330 results about "Antigen specific" patented technology

In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, there is provided an imaging agent, a including dye compound conjugated to an antigen specific targeting vector which can be particularly advantageous because their behavior in vivo can contribute to superior optical imaging properties, for example, by significantly increasing the target-to-background ratio of imaged tissues, leading to higher resolution imaging, and ultimately providing for better recognition of malignant tissue for resection and margin assessment and improved visualization during minimal invasive laparoscopic surgery, for example. A method of imaging tumor cells in a subject, can include, administering an imaging effective amount of an imaging agent according at least one embodiment of the invention; 2-4 hours after administration of the imaging agent, irradiating a region in the subject in which tumor cells are expected to be found with at a wavelength absorbed by the imaging agent; and detecting a signal from the imaging agent, thereby imaging the tumor cells, wherein the target-to-background ratio 2-4 hours after administration is from about 2.75 to about 15.

The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1 / PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.

The invention provides a method for detecting an external vesicle marker through high-flux nano plasma exciting light immune color development, and belongs to the technical field of human extracellular vesicles. After a serum sample is subjected to centrifugal treatment, the serum sample and a CD81 capture antibody substrate are incubated, and the particle size distribution of the vesicles is monitored in real time; a zwitterionic polymer modified gold nanoparticle LAM detection probe and a polyethylene glycol modified silver nanoparticle LprG detection probe are prepared to be specifically combined with a vesicle surface antigen, a chromogenic enhancement solution is adopted to induce a plasma resonance signal, and full-hole scanning imaging is carried out; and constructing a double-layer game optimization model to cooperatively optimize the detection sensitivity and the signal stability, carrying out weighted summation on normalized signals of the particle size subgroups to obtain comprehensive detection signal intensity, comparing the comprehensive detection signal intensity with a threshold value, and outputting a final judgment result. The technical problem that quantitative accuracy is affected by signal intensity deviation caused by vesicle particle size difference in outer vesicle marker detection is solved.

The invention belongs to the field of biomedical detection, and particularly relates to a protein chip, a detection kit based on a polypeptide coding microarray chip and application of the detection kit. According to the protein chip provided by the invention, an antibody and a bispecific antibody of corresponding indexes can be added into a treating fluid according to detection requirements, the antibody and the bispecific antibody are combined with the chip in a manner of polypeptide specific recognition after being subjected to antigen specific recognition respectively, and joint detection of different antigen combinations and detection of a single index are carried out. By utilizing the polypeptide sample application chip and the antigen and antibody combined bispecific antibody provided by the invention, the universality of the chip in use, the high efficiency of detection and the low cost can be remarkably improved.

The present disclosure provides recombinantly manufactured fusion proteins comprising a Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein fragment or an analog thereof linked to a canine Fc fragment. Embodiments include the administration of the fusion proteins to patients as a treatment for cancers, tumors or other diseases associated with expression of the PD-L1 protein in dogs. Exemplary Fc fusion proteins and pharmaceutical formulations of exemplary Fc fusion proteins are provided, in addition to methods of use and preparation.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising physiological dendritic cells and at least one mRNA. The invention further relates to a composition comprising physiological dendritic cells and at least one mRNA for vaccination.

The present invention provides compositions and methods for inducing antigen-specific tolerance in a subject. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an apoptotic body and an epitope of an antigen. Also provided herein are methods of preparing and administering the composition. The composition and methods provided herein can induce antigen-specific tolerance in a subject.

The present application is directed, in general, to compositions comprising antigens and cGAS-STING pathway activating agents and uses thereof to induce or enhance tolerogenic immune responses to an antigen.

Waning immunity induced by first-generation Spike-alone-based COVID-19 has failed to prevent immune escape by many variants of concern (VOCs) that emerged from 2020 to 2024, resulting in a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, a next-generation Coronavirus (CoV) vaccine incorporating highly conserved non-Spike SARS-CoV-2 antigens is described herein. Conserved non-Spike T cell antigens in combination with a Spike antigen encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles: (i) Induced high frequencies of lung-resident antigen-specific CXCR5+CD4+ T follicular helper cells, GzmB+CD4+ and GzmB+CD8+ cytotoxic T cells, and CD69+IFN-γ+TNFα+CD4+ and CD69+IFN-γ+TNFα+CD8+ effector T cells; and (ii) Reduced viral load and COVID-19-like symptoms caused by various VOCs. The combined antigen / LNP-based pan-CoV vaccine could be rapidly adapted for clinical use to confer broader cross-protective immunity against emerging highly mutated and pathogenic VOCs.

