单域抗体对控制流感的承诺和挑战

Arne Matthys1, Xavier Saelens1

  • 1VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

Antiviral research
|January 14, 2024
PubMed
概括

单域抗体 (sdAbs) 为传统流感疫苗和抗病毒药物提供了一个有希望的替代品. 这些基于抗体的疗法向关键的病毒蛋白质,可能克服耐药性并改善流感控制.

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