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Tuning Mechanoreceptor Signaling Enhances the Adjuvant Effect of Biomaterial Vaccines

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Matrix stiffness serves as an independent immunological signal in biomaterial vaccines. Stiffer microporous hydrogel vaccines enhance dendritic cell maturation and migration to draining lymph nodes, promote T follicular helper cell expansion through Yap/Taz signaling, and increase antigen‐specific antibody production.
Lily Shang, Daniel P. Mayer, Prabhat K. Purbey, Yingzi Liu, Kindra Kelly‐Scumpia, Clara Kang, Natalie Tsubamoto, Dhriti Bolangadi, Iqra Arshad, Charisse Ng, Maksim V. Plikus, Dino Di Carlo, Jason S. Weinstein, Philip O. Scumpia   +13 more
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Gardiquimod Nanoemulsion Targets Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions Reducing Systemic Toxicity and Parasite Burden

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Nanoemulsion delivery of a TLR7 agonist enhances safety and promotes colocalization with Leishmania‐infected macrophages in skin lesions, enabling a ∼2‐log reduction in parasite burden. However, tissue‐level constraints and TLR‐driven regulatory feedback generate a mixed immune response that limits complete parasite clearance.
Carmen Palomino‐Cano, M. Carmen Mera‐Delgado, Esther Moreno, Esther Larrea, Lecnia Aguirre, Jonathan Miguel Zanatta, Sónia Barros‐Carvalho, Iola F. Duarte, Ricardo Silvestre, Juan M. Irache, Javier Carrión, Socorro Espuelas   +11 more
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CD40L Expression Allows CD8+ T Cells to Promote Their Own Expansion and Differentiation through Dendritic Cells

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
CD8+ T cells play an important role in providing protective immunity against a wide range of pathogens, and a number of different factors control their activation.
Neil Q. Tay, Neil Q. Tay, Neil Q. Tay, Debbie C. P. Lee, Debbie C. P. Lee, Yen Leong Chua, Yen Leong Chua, Nayana Prabhu, Nayana Prabhu, Nicholas R. J. Gascoigne, Nicholas R. J. Gascoigne, David M. Kemeny, David M. Kemeny   +12 more
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Temporal Immune and Metabolic Shifts Drive the Anti‐Tumor Efficacy of Resiquimod‐Loaded Nanoparticles in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a hard‐to‐treat spread of abdominal cancers that often returns after therapy. Nanoparticles were developed to retain an immune‐boosting drug in the abdomen. When combined with chemotherapy in mice, this approach eliminated tumors in many cases and prevented recurrence, helping the immune system mount a stronger, longer ...
Vanessa Chan, Po‐Han Chao, XuXin Sun, Jun Han, Sarah MacPherson, Lucas J. Andrew, Noah Y. Brittain, Tien Do, Marcel B. Bally, Julian J. Lum, Shyh‐Dar Li   +10 more
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Encoded Cell‐Material Interactions to Reroute Cytokine Signaling for Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We present native MATRIX (Material Activated To Regulate Inducible gene eXpression), a co‐engineered material‐cell platform. Surfaces functionalized with antibodies for endogenous soluble ligands (e.g., IL‐1β or IL‐6) capture and immobilize ligands for presentation to a cognate, engineered synthetic Notch receptor, releasing a transcription factor (TF)
Zachary M. Eidman, Jhanvi Sharma, Joanne C. Lee, Nicholas F. Schulze, Hannah J. Brien, Kevin C. Corn, Marjan Rafat, Jonathan M. Brunger   +7 more
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Nanomaterial Strategies for Pulmonary Delivery of Immunotherapeutics in Lung Cancer Treatment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Inhalable immunotherapeutic nanomedicines enable organ‐selective immune modulation by overcoming pulmonary delivery barriers and concentrating therapy within lung tumors. This Review defines how nanomaterial properties govern airway deposition, retention, cellular partitioning, and immune activation across vaccines, checkpoint blockade, STING agonists,
Han Zhang, Wei Tang
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Follicular Regulatory CD8 T Cells Impair the Germinal Center Response in SIV and Ex Vivo HIV Infection.

PLoS Pathogens, 2016
During chronic HIV infection, viral replication is concentrated in secondary lymphoid follicles. Cytotoxic CD8 T cells control HIV replication in extrafollicular regions, but not in the follicle.
Brodie Miles, Shannon M Miller, Joy M Folkvord, David N Levy, Eva G Rakasz, Pamela J Skinner, Elizabeth Connick   +6 more
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Turning Unpredictable Biomolecule Adsorption to Controlled Corona Formation: Focus on Carbon Nanomaterials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Controlling the protein corona formation onto carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) enhances their functionalities as platforms for cancer theranostics. Here, we reviewed the effects of the intrinsic and acquired properties of CNMs on protein corona formation, the consequent biological and toxicological outcomes, and the strategies to reshape corona formation ...
Yajuan Zou, Yalei Hu, Jie Yu, Naoki Komatsu, Yuta Nishina, Alberto Bianco   +5 more
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Structure, function, and immunomodulation of the CD8 co-receptor

Frontiers in Immunology
Expressed on the surface of CD8+ T cells, the CD8 co-receptor is a key component of the T cells that contributes to antigen recognition, immune cell maturation, and immune cell signaling.
Shreyaa Srinivasan, Shreyaa Srinivasan, Cheng Zhu, Cheng Zhu, Andrew C. McShan   +4 more
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Reprogramming the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer via FAP‐Targeted Nanoprobes for Multimodal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Targeting cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) with fibroblast activation protein (FAP)‐directed nanoprobes for multimodal imaging and photothermal remodeling of the immunosuppressive microenvironment to enhance immunotherapy in triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Ling Zhan, Yanhong Chen, Jingjing Hu, Chunting Wang, Huanhuan Liu, Defan Yao, Dengbin Wang   +6 more
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