Chemicals and Drugs

Virosomes

Semi-synthetic complex derived from nucleic-acid free viral particles. They are essentially reconstituted viral coats, where the infectious nucleocapsid is replaced by a compound of choice. Virosomes retain their fusogenic activity and thus deliver the incorporated compound (antigens, drugs, genes) inside the target cell. They can be used for vaccines (VACCINES, VIROSOME), drug delivery, or gene transfer.

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Semi-synthetic complex derived from nucleic-acid free viral particles. They are essentially reconstituted viral coats, where the infectious nucleocapsid is replaced by a compound of choice. Virosomes retain their fusogenic activity and thus deliver the incorporated compound (antigens, drugs, genes) inside the target cell. They can be used for vaccines (VACCINES, VIROSOME), drug delivery, or gene transfer.

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  • Virosome

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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when used as a vehicle in drug ther, index specific drug /admin (IM) + VIROSOMES (NIM without qualif)

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History Note

2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Liposomes (1975-2000)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Virosomes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022701. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022701
  2. Virosomes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virosome
  3. Virosomes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7934879