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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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DNA vaccines designed using the platform consist of a combination of an advanced gene expression plasmid (pDNA) with gene(s) of interest, and a probiotic bacterium to deliver the vaccine directly to the gut, where it binds to intestinal epithelial cells.

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Anti-tumor agent from the intestine

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On the other hand, they can inhibit specific enzymes that regulate the accessibility to the genetic material and thus the gene expression in the T cells. “When short-chain fatty acids reprogram CD8 T cells, one of the results is increased production of pro-inflammatory and cytotoxic molecules,” Luu explains.

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2020 Year in Review: COVID-19, CRISPR and Immunotherapies Define the Year for the Life Sciences

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From rare disease drug approvals to treatments involving immunotherapies and gene therapies and awarding of a Nobel Prize to the inventors of the gene-editing tool CRISPR, 2020 was a year of great activity and productivity despite the backdrop of the pandemic.