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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects2021

Nanobodies as powerful pulmonary targeted biotherapeutics against SARS-CoV-2, pharmaceutical point of view.

Ali Najmeddin, Mina Bahrololoumi Shapourabadi, Mahdi Behdani, Farid Dorkoosh

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Nanobodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 variants.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026
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  2. NanoLAS: a comprehensive nanobody database with data integration, consolidation and application.Database : the journal of biological databases and curation · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Ali NajmeddinDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Electronic address: a-najmeddin@razi.tums.ac.ir.
Mina Bahrololoumi ShapourabadiHUM Immune Biotechnology Institute, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: minabahrololoumi@gmail.com.
Mahdi BehdaniVenom and Biotherapeutic Molecules Lab, Biotechnology Research Centre, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: behdani@pasteur.ac.ir.
Farid DorkooshDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran; Medical Biomaterial Research Center (MBRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Electronic address: dorkoosh@tums.ac.ir.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Since December 2019, the newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to infect humans and many people died from severe Covid-19 during the last 2 years worldwide. Different approaches are being used for treatment of this infection and its consequences, but limited results have been achieved and new therapeutics are still needed. One of the most interesting biotherapeutics in this era are Nanobodies which have shown very promising results in recent researches. Scope of review Here, we have reviewed the potentials of Nanobodies in Covid-19 treatment. We have also discussed the properties of these biotherapeutics that make them very suitable for pulmonary drug delivery, which seems to be very important route of administration in this disease. Major conclusion Nanobodies with their special biological and biophysical characteristics and their resistance against harsh manufacturing condition, can be considered as promising, targeted biotherapeutics which can be administered by pulmonary delivery pharmaceutical systems against Covid-19. General significance Covid-19 has become a global problem during the last two years and with emerging mutant strains, prophylactic and therapeutic approaches are still highly needed. Nanobodies with their specific properties can be considered as valuable and promising candidates in Covid-19 therapy.

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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntiviral AgentsCamelusCOVID-19Drug Delivery SystemsHumansImmune SeraImmunologic FactorsLungMolecular Targeted TherapyPeptide LibraryProtein BindingSARS-CoV-2Single-Domain AntibodiesACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingAntiviral AgentsImmune SeraImmunologic FactorsPeptide LibrarySingle-Domain AntibodiesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Covid-19NanobodyPulmonary drug deliverySARS-CoV-2

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PMID34343644
PMCPMC8325376

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