Shells of Hepatitis E Virus to Deliver ***** to Kill Cancer, Treat Other Diseases
 

Shells of Hepatitis E Virus to Deliver ***** to Kill Cancer, Treat Other Diseases
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At UC Davis scientists managed to use the hollow shells of Hepatitis E virus as transport vehicles to deliver *****. The viral*shell was selected because the Hepatitis E virus is able to travel through the digestive system without being destroyed, and so would be a good candidate for PO formulations.

The viral shells are made of Hep. E proteins and do **t contain any DNA, denying any possibility of viral infection.

The research team tested the particles by applying*cysteine ami** acids that let*molecules called LXY-30 be attached in turn to them. These LXY-30 molecules hone in on breast cancer cells and the researchers showed using a fluorescent marker that the virus-like shells were able to gather right on breast cancer tumors in lab mice.

Some details from the study abstract:

Five surface-exposed residues were mutated to cysteine to allow conjugation to maleimide-linked chemical groups via thiol-selective linkages. Engineered virus-like na**particles were then covalently conjugated to a breast cancer recognized ligand, LXY30 and an amine-coupled near-infrared fluorescence dye.

LXY30-HEV VLP was checked for its binding and entry to a breast cancer cell line and for tumor targeting in vivo to breast cancer tissue in mice. The engineered virus-like na**particle **t only targeted cancer cells, but also appeared immune silent to native hepatitis E virus antibodies due to epitope disruption at the antibody-binding site.

Study in journal*Na**medicine: Chemically activatable viral capsid functionalized for cancer targeting…

Source: UC Davis…

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