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rVSV-ΔG-SARS-CoV-2-S vaccine: repeated intramuscular (IM) toxicity, local tolerance, immunogenicity and biodistribution study in NZW rabbits
BriLife®, a vector-based vaccine that utilizes the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) platform to express and present the spike antigen of SARS-CoV-2, is undergoing testing in a phase 2 clinical trial i...
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Spike vs nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection: application in nasopharyngeal swab specimens
Public health experts emphasize the need for quick, point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 detection as an effective strategy for controlling virus spread. To this end, many “antigen” detection devices were developed and co...
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Open AccessPost-exposure protection of SARS-CoV-2 lethal infected K18-hACE2 transgenic mice by neutralizing human monoclonal antibody
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exhibits high levels of mortality and morbidity and has dramatic consequences on hu...
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Open AccessA panel of human neutralizing mAbs targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike at multiple epitopes
The novel highly transmissible human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus far, there is no approved therapeutic drug specifically targeting this emerging virus. Here we ...
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Open AccessInhibition of Francisella tularensis phagocytosis using a novel anti-LPS scFv antibody fragment
Francisella tularensis (Ft), the causative agent of lethal tularemia, is classified as a category A biological warfare threat agent. While Ft infection is treatable by antibiotics, many failed antibiotic treatmen...
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Rapid Homogenous Time-Resolved Fluorescence (HTRF) Immunoassay for Anthrax Detection
Infection with Bacillus anthracsis spores induces an acute anthrax disease that can cause casualties and death in untreated cases. Thus rapid diagnosis of anthrax at early stage of the disease is essential to all...
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A novel homogeneous immunoassay for anthrax detection based on the AlphaLISA method: detection of B. anthracis spores and protective antigen (PA) in complex samples
Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogeneous Assay (AlphaLISA) technology is an energy-transfer-based assay, utilizing singlet oxygen as an energy donor to a fluorescent acceptor. The long singlet oxygen migrat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Combination of Anthrax-Toxin Neutralizing Antibodies: Analysis of Synergism/Antagonism Effect
In order to mimic the neutralizing potency of polyclonal antibodies, combinations of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are used. The main pre-requisite of any preparation which is comprised of several ...