Transferrin receptor (TfR) levels are elevated in various types of cancer cells and correlate with the aggressive or proliferative ability of tumor cells. Therefore, TfR levels are considered useful as a prognostic tumor marker, and TfR is a potential target for drug delivery in therapy of malignant cells. In such kind of targeted delivery system, antibody fragments are frequently used as targe…
Control and eradication of a number of infectious diseases are primarily attributed to effective vaccination programs. A concerted effort is still imperative to develop novel vaccines and improve the immunogenicity of existing ones with regards to efficacy, immunogenicity and safety. Rational design of vaccines using subunit vaccines is a potentially safer alternative to conventional vaccines, …