The invention relates to a virus like particle (VLP) based vaccine. The virus-like particle constitutes a non-naturally occurring, ordered and repetitive antigen array display scaffold which can obtain a strong and long-lasting immune response in a subject. The VLP based vaccine may be used for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a disease including, but is not limited to, cancer, cardiovascular, infectious, asthma, and/or allergy diseases/disorders.

The present disclosure is directed to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and/or treatment of tumors, such as ocular tumors, using virus-like particles conjugated to photosensitive molecules.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods that include delivering to a subject a papillomavirus particle or soluble papillomavirus protein that targets a tumor, and delivering to the subject an immune cell expressing a receptor that binds to a surface antigen of the papillomavirus particle or soluble papillomavirus protein, respectively.

The present invention relates to certain polyphenol(s) having adjuvant property that can be used for the vaccine preparation. Also, the current invention provides adjuvant system comprising said polyphenol(s) and delivery system such as an immunostimulating reconstituted influenza virosomes (IRIVs). The present invention illustrates the said polyphenol(s) or an adjuvant system comprising of such polyphenol(s) and IRIVs can provide better level of immune response against antigen of interest than conventional vaccine systems. The preferred polyphenol according to the present invention can be beta-sitosterol. Beta-sitosterol can be optionally combined with the known adjuvant(s) to enhance immune response.

The present invention relates to a human papillomavirus type 18 chimeric protein and the use thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to a papillomavirus chimeric protein, which comprises or consists of an HPV type 18 L1 protein or a mutant of the HPV type 18 L1 protein, and a polypeptide from a HPV type 59 L2 protein inserted into the surface region of the HPV type 18 L1 protein or the mutant of the HPV type 18 L1 protein, wherein the amino acid sequence of the HPV type 18 L1 protein is as shown in SEQ ID No. 1, and the amino acid sequence of the HPV type 59 L2 protein is as shown in SEQ ID No. 2.

Provided are a mutated HPV51 L1 protein or a variant thereof, a coding sequence thereof, a preparation method therefor, and a virus-like particle containing same, wherein the protein or the variant and the virus-like particle thereof are capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies against at least two types of HPV (for example, HPV51 and HPV69, or HPV51, HPV69 and HPV26). Also provided is the use of the above-mentioned protein and the virus-like particle for preparing a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine, wherein the pharmaceutical composition or the vaccine can be used to prevent infections of the at least two types of HPV and diseases caused by the infections, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.

Compositions and treatments for inducing tumor regression by activating inflammasomes in tumor cells and tumor-associated cells. A tumor in a subject is treated by administering a composition to the subject that activates inflammasomes in cells of the tumor and thereby causes tumor cell pyroptosis and tumor regression.

The invention relates to a truncated L1 protein of the Human Papillomavirus Type 11, a virus-like particle consisting of the protein, a vaccine comprising said virus-like particle, and the use of the vaccine in the prevention of condyloma acuminatum or HPV infections.

The present disclosure provides methods, vaccines and kits for potentiating an immune response to an antigen in a subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject at least one dose of a depot-forming vaccine comprising one or more antigens in a hydrophobic carrier; and subsequently administering to the subject at least one dose of a non-depot-forming vaccine comprising the one or more antigens.

The present invention relates to a method of producing HPV pseudovirions in plant cells, the plant produced pseudovirions per se, a neutralization assay using the plant produced pseudovirions and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the plant produced pseudovirions.