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A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Biologics and Biosimilars".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2023 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editor
Dr. Colin N. Haile
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Immunotherapeutic vaccines that target substances associated with use disorders in humans may represent a novel treatment strategy. The indicated treatments for opioid and nicotine use disorders are plagued by non-compliance and low efficacy, and currently, no treatments are approved for cocaine and methamphetamine use disorders. Vaccines for these and other substance use disorders trigger an immune response, generating antibodies against a specific drug. The antibodies bind to the targeted substance and prevent it from entering the brain, sequestering it in systemic circulation. Eventually, the substance is eliminated from the body and produces no psychoactive effects. The scope of this Special Issue includes vaccines, adjuvants, screening methods and evaluations of these formulations in different stages of development with the utilization of in vitro and in vivo models. The development of efficacious vaccines has the potential to provide much-needed therapeutic options for the treatment of substance use disorders.
Dr. Colin N. Haile
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vaccines
- substance use disorder
- immunotherapy
- adjuvant
- hapten
- immunogenicity
- antibody