The invention discloses neutral homogeneous lycium barbarum polysaccharide as well as a preparation method and application thereof. Through systematic structure characterization, it is clarified for the first time that the polysaccharide NLBPE1 is atypical arabinogalactan with 1, 5-alpha-L-arabinose as a bridging unit, and the polysaccharide NLBPE1 has a uniform molecular weight and a definite branched chain topological structure. The NLBPE1 serving as an adjuvant and an antigen are jointly entrapped in various delivery systems (such as PLGA nanoparticles, lipidosome, hydrogel and the like) to form the vaccine composition, so that the immunogenicity of the vaccine can be remarkably improved, and the antigen-specific T cell response can be enhanced. The invention provides an application scheme of the polysaccharide as a vaccine adjuvant in tumor immunotherapy and tumor prevention, and particularly shows a remarkable synergistic anticancer effect when the polysaccharide is combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor for use. The polysaccharide has a clear structure, good biocompatibility and remarkable immunological enhancement activity, and has a wide application prospect of tumor vaccine adjuvants.

Provided are modified varicella-zoster virus (VZV) gE polypeptide, a circular RNA encoding the modified VZV gE polypeptide, a linear RNA encoding the modified VZV gE polypeptide and the use thereof for inducing an antigen specific immune response in a subject, or preventing or treating VZV infection.

The invention provides a polypeptide for activating cellular immunity in chronic hepatitis B and application of the polypeptide, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicine. A polypeptide library is designed and synthesized on the basis of a preS1 structural domain for coding HBV large HBsAg, a full-length core protein Core, a polymerase protein fragment rich in T cell epitopes and an mRNA-PreS1CPX holoantigen sequence (as shown in SEQ ID NO.1) of full-length X protein HBX, and peptide fragments capable of activating T cell immunity are screened by utilizing ELISPOT and flow cytometry. Experimental results show that the polypeptide sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO.2-15 can promote HBV antigen specific immune response by stimulating CD8 + T lymphocytes to secrete IFN-gamma, so that immune activation treatment of hepatitis B is realized.

Provided in the present invention are an anti-TLR7 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition thereof. The antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof can specifically bind to a human or simian TLR7 antigen and does not bind to murine TLR7, exhibits significant TLR7 antigen-binding activity, and can effectively inhibit various inflammatory cytokines produced upon TLR7 activation. The anti-TLR7 antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof can be used, either as a monotherapy or in combination with other drugs, for treating and / or preventing diseases pathologically associated with the TLR7 target, including immune inflammation-related diseases, allergic diseases, infectious diseases, cancers, etc.

The invention discloses a spleen-targeted nano platform construction method suitable for tumor vaccination, and particularly relates to the field of vaccines.The spleen-targeted nano platform construction method comprises the steps that S1, CL15H6-DOPS LNPs, spherical polymer vesicles and erythrocyte membrane coated nano-particles are selected as spleen-targeted nano-carriers; s2, integrating an immunologic adjuvant; mn < 2 + > doped LNPs, ultrasonic response lipidosome and a CD3 antibody are selected to be coupled to serve as an integration material; s3, delivering in vivo; animal models are selected for in-vivo delivery and curative effect verification, and B16F10 melanoma mice, MC38 colon cancer mice and non-human primates are selected as the animal models respectively. By optimizing the chain length and the surface topological structure (such as spherical polymer vesicles) of the liposome, the spleen enrichment rate is remarkably increased, and the red marrow myeloid cell uptake efficiency is enhanced. By combining with common delivery of a manganese adjuvant, an STING channel is activated, secretion of type I interferon is promoted, and the proportion of antigen-specific CD8 + T cells and the tumor inhibition rate are increased.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biological medicine, and discloses an anti-CD39 nano antibody and application thereof. The anti-CD39 nano antibody has an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO.1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21 or 25. The anti-CD39 nano antibody of some examples has good antigen specificity, can be effectively combined with a target antigen CD39, and can effectively block or inhibit the hydrolysis of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) by the CD39, so that the depletion of T cells by a tumor microenvironment is effectively inhibited, and the curative effect of tumor immunotherapy is expected to be improved. The anti-CD39 nano antibody of some examples of the invention can further improve the curative effect of T cell immunotherapy related to CAR-T, TCR-T, TIL, TAL, NK, CIK and the like.

