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Fluorescent Nanosensor for Indole‐3‐Propionic Acid Detection in Gut Health Monitoring

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a fluorescent nanosensor system with two optical modalities for detection of indole‐3‐propionic acid (IPA) gut metabolite: (1) blue‐emitting cationic conjugated polyelectrolyte (CP3) and (2) near‐infrared (NIR)‐emitting CP3‐wrapped single‐walled carbon nanotube (SWNT).
Mervin Chun‐Yi Ang, Jonathan Wei Jie Lee, Sayyid Mohaideen, Gabriel Sánchez‐Velázquez, Song Wang, Yangyang Han, Liu Lin, Germaine Yong, Raju Cheerlavancha, Duc Thinh Khong, Jianhong Ching, Sharon Hong Yu Han, Jun Yu Yeo, Lian Xu, Gajendra Pratap Singh, Michael S. Strano   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phytoplankton Community and Algal Toxicity at a Recurring Bloom in Sullivan Bay, Kabetogama Lake, Minnesota, USA [PDF]

, 2019
Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, USA suffers from recurring late summer algal blooms that often contain toxin-producing cyanobacteria.
Christensen, Victoria G., Khan, Eakalak, Maki, Ryan P., Norlan, Jack E., Stelzer, Erin A.   +4 more
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Coacervates Made of Elastin‐Like Polypeptides Fused with Melanocyte‐Stimulating Hormone and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein Enhance Skin Wound Healing in Spinal Cord‐Injured Mice

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Pressure skin wounds are frequent complications after spinal cord injury (SCI), with impaired healing due to vascular and immune deficits. Elastin‐like polypeptides (ELP) fused to α‐MSH (MSH‐ELP) or MCP‐1 (MCP‐ELP) are developed and tested on these wounds. The resulting nanoparticles are non‐toxic and bioactive, and they enhance macrophage recruitment,
Suneel Kumar, Dhruv Patel, Greeshma Manjunath, Shashank Madhavan, Ashley Mathew, Dnyaneshwari Rananavare, Jahnavi Shah, Francois Berthiaume   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial Superantigen Toxins, CD28, and Drug Development

Toxins, 2018
During severe bacterial infections, death and disease are often caused by an overly strong immune response of the human host. Acute toxic shock is induced by superantigen toxins, a diverse set of proteins secreted by Gram-positive staphylococcal and ...
Raymond Kaempfer
doaj   +1 more source

Biochemical analysis of TssK, a core component of the bacterial Type VI secretion system, reveals distinct oligomeric states of TssK and identifies a TssK–TssFG subcomplex [PDF]

, 2014
Gram-negative bacteria use the Type VI secretion system (T6SS) to inject toxic proteins into rival bacteria or eukaryotic cells. However, the mechanism of the T6SS is incompletely understood. In the present study, we investigated a conserved component of
Alan R. Prescott, Aschtgen, Aschtgen, Aschtgen, Aschtgen, Ballister, Basler, Basler, Bonemann, Bonemann, Boyer, Burtnick, Casabona, Casabona, Cascales, Coulthurst, Dong, English, Felisberto-Rodrigues, Francesca R. Cianfanelli, Fritsch, Gerlach, Grant English, Holland, Hood, Jack, Kaniga, Kapitein, Kapitein, Laue, Leiman, Leiman, Lossi, Ma, Ma, Ma, MacIntyre, Mougous, Murdoch, Olwyn Byron, Pell, Potvin, Pukatzki, Rao, Rickman, Russell, Russell, Sambrook, Sarah J. Coulthurst, Schell, Schuck, Schwarz, Shneider, Silverman, Srikannathasan, Suarez, Vistica, Whitney, Zheng, Zheng, Zoued   +60 more
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Dual‐Peptide Nanoplatform: Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Functionalized With a Cell‐Penetrating Peptide and Loaded With Rationally Designed Antimicrobial Peptides for Tuberculosis Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Machine learning–guided engineering of a plectasin‐derived peptide yields DC05, a potent antimycobacterial candidate. Encapsulation into tuftsin‐functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles enhances intracellular delivery, stability, and activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis while maintaining low cytotoxicity and minimal hemolysis. The combined
Christian S. Carnero Canales, Cesar Augusto Roque‐Borda, Ana Carolina Cerqueira Negri, Oswaldo Ramirez Delgado, Letícia Oliveira Catarin Nunes, Flávia Aparecida Resende, Hernane Barud, Norival Alves Santos‐Filho, Saulo Santesso Garrido, Karen Cristina Oliveira, Alexandra Ivo de Medeiros, Rafael Miguel Sábio, Fernando Rogério Pavan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunotoxins Targeting B cell Malignancy—Progress and Problems With Immunogenicity

Biomedicines, 2018
Few immunotoxins or targeted toxins have become mainline cancer therapies. Still immunotoxins continue to be of major interest and subject of research and development as alternative therapies for drug resistant cancer. A major matter of concern continues
Daniel A. Vallera, Robert J. Kreitman
doaj   +1 more source

Biomimetic Copper Nanoparticles Coated with ACE2‐Overexpressing Membranes for Selective SARS‐CoV‐2 Neutralization and Disinfection

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
By fusing ACE2‐overexpressing membrane‐integrated liposome (MIL) with copper nanoparticles, the biomimetic Cu@MIL nanostructures were created that directly hijack the SARS‐CoV‐2 entry pathway. These particles combine potent virus‐targeting precision with intrinsic antiviral activity, achieving rapid neutralization and disinfection.
Pooja Aich, Wei‐Pang Chung, Wen‐Jyun Wang, Hidenobu Takahashi, Ming‐Shun Hsieh, Ying‐Chen Lin, Oh Seok Kwon, Wei‐Peng Li, Wei‐Lun Huang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of insect innate immunity through domestication of bacterial toxins. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2023
Verster KI, Cinege G, Lipinszki Z, Magyar LB, Kurucz É, Tarnopol RL, Ábrahám E, Darula Z, Karageorgi M, Tamsil JA, Akalu SM, Andó I, Whiteman NK.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Thermo‐Fluorescent Bactericidal Quantum Dots Based Smart Multifunctional Textiles via Molecular Surface Engineering and 3D‐Printed Interlocked Architectures

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A versatile approach is presented for fabricating smart multifunctional textiles by integrating thermo‐fluorescent carbon dot/polymer nanocomposite coatings with 3D‐printed interlocked architectures. The fabrics exhibit temperature‐responsive fluorescence, durable hydrophobicity, strong antibacterial and antioxidant activity, and enhanced UV protection.
Poushali Das, Sayan Ganguly, Parham Khoshbakht Marvi, Misha Muthalali, Fatemeh Parniani, Shiza Hassan, Xiaowu (Shirley) Tang, Seshasai Srinivasan, Amin Reza Rajabzadeh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source