Next-Generation Vaccines: Nanovaccines in the Fight against SARS-CoV-2 Virus and beyond SARS-CoV-2

Autor: Maluta Steven Mufamadi, Mpho Phehello Ngoepe, Ofentse Nobela, Nhlanhla Maluleke, Bafedile Phorah, Banele Methula, Thapelo Maseko, Dipuo Ingrid Masebe, Hazel Tumelo Mufhandu, Lebogang Maureen Katata-Seru
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BioMed Research International. 2023:1-11
ISSN: 2314-6141
2314-6133
Popis: The virus responsible for the coronavirus viral pandemic is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants caused by distinctive mutations within the viral spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 are considered the cause for the rapid spread of the disease and make it challenging to treat SARS-CoV-2. The manufacturing of appropriate efficient vaccines and therapeutics is the only option to combat this pandemic. Nanomedicine has enabled the delivery of nucleic acids and protein-based vaccines to antigen-presenting cells to produce protective immunity against the coronavirus. Nucleic acid-based vaccines, particularly mRNA nanotechnology vaccines, are the best prevention option against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic worldwide, and they are effective against the novel coronavirus and its multiple variants. This review will report on progress made thus far with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and beyond employing nanotechnology-based nucleic acid vaccine approaches.
Databáze: OpenAIRE