The present disclosure relates to the field of RNAs for the prevention or treatment of various infectious agents. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods and agents for vaccination against coronavirus infection, influenza infection and / or RSV infection and induction of effective coronavirus, influenza virus and / or RSV antigen-specific immune responses, such as antibodies and / or T cell responses. Specifically, in one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method comprising administering to a subject (i) a bivalent RNA vaccine encoding a peptide or protein comprising an epitope of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S protein), and (ii) a tetravalent RNA vaccine encoding a peptide or protein comprising an epitope of hemagglutinin (HA), the present invention relates to a method for inducing an immune response in a subject against a coronavirus S protein, in particular an S protein of SARS-CoV-2, and an influenza protein, in particular an HA protein of influenza A and B viruses.

The invention provides an anti-TLR7 antibody or an antigen binding fragment and a pharmaceutical composition thereof, the antibody or the antigen binding fragment thereof can be specifically bound with a human or monkey TLR7 antigen and is not bound with mouse TLR7, has remarkable TLR7 antigen binding activity, and can effectively inhibit various inflammatory cytokines generated by TLR7 activation. The anti-TLR7 antibody or the antigen binding fragment thereof can be used as a single agent or a drug combination and can be used for treating and / or preventing diseases related to TLR7 target pathology, including immune inflammation related diseases, allergic diseases, infectious diseases or cancers and the like.

The present disclosure provides recombinantly manufactured fusion proteins comprising a HERV-K (HML-2) Env protein fragment or an analog thereof linked to a human Fc fragment. Embodiments include the administration of the fusion proteins to patients having a disease or a disorder with the intention of mitigating and / or reducing the duration of symptoms associated with the condition or disease (for example but not limited to muscular weakness, paralysis and respiratory failure), and / or preventing symptoms associated with the condition or disease, for example, by preventing motor neuron degeneration and cell death in ALS patients associated with the condition or disease. Accordingly, “treatment” generally means both therapeutic treatment and prophylactic or preventative measures. Improvement after treatment may be manifested as a decrease or elimination of such symptoms, e.g., by a decrease or elimination of symptoms associated with ALS, and / or by a decrease in the duration of such symptoms.

Methods of analyzing the presence or absence of immune cells capable of binding to an antigen peptide in a sample from one or more individuals are provided. Also provided are methods of detecting or treating cancer or a tumor, a pathogen infection, or an autoimmune disease. A display moiety is provided having particles associated with a plurality of MHC-peptide complexes, where at least two MHC-peptide complexes are different. Also provided are bait compositions having a plurality of display portions and methods of analyzing immune cells by using the display portions or bait compositions as screening tools.

The present disclosure provides recombinantly manufactured fusion proteins comprising a HERV-K (HML-2) Env protein fragment or an analog thereof linked to a human Fc fragment. Embodiments include the administration of the fusion proteins to patients having a disease or a disorder with the intention of mitigating and / or reducing the duration of symptoms associated with the condition or disease (for example but not limited to muscular weakness, paralysis and respiratory failure), and / or preventing symptoms associated with the condition or disease, for example, by preventing motor neuron degeneration and cell death in ALS patients associated with the condition or disease. Accordingly, "treatment" generally means both therapeutic treatment and prophylactic or preventative measures. Improvement after treatment may be manifested as a decrease or elimination of such symptoms, e.g., by a decrease or elimination of symptoms associated with ALS, and / or by a decrease in the duration of such symptoms.

The invention provides a preparation method of a monoclonal antibody of coccidian oocyst protein, and belongs to the technical field of antibodies. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out flow sorting on single antigen-specific B lymphocytes, carrying out stimulated differentiation culture in a specific culture medium by taking EL4B5 as feeder layer cells, cracking obtained plasma cells, carrying out PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) amplification to obtain a variable region sequence of a monoclonal antibody, and carrying out recombinant expression to obtain the coccidian oocyst protein monoclonal antibody. The monoclonal antibody of the coccidian oocyst protein provided by the invention comprises at least one of coccidian monoclonal antibodies 6B10, 5C8 and 5D5. According to the present invention, the antigen affinity verification is performed on the monoclonal antibodies obtained through the recombinant expression, and the results show that the three monoclonal antibodies have good antigen affinity and good detection specificity, such that the effective tool is provided for the subsequent diagnosis and detection of the porcine coccidiosis and the porcine coccidiosis infection diseases.

