Abstract: A flavivirus Envelope Dimer Epitope (EDE) for use in vaccinating an individual against one or more flaviviruses wherein the EDE is a stabilized recombinant flavivirus, optionally dengue virus and/or zika envelope glycoprotein E ectodomain (sE) dimer, wherein the dimer is: covalently stabilized with at least one disulphide inter-chain bond between the two sE monomers, and/or non-covalently stabilized by substituting at least one amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of at least one sE monomer with at least one bulky side chain amino acid, at the dimer interface or in domain 1 (D1)/domain 3 (D3) linker of each monomer, covalently stabilized with at least one sulfhydryl-reactive crosslinker between the two sE monomers, and/or covalently stabilised by being formed as a single polypeptide chain, optionally with a linker region, optionally a Glycine Serine rich linker region, separating the sE sequences, and/or covalently stabilized by linking the two sE monomers through modified sugars; and/or, wherein the

Abstract: Disclosed is CD31shed for use as a molecular imaging target in the molecular imaging of an inflammatory condition. Administering the radiolabeled peptide P8RI as CD31shed ligand in different rat models of inflammation indeed showed that CD31shed is present on activated cells in a quantity allowing a detectable signal, whereas the noise signal corresponding to CD31shed present on activated circulating cells and on other organs or cells not involved in inflammation was little. Also disclosed is a labeled CD31shed ligand and the use thereof as a molecular imaging agent in the molecular imaging of an inflammatory condition. The molecular imaging of inflammatory sites particularly allows determining whether a subject suffers from or is at risk of having an inflammatory condition or is at risk of recurrence of an inflammatory condition after an anti-inflammatory treatment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vector, preferably included in a delivery vehicle, comprising no more than 100, preferably no more than 10, restriction sites recognized by the restriction enzymes encoded by each bacterium of a group of bacteria of interest. The invention also relates to the use of said vector, preferably included in a delivery vehicle, as a drug, especially in the treatment of a disease in a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to multi-epitopic peptide compounds obtained from PSA, HwB and LmLRAB proteins of Leishmania as well as to pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines for use against one or more leishmaniases.

Abstract: A method of treating obesity, preventing weight gain, reducing the rate of weight gain, and treating adverse effects related to obesity by administering SANA to induce thermogenesis in a subject.

Abstract: An immunogenic product including a cytokine conjugated with a carrier protein, wherein the cytokine is selected from the group including IL-4, IL-13 and mixtures thereof, and wherein the carrier protein is CRM197. Further, a method for manufacturing the immunogenic product. Also, the therapeutic use of the immunogenic product for treating an inflammatory disorder associated with aberrant IL-4 and/or IL-13 expression or activity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating protein sequences in an autoregressive neural network comprising an encoder and a decoder, the decoder comprising an autoregressive module, the method comprising: obtaining a latent code and inputting the latent code into the autoregressive module; obtaining probabilities from the autoregressive module, the obtained probabilities representing probabilities for amino acids to be selected at locations of the sequence; and generating an ordered sequence of amino acids from the obtained probabilities, wherein the autoregressive module is such that, for a location of the sequence, the probabilities associated with amino acids to be selected for the location in the sequence are determined as a function of probabilities of amino acids to be selected for previous locations in the sequence and wherein the autoregressive neural network has been trained end-to-end with the encoder, the encoder making it possible to encode protein sequences in a latent space as late

Abstract: The subject invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (i) at least one bacteriophage strain(s) capable of producing a lytic infection in an adherent-invasive Escherichia coli strain; and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The subject invention further provides a method of treating inflammatory bowel disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof at least one bacteriophage strain capable of producing a lytic infection in an adherent-invasive Escherichia coli strain thereby treating the subject. The subject invention also provides new bacteriophage strains.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a dengue virus chimeric polyepitope composed of fragments of non-structural proteins and its use in an immunogenic composition against dengue virus infection. The present invention provides means, in particular polynucleotides, vectors, cells and methods to produce vectors expressing said chimeric polyepitopes, in particular vectors consisting of recombinant measles virus (MV) particles. The present invention also relates to the use of the recombinant MV particles, in particular under the form of a composition or of a vaccine, for the prevention and/or treatment of a dengue virus infection.

