VIRAL CONSTRUCTS FOR USE IN ENHANCING T-CELL PRIMING DURING VACCINATION

    公开(公告)号:AU2022215566A9

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-30

    申请号:AU2022215566

    申请日:2022-02-02

    Abstract: The invention provides virus-based expression vectors comprising immune-checkpoint inhibitor inserts for use as effective adjuvants in enhancing T-cell priming to an antigen in a host during a vaccination regimen. In particular, the compositions described herein are novel recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viral constructs encoding one or more peptides which, upon administration, are expressed in a multimer conformation and subsequently cleaved and secreted from the cell. Such peptides are capable of downregulating an immune checkpoint pathway, for example, by inhibiting the activation of programmed-cell death protein 1 (PD-1), programed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), or another immune checkpoint regulator, or a combination thereof. When used in concert with the administration of an antigen during a vaccination strategy, the immune checkpoint expressing MV A viral construct provides significantly improved antigen-specific CD8+ T cell expansion, increased antigenic responses, and improved vaccination efficacy.

    An improved low-power mass interrogation system and assay for determining vitamin D levels

    公开(公告)号:AU2019263158B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:AU2019263158

    申请日:2019-04-30

    Applicant: LEIDOS INC

    Abstract: A low power mass spectrometer assembly includes at least an ionization component, an electrostatic analyzer, a lens assembly, a magnet assembly and at least one detector located in a same plane as the entrance to the magnet assembly for detecting the deflected sample ions and/or fragments of sample ions, including ions or ion fragments indicative of the Vitamin D metabolite within the sample.

    LAG 3 binding peptides
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:AU2020279371A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:AU2020279371

    申请日:2020-05-21

    Applicant: LEIDOS INC

    Abstract: This disclosure provides peptides which bind to LAG3 and can be used to block the interaction of LAG 3 with other molecules such as MHC-II, FGL1, and α-synuclein. These peptides can be used for various therapeutic purposes, such as inhibiting the progression of a hyperproliferative disorder, including cancer, or inhibiting the progression of a synucleinopathy, inhibiting the progression of sepsis, inhibiting the progression of an infectious disease, and enhancing a response to a vaccine.

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