The present disclosure is based in part on studies on novel tolerogenic peptides derived from a protein expressed by a pancreatic cell, which have been developed for use in antigen-specific immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes. Disclosed is a tolerogenic peptide capable of binding an MHC class II molecule independent of antigen processing for use in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, wherein the peptide is derived from a protein expressed by a pancreatic cell.

Provided are methods for modifying endogenous TCR genes to produce iPSC-derived T cells with antigen- and sequence-specific TCRs. Also provided are genetically engineered iPSCs, genetically engineered T cells, genetically engineering CAR-T cells, and methods of using the same.

Providing nucleic acid constructs that enhance antigen-specific immune responses against enveloped viruses. [Solution] A nucleic acid construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding a SNARE protein selected from the group consisting of VAMP7, STX7, GOSR1, and SEC22B, and a polynucleotide encoding a surface protein antigen of an enveloped virus.

ROR1-specific antigen-binders, and multispecific antibodies are provided, which contains one or more ROR1-specific antigen-binding sites and at least one antigen-specific binding site for an activation receptor (such as CD3) on an immune cell, wherein various configurations are presented of new VHH-based anti-ROR1 sequences in relation to the antigen-specific binding site for the immune cell activation receptor, as well as to a scaffolding segment forming a constant region of the antibodies. These multispecific antibodies have been demonstrated to bind to ROR1-positive cancer cells, induce immune cell-mediated cytotoxicity against ROR1-positive target cells, and to inhibit growth of tumor size in animals.

The invention discloses a bivalent subunit vaccine for preventing infection of haemophilus parasuis and porcine circovirus type 2. A core antigen combination of the vaccine comprises at least one antigen protein from haemophilus parasuis, and the antigen protein is selected from Ferrin, OppA and Hem-SAP and is combined with a porcine circovirus type 2 Cap protein. Wherein the NCBI (National Center of Biotechnology Information) login number of the Ferrin, the NCBI login number of the OppA and the NCBI login number of the Hem-SAP are WP160414389.1, ACL32731.1 and WP035493594.1 respectively. The antigen protein is subjected to codon optimization, is expressed and purified through a prokaryotic expression system, and is emulsified with ISA201 or a Freund's adjuvant to prepare the vaccine. Animal experiments prove that the vaccine can excite high-level antigen specificity IgG, cell factors IFN-gamma and white IL-4 in an immune animal body, namely, specific Th1 and Th2 type immune responses are generated. The vaccine can generate an immune protection rate of up to 80% when attacked by a serum type 5 haemophilus parasuis virulent strain, and generates an effective antibody response to the porcine circovirus type 2. The vaccine provided by the invention has the advantages of definite components, good safety and strong immune protection force.

The present invention relates to methods for predicting and monitoring of the course of type 1 diabetes with the use of detection of fragments of preproinsulin from sera of the patients, specifically in patients treated with cell therapies with CD4+ Fox P3+ T regulatory cells (in the following Treg cells" or "Tregs"). The present invention relates also to the possibility of the use of the said fragments of preproinsulin in the treatment of patients with type 1 diabetes directly or as agents used during manufacturing of antigen-specific Tregs for the treatment of type 1 diabetes.

The present disclosure provides methods and kits for determining antigen-specific T cell responses in a subject based on the use of a whole blood sample rather than isolated, enriched, and / or extracted peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The use of a whole blood sample to measure antigen-specific T cell responses in a subject streamlines the method by reducing sample preparation and consumption. These methods for determining antigen-specific T cell responses in a subject include contacting a whole blood sample from the subject with at least one antigen to form a mixture, contacting the whole blood sample with at least one staining reagent, and analyzing the mixture for antigen-specific T cells.

The present disclosure provides methods for producing engineered immune cells, engineered immune cell populations, and methods of using the engineered immune cells for treating subjects with cancer and other conditions. The engineered immune cells provided herein can comprise antigen-specific T cells (e.g., neoantigen-specific T cells), TCR-T cells, or CAR-T cells. The engineered immune cells prepared by the methods provided herein can exhibit beneficial phenotypes, such as increased persistence, increased effector function, increased activation function, and / or lower dysfunction.