{"title":"Nanocarrier vaccines for respiratory infections.","authors":"Yinghan Jiang, Luping Lei, Mengyuan Zhao, Yuxin Tian, Yuanyu Huang, Minghui Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.molmed.2024.12.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Respiratory infections continue to pose a major global health challenge, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Effective vaccines are crucial for prevention of these, and nanotechnology offers a promising approach to enhance vaccine efficacy through nanocarrier systems. This review explores recent advances in nanocarrier-based vaccines for respiratory pathogens, focusing on their ability to promote mucosal immunity against viral infections. It examines various types of nanocarriers, their physicochemical properties, and their role in improving vaccine delivery and immune responses. Additionally, the review examines key findings from both preclinical and clinical studies, highlighting the progress and challenges in developing nanocarrier vaccines for respiratory infections. These insights underscore the potential of nanotechnology to transform vaccine strategies and address unmet needs in respiratory disease prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":23263,"journal":{"name":"Trends in molecular medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Trends in molecular medicine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2024.12.002","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Respiratory infections continue to pose a major global health challenge, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Effective vaccines are crucial for prevention of these, and nanotechnology offers a promising approach to enhance vaccine efficacy through nanocarrier systems. This review explores recent advances in nanocarrier-based vaccines for respiratory pathogens, focusing on their ability to promote mucosal immunity against viral infections. It examines various types of nanocarriers, their physicochemical properties, and their role in improving vaccine delivery and immune responses. Additionally, the review examines key findings from both preclinical and clinical studies, highlighting the progress and challenges in developing nanocarrier vaccines for respiratory infections. These insights underscore the potential of nanotechnology to transform vaccine strategies and address unmet needs in respiratory disease prevention.
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Trends in Molecular Medicine (TMM) aims to offer concise and contextualized perspectives on the latest research advancing biomedical science toward better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human diseases. It focuses on research at the intersection of basic biology and clinical research, covering new concepts in human biology and pathology with clear implications for diagnostics and therapy. TMM reviews bridge the gap between bench and bedside, discussing research from preclinical studies to patient-enrolled trials. The major themes include disease mechanisms, tools and technologies, diagnostics, and therapeutics, with a preference for articles relevant to multiple themes. TMM serves as a platform for discussion, pushing traditional boundaries and fostering collaboration between scientists and clinicians. The journal seeks to publish provocative and authoritative articles that are also accessible to a broad audience, inspiring new directions in molecular medicine to enhance human health.