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SARS-CoV-2: advancing the production of the ACE2 protein

Drug Target Review

ACE2 Primarily, the Brookhaven researchers’ aim was to produce large amounts of human ACE2 and attach the protein to nanoparticles. These ACE2-coated particles could be tested as an anti-viral therapeutic, and as sensors for detecting virus particles.

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Enhancing gene therapy with Circio

Drug Target Review

What are the key findings of Circio’s in vivo proof-of-concept for its circVec circular RNA platform technology compared to conventional mRNA-based expression with DNA vectors? Circular RNA (circRNA) has two major advantages versus mRNA in a vector-expression context. DNA vectors in mouse models?

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Addressing increasingly resistant drugs by infectious agents

Drug Target Review

Infectious agent includes bacteria, virus, fungi, and parasites, and they are capable of causing disease in a living organism. I had earlier proposed the use of Palmatine and Silver Nitrate in the efficacy against the RNA structure of the COVID-19 virus. We discovered it is highly effective and environmentally friendly.

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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

By Greta Friar, Whitehead Institute June 27, 2024 Images of a mouse brain show the effect of a technology called CHARM in turning off the expression of a gene in the brain. They used an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) that crosses the blood-brain barrier after intravenous administration. Credit: Neumann EN, Bertozzi TM, et al.

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The future outlook for mRNA therapies

Drug Discovery World

The biggest growth driver for mRNA therapeutics came from the Covid-19 pandemic, when mRNA-based vaccines proved effective in treating SARS-CoV-2, and pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were successful in bringing these treatments to market.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

Drug Discovery World

Klaus Wagenbauer, PhD, Founder & CEO, Plectonic, on: ‘Programmable DNA-origami-based T cell engagers: PTE’. Sandra Ergueta-Carballo, PhD, Project Coordinator, University of Cambridge, on: ‘Advancing snake envenomation treatment: designing the next generation of antivenoms’.

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Codon Digest: CAR-T Therapy for Neuroblastoma

Codon

Of those, 17 children responded to the treatment, and the 3-year overall survival rate was 60 percent. ” This technology could be used to design protein therapeutics that can bind to, and “shut down,” harmful or misfolded proteins in living cells. Biology is the world’s most advanced technology.