s conference on New Modalities in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery which took place in London, UK. This article shares some of the key takeaways from the event.
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How EGF receptors influence cell growth
A new insight into the way the EGF receptor sends signals into cells could help researchers design new cancer drugs that target this protein.
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IgG antibodies in breast milk help shape infants’ gut bacteria and immunity
A new study in mice has highlighted that gut beneficial bacteria can be transferred from mothers to infants through breast milk and help infants defend against infection-induced diarrheal illness.
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New £4.25 million grant kick starts UK-wide collaborative research effort to end motor neuron disease
A £4.25 million research grant has been awarded seeks to discover meaningful MND treatments within years.
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Improving eye treatment delivery with microneedles
Scientists have developed self-plugging microneedles that could improve delivery of drugs into the eyeball.