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ReviewInternational journal of biological macromolecules2021

Chitosan, alginate, hyaluronic acid, gums, and β-glucan as potent adjuvants and vaccine delivery systems for viral threats including SARS-CoV-2: A review.

Shadpour Mallakpour, Elham Azadi, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

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Review in International journal of biological macromolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Shadpour MallakpourOrganic Polymer Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Islamic Republic of Iran. Electronic address: mallak@iut.ac.ir.
Elham AzadiOrganic Polymer Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Chaudhery Mustansar HussainDepartment of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogen transmission is a widespread threat to global human health. Vaccines are very important during the outbreak of a pandemic. Destructive fractures caused by a sudden outbreak of COVID-19 have spurred vaccine production at an unprecedented rate. The strategy of an effective vaccine delivery system is opening up novel probabilities to make more immunization. Indeed, vaccination is the most successful way to prevent deaths from infectious diseases. In order to optimal immune response production or improvement in the effectiveness of vaccines, delivery systems or adjuvants are required. Natural polymers such as chitosan, alginate, hyaluronic acid, gums, and β-glucan with antiviral activity have good potential as adjuvant or delivery systems for vaccine formulation development and design vaccine delivery devices. According to the antiviral performance and immunomodulation of these biopolymers, they will play significant characters in the anti-COVID-19 field. In this mini-review, the recent progress in vaccine development by using biopolymers is presented which, provides a reference for their research on anti-COVID-19 drugs and vaccines.

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COVID-19Drug Delivery SystemsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAlginatesAnimalsbeta-GlucansChitosanCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansHyaluronic AcidPlant GumsSARS-CoV-2Adjuvants, ImmunologicAlginatesbeta-GlucansChitosanCOVID-19 VaccinesHyaluronic AcidPlant GumsAlginateChitosanGumsHyaluronic acidVaccinesβ-Glucan

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PMID34048834
PMCPMC8146404

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