History of Thalidomide During the 1950s-1960s, thalidomide was widely used as an antiemetic for pregnant women, leading to a tragic outcome with thousands of cases of malformed babies. However, in 1965, […]
Many approaches have been developed to improve the physical/chemical properties, potency and selectivity of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Trastuzumab (Tz), a monoclonal antibody targeting HER2, was approved by the FDA in […]
What are Deuterated Drugs? Deuterated drugs are medications obtained by substituting hydrogen atoms at specific positions on drug molecules with deuterium atoms. The most widely used application involves replacing carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds with […]
Over the past several decades, direct inhibition of the RAS family of oncogenic proteins has been a significant challenge in the field of drug development. Despite accounting for approximately 30% […]
A conjugate vaccine is a type of vaccine that combines a weak or non-toxic part of a disease-causing microorganism (such as a bacteria or virus) with a carrier protein. The […]
The Background of Circular RNA Synthesis In recent years, nucleic acid therapy involving various types of ribonucleic acids (RNAs), including messenger RNA (mRNA), small interfering RNA (siRNA), and microRNA (miRNA), […]
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), as emerging anticancer drugs, can deliver highly cytotoxic molecules directly to cancer cells to kill them. ADC is a monoclonal antibody covalently bound to cytotoxic chemical substances […]
The length of siRNA is 7-8 nm, the diameter is 2-3 nm, the molecular weight is 13-14 kDa, and it is hydrophilic. Therefore, unmodified and naked siRNA cannot passively cross […]
Overview of Nectin Nectin, a cell adhesion molecule belonging to the Immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily, is a homologue of poliovirus receptor (PVR/CD155). It also known as poliovirus receptor-associated protein Receptor Related Protein (PVRL). […]
The concept of drug conjugates originated in the early 20th century. In 1910, Paul Ehrlich proposed the “Magic Bullet” theory, which aimed to describe the concept of a drug that […]