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- Title
Virus-Like Particles as an Immunogenic Platform for Cancer Vaccines.
- Authors
Caldeira, Jerri C.; Perrine, Michael; Pericle, Federica; Cavallo, Federica
- Abstract
Virus-like particles (VLP) spontaneously assemble from viral structural proteins. They are naturally biocompatible and non-infectious. VLP can serve as a platform for many potential vaccine epitopes, display them in a dense repeating array, and elicit antibodies against non-immunogenic substances, including tumor-associated self-antigens. Genetic or chemical conjugation facilitates the multivalent display of a homologous or heterologous epitope. Most VLP range in diameter from 25 to 100 nm and, in most cases, drain freely into the lymphatic vessels and induce antibodies with high titers and affinity without the need for additional adjuvants. VLP administration can be performed using different strategies, regimens, and doses to improve the immunogenicity of the antigen they expose on their surface. This article summarizes the features of VLP and presents them as a relevant platform technology to address not only infectious diseases but also chronic diseases and cancer.
- Subjects
VIRUS-like particles; CANCER vaccines; CYTOSKELETAL proteins; VIRAL proteins; CELL surface antigens; VACCINES; HUMAN papillomavirus vaccines
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2020, Vol 12, Issue 5, p488
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v12050488