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RSC Chem Biol
January 2025
Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kamigyo-ku 465 Kajii-cho Kyoto 602-8566 Japan
A multiomic study of the structural characteristics of type A and B influenza viruses by means of highly spectrally resolved Raman spectroscopy is presented. Three virus strains, A H1N1, A H3N2, and B98, were selected because of their known structural variety and because they have co-circulated with variable relative prevalence within the human population since the re-emergence of the H1N1 subtype in 1977. Raman signatures of protein side chains tyrosine, tryptophan, and histidine revealed unequivocal and consistent differences for pH characteristics at the virion surface, while different conformations of two C-S bond configurations in and methionine rotamers provided distinct low-wavenumber fingerprints for different virus lineages/subtypes.
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January 2025
School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
We investigated a novel cancer immunotherapy strategy that effectively suppresses tumor growth in multiple solid tumor models and significantly extends the lifespan of tumor-bearing mice by introducing pathogen antigens into tumors via mRNA-lipid nanoparticles. The pre-existing immunity against the pathogen antigen can significantly enhance the efficacy of this approach. In mice previously immunized with BNT162b2, an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine encoding the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, intratumoral injections of the same vaccine efficiently tagged the tumor cells with mRNA-expressed spike protein.
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November 2024
State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Allergy & Immunology, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
Purpose: Synthesis and characterization of silver (Ag)/titanium dioxide (TiO) nanocomposite (ATA) to investigate its antiviral activity against the H1N1 influenza virus and antiviral mechanisms.
Materials And Methods: A water-dispersible ATA was prepared by a photocatalytic reduction process from AgNO and TiO. The characterization of ATA was performed by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
ACS Infect Dis
November 2024
Clinical Microbiology PK/PD Division, CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar-190005, India.
Candidiasis, a condition spurred by the unchecked proliferation of species, poses a formidable global health threat, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. The emergence of drug-resistant strains complicates management strategies, necessitating novel therapeutic avenues. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have garnered attention for their potent antifungal properties and broad-spectrum activity against species.
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March 2024
Faculty of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Chinese PLA, Key Laboratory of Digital Hepatobiliary Surgery, PLA, Beijing, China.
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are appealing anti-tumor agents. But it is limited in its effectiveness. In this study, we used combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitor to enhance the antitumor efficacy of OVs.
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