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Brain macrophage in Parkinson’s disease neuroinflammation

Drug Target Review

By employing a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease, the researchers have illuminated a surprising revelation: it’s the border-associated macrophages (BAMs), not the microglia, that steer the neuroinflammatory response within the brain. However, identifying the precise cells presenting the antigens remained elusive.

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Could natural terpenes be an alternative for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases?

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Terpenes are compounds that inhibit the growth of Leishmania spp, Schistosoma spp, and Echinococcus spp, cause changes in parasite ultrastructure, inhibit enzyme activity, and modulate the immune response. Their use in combination therapy decreases the concentration of the reference drug used.

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Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV, Demonstrates Improved Immune Response and Protection in Preclinical Study

The Pharma Data

Better activation of innate and adaptive immune responses was achieved with CV2CoV, resulting in faster response onset, higher titers of antibodies, and stronger memory B and T cell activation as compared to the first-generation candidate, CVnCoV. “In Induction of innate immunity was investigated via specific cytokine markers.

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Advancing vaccine design: potential of peptide mimicry

Drug Target Review

1 The study reveals a novel bioinformatic approach and tool that holds the potential to empower researchers in designing vaccines capable of inducing a stronger immune response. By selecting specific segments of proteins that elicit robust immune reactions, these vaccines could offer enhanced protection against diseases.

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Interactions of small molecule inhibitors with secreted phospholipase A2: A review of the structural data

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

sPLA 2 inhibitors have been developed for the treatment of inflammatory and other conditions such as cardiovascular disease, arteriosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Besides their roles in the degradation of phospholipids, these enzymes also play an important role in the immune response by promoting inflammation.

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4-1BB and the critical importance of local control

SugarCone Biotech

Targeting 4-1BB remained of interest to the immuno-oncology field as cell culture experiments and tumor models in mice suggested that robust anti-tumor immune responses could be triggered by anti-4-1BB antibody therapies. This is the T cell type most closely associated with anti-tumor immune responses.

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The Vaccine Development Landscape and Its Associated Challenges

DrugBank

Vaccines have consistently demonstrated their efficacy in protecting people from infectious diseases. This led to the eradication of smallpox and polio – two debilitating diseases that historically caused global epidemics. Adjuvants are substances added to vaccines to enhance the immune response.

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