Abstract: The invention is in the field of prevention or treatment of diseases, in particular infectious diseases, and more particularly in the field of multivalent vaccines. The inventors characterized 5? copy-back DI-RNAs produced by recombinant MV strains, including rMV-based vaccines and wild-type MV (wt-MV). The efficiency of these DI-RNAs productions in different cell types was compared. For the first time 5? copy-back DI-RNAs specific binding to RIG-I, MDA5 and LGP2 was assessed and linked to functional outcome in type-I IFN signalling. The inventors provide a composition of products comprising at least (i) a mixture of particles of a rescued recombinant MV-derived virus encoding at least one antigen (ii) a recombinant and/or purified protein, comprising at least one antigen. Regardless of the presentation of the products, and in particular regardless of whether the products are separated or readily separable or presented as a mixture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of regenerative medicine, and more particularly to the improvement of the in vivo engraftment potential of biological material to be administered to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Methods, primers, sets of primers, probes, compositions, and kits for detecting presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 in a sample are provided.

Abstract: The success of anti-tumor immune responses requires effector T cells to infiltrate solid tumors, a process guided by chemokines. Herein, we demonstrate that in vivo post-translational processing of chemokines by dipeptidylpeptidase 4 (DPP4, also known as CD26) limits lymphocyte migration to sites of inflammation and tumors. Inhibition of DPP4 enzymatic activity enhanced tumor rejection by preserving biologically active CXCL10, and increasing trafficking into the tumor by lymphocytes expressing the counter-receptor CXCR3. Furthermore, DPP4 inhibition improved adjuvant-based immunotherapy, adoptive T cell transfer and checkpoint blockade. These findings provide the first direct in vivo evidence for controlling lymphocyte trafficking through CXCL10 cleavage and support the use of DPP4 inhibitors for stabilizing the biologically active form of chemokines as a strategy to enhance tumor immunotherapy.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of nitroalkene derivatives for the treatment of neurodegenerative conditions in mammals in which neuroinflammation is a contributing factor, such as in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Abstract: The invention relates to a genetically modified infectious measles virus derived from a live-attenuated measles virus strain, in which the gene encoding the viral accessory C protein has been knocked out (MV-deltaC). It concerns in particular the use of said genetically modified infectious MV-deltaC in the treatment of malignant tumour or cancer conditions, and for the preparation of agents or compositions for such treatment.

Abstract: Nitroalkene non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating inflammation related conditions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a recombinant measles virus expressing a heterologous amino acid sequence derived from an antigen of a determined RNA virus, said recombinant measles virus being capable of eliciting a humoral and/or cellular immune response against measles virus or against said RNA virus or against both measles virus and against said RNA virus. It also relates to the use of said recombinant measles virus for the preparation of immunogenic composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a recombinant measles virus expressing a heterologous amino acid sequence derived from an antigen of a determined RNA virus, said recombinant measles virus being capable of eliciting a humoral and/or cellular immune response against measles virus or against said RNA virus or against both measles virus and against said RNA virus. It also relates to the use of said recombinant measles virus for the preparation of immunogenic composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of fibrosis and inflammation and more particularly to the use of ADAM12 (A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase 12) inhibitors to prevent or treat inflammation-induced fibrosis. The present invention also relates to the use of ADAM12 as a marker for inflammation-induced fibrosis and to the ablation of ADAM12 expressing cells as therapeutic approach to interfere with the development of pro-fibrotic cells.

Abstract: The invention relates a recombinant measles virus plasmid capable of expressing a human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) protein fused at N-terminus with a protein enhancing addressing of the hTERT protein to proteasome. The invention further relates to a vaccine comprising said plasmid or particles rescued therefrom, and uses thereof, especially in preventing or treating a tumor in a patient.