Special Issue "Immunotoxins"
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2011) | Viewed by 70819
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant toxins; ribosome-inactivating proteins; ricin; immunotoxins; immunoconjugates; immunotherapy; lectins; xanthine oxidoreductase; oxidative stress; apoptosis; cell death
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, bacterial and plant toxins have been leveraged for the elimination of unwanted cells by linkage to specific antibody carriers to form immunotoxins. These potent and specific cytotoxic agents provide a promising approach to human therapy. In this special issue, we will discuss their basic biology, some of the limitations of their use as therapeutic agents, and special considerations regarding their delivery.
Prof. Dr. John H. Sampson
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bolognesi
Guest Editors
Keywords
- immunotoxins
- drug targeting
- drug delivery
- antibody
- bacterial toxins
- plant toxins
- recombinant chimeric proteins
- immunotherapy
- tumor therapy