Provided herein are methods and compositions related to EVs useful as therapeutic agents.

Disclosed are methods, systems, components, and compositions for cell-free synthesis of glycosylated carrier proteins. The glycosylated carrier proteins may be utilized in vaccines, including anti-bacterial vaccines. The glycosylated carrier proteins may include a bacterial polysaccharide conjugated to a carrier, which may be utilized to generate an immune response in an immunized host against the polysaccharide conjugated to the carrier. The glycosylated carrier proteins may be synthesized in cell-free glycoprotein synthesis (CFGpS) systems using prokaryote cell lysates that are enriched in components for glycoprotein synthesis such as oligosaccharyltransferases (OSTs) and lipid-linked oligosaccharides (LLOs) including OSTs and LLOs associated with synthesis of bacterial O antigens.

Disclosed are methods, systems, components, and compositions for cell-free synthesis of glycosylated carrier proteins. The glycosylated carrier proteins may be utilized in vaccines, including anti-bacterial vaccines. The glycosylated carrier proteins may include a bacterial polysaccharide conjugated to a carrier, which may be utilized to generate an immune response in an immunized host against the polysaccharide conjugated to the carrier. The glycosylated carrier proteins may be synthesized in cell-free glycoprotein synthesis (CFGpS) systems using prokaryote cell lysates that are enriched in components for glycoprotein synthesis such as oligosaccharyltransferases (OSTs) and lipid-linked oligosaccharides (LLOs) including OSTs and LLOs associated with synthesis of bacterial O antigens.

The present invention is intended to provide an adjuvant having high safety to living bodies and an action to sufficiently reinforce immune function, and a vaccine comprising the adjuvant. Specifically, the present invention relates to 34 novel adjuvant candidate compounds, which have been identified by screening 145 food additives and 51 injection additives, using, as indicators, an increase in the antibody titer against influenza virus and a protective effect against infection with influenza virus, and then selecting those having the function of increasing the antiviral antibody titer in blood and the protective effect against viral infection. In addition, the present invention also relates to a vaccine comprising these adjuvant candidate compounds.

The present invention is intended to provide an adjuvant having high safety to living bodies and an action to sufficiently reinforce immune function, and a vaccine comprising the adjuvant. Specifically, the present invention relates to 34 novel adjuvant candidate compounds, which have been identified by screening 145 food additives and 51 injection additives, using, as indicators, an increase in the antibody titer against influenza virus and a protective effect against infection with influenza virus, and then selecting those having the function of increasing the antiviral antibody titer in blood and the protective effect against viral infection. In addition, the present invention also relates to a vaccine comprising these adjuvant candidate compounds.

Provided are compositions and methods for using the same. In some embodiments, the compositions include an EPELN encapsulating and/or having associated therewith an active agent and a plasma membrane derived from a tumor and/or cancer cell coating the EPELN. In some embodiments, the active agent is a therapeutic agent or an immune response modifier, and in some embodiments the plasma membrane has one or more tumor-associated and/or cancer-associated antigens. Also provided are methods for using the compositions for treating tumors and/or cancers, inducing anti-tumor and/or anti-cancer immune responses, activating antigen-presenting cells, targeting CD11c dendritic cells, and preventing or reducing metastasis.

Provided are compositions and methods for using the same. In some embodiments, the compositions include an EPELN encapsulating and/or having associated therewith an active agent and a plasma membrane derived from a tumor and/or cancer cell coating the EPELN. In some embodiments, the active agent is a therapeutic agent or an immune response modifier, and in some embodiments the plasma membrane has one or more tumor-associated and/or cancer-associated antigens. Also provided are methods for using the compositions for treating tumors and/or cancers, inducing anti-tumor and/or anti-cancer immune responses, activating antigen-presenting cells, targeting CD11c dendritic cells, and preventing or reducing metastasis.

A novel composite, and research on the preparation, application and the like of the composite. The method for preparing the composite comprises: contacting a polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid, at least one cationic stabilizer, and a soluble calcium salt in a liquid reaction system, the cationic stabilizer being a water-soluble non-antibiotic amino compound having a molecular weight of less than or equal to 5 kDa, or a graft copolymer formed by a water-soluble non-antibiotic amino compound and one or more of methoxypolyethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, folic acid, or galactose. The composite has moderate viscosity and molecular weight, is convenient to use in pharmaceutical application, has stable chemical properties, is not easy to be degraded in long-term storage, and is safe to use. The composite, if used alone, can significantly enhance the non-specific immune response of the body and achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases, and other drugs, and can achieve better anti-tumor, anti-viral and anti-(super) bacteria efficacy and is easily absorbed by patients, if used in combination with other drugs.

A novel composite, and research on the preparation, application and the like of the composite. The method for preparing the composite comprises: contacting a polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid, at least one cationic stabilizer, and a soluble calcium salt in a liquid reaction system, the cationic stabilizer being a water-soluble non-antibiotic amino compound having a molecular weight of less than or equal to 5 kDa, or a graft copolymer formed by a water-soluble non-antibiotic amino compound and one or more of methoxypolyethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, folic acid, or galactose. The composite has moderate viscosity and molecular weight, is convenient to use in pharmaceutical application, has stable chemical properties, is not easy to be degraded in long-term storage, and is safe to use. The composite, if used alone, can significantly enhance the non-specific immune response of the body and achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases, and other drugs, and can achieve better anti-tumor, anti-viral and anti-(super) bacteria efficacy and is easily absorbed by patients, if used in combination with other drugs.

The present invention provides compositions and systems for delivery of nanocarriers to cells of the immune system. The invention provides vaccine nanocarriers capable of stimulating an immune response in T cells and/or in B cells, in some embodiments, comprising at least one immunomodulatory agent, and optionally comprising at least one targeting moiety and optionally at least one immunostimulatory agent. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising inventive vaccine nanocarriers. The present invention provides methods of designing, manufacturing, and using inventive vaccine nanocarriers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention provides methods of prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions comprising administering at least one inventive vaccine nanocarrier to a subject in need thereof.