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A Biomimetic Lubricant Captures Hyaluronic Acid In Situ to Regenerate Cartilage: From Bench to Bedside

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
(a) The outstanding lubricative properties of natural articular cartilage arise from a composite coating composed of HA, lubricin, and phospholipids at its surface. Notably, lubricin facilitates the enrichment of synovial HA onto cartilage surfaces, and HA complexes with phospholipids, a key component to maintain extremely low friction under high ...
Yongan Lin, Zijian Yan, Jiayi Chen, Xiaochao Wang, Ruibin Lin, Yunqi Fu, Zhaoying Lv, Bohui Wu, Xuewei Cao, Renjian Xie, Ming Dong, Chenxiao Zheng, Li Ren   +12 more
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ROS‐Responsive Nanobubbles for Dual‐Enhanced Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tumor Oxidative Stress

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We report the development of biotinylated PEGylated bilirubin‐coated perfluoropentane (bt‐PEG‐BR@PFP) nanobubbles, a novel class of ROS‐activatable and dual‐modality contrast agents that amplify both ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals in response to elevated ROS.
Wonsik Jung, Youngju Son, Dong Yun Lee, Youngeun Jeon, Muhammad Asaddudin, Sung‐Hong Park, Sangyong Jon   +6 more
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Deletion of the rodent malaria ortholog for falcipain-1 highlights differences between hepatic and blood stage merozoites.

PLoS Pathogens, 2017
Proteases have been implicated in a variety of developmental processes during the malaria parasite lifecycle. In particular, invasion and egress of the parasite from the infected hepatocyte and erythrocyte, critically depend on protease activity ...
Christine S Hopp, Brandy L Bennett, Satish Mishra, Christine Lehmann, Kirsten K Hanson, Jing-Wen Lin, Kimberly Rousseau, Filomena A Carvalho, Wouter A van der Linden, Nuno C Santos, Matthew Bogyo, Shahid M Khan, Volker Heussler, Photini Sinnis   +13 more
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Materials‐Guided Gene‐Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticles to Reverse Iron‐Associated Immune Resistance in Renal Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Iron overload is a common metabolic disturbance in cancer and contributes to poor outcomes in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), yet its effects on the tumour immune microenvironment remain unclear. Here we identify a previously unrecognized immunosuppressive axis in which iron overload downregulates the palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC12 in CD8+ T cells ...
Xin Jin, Yulong Hong, Chengliang Yin, Wanyang Guo, Yaxuan Wang, Ruijiang Zeng, Ruilin Liu, Zexian Ding, Xinlin Liu, Shangqing Ren, Qiyang Liang, Yaohui Wang, Xu Zhang, João Conde, Yuan Li, Xin Ma, Liangyou Gu   +16 more
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Cyclic AMP signalling controls key components of malaria parasite host cell invasion machinery.

PLoS Biology, 2019
Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is an important signalling molecule across evolution, but its role in malaria parasites is poorly understood. We have investigated the role of cAMP in asexual blood stage development of Plasmodium falciparum through conditional ...
Avnish Patel, Abigail J Perrin, Helen R Flynn, Claudine Bisson, Chrislaine Withers-Martinez, Moritz Treeck, Christian Flueck, Giuseppe Nicastro, Stephen R Martin, Andres Ramos, Tim W Gilberger, Ambrosius P Snijders, Michael J Blackman, David A Baker   +13 more
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The 10 kDa domain of human erythrocyte protein 4.1 binds the Plasmodium falciparum EBA-181 protein

Malaria Journal, 2006
Background Erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum parasites represents a key mechanism during malaria pathogenesis. Erythrocyte binding antigen-181 (EBA-181) is an important invasion protein, which mediates a unique host cell entry pathway.
Coetzer Theresa L, Lanzillotti Roberto
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A Biomimetic Nanoparticle System Intercepts and Degrades Thrombospondin‐1 to Restore Vascular Homeostasis After Ischemic Injury

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
TAX2‐NPs capture extracellular TSP‐1 in the injured liver and promote its macrophage‐mediated autophagic degradation. This process blocks TSP‐1/CD47 signaling, restores VEGFR2‐AKT activity, preserves endothelial function, and mitigates hepatic ischemia‐reperfusion injury.
Haorui Wang, Xiandi Meng, Yanbao Xin, Kuirong Mao, Huizhu Tan, Changkai Ma, Xiuxiu Cong, Mengfei Zhao, Meiling Yu, Si Chen, Yue Hou, Yong‐Guang Yang, Tianmeng Sun   +12 more
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Tyrosinase Driven‐Intracellular Polymerization of a Porphyrin Derivative Induced Immunogenic Death of Melanoma Cells and Strengthened Photodynamic Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study uses tyrosinase, which is highly expressed in melanoma, to drive porphyrins to polymerize and self‐assemble within tumor cells to form retented microstructures. This process induces immunogenic death and activates immune responses (M1 macrophages, dendritic cells, CD8+T cells), turning “cold” tumors into “hot” tumors.
Mian Tang, Junteng Qiu, Yunfeng Lu, Yahui Song, Xinyu Zhou, Tianshun Duan, Xuanqi Peng, Caixia Yin, Cheng Gao, Ruibing Wang   +9 more
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Aptamer‐Directed Porous DNA Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Active Pulp Preservation: Immunomodulation, Stem Cell Recruitment and Reparative Dentinogenesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents an injectable DNA‐based porous hydrogel integrating catechol motifs and targeting aptamers for pulpitis management. Upon in situ crosslinking, the scaffold actively recruits endogenous dental pulp stem cells, restores redox homeostasis, and modulates immune responses.
Luhui Cai, Huan Yu, Zihan Ni, Kan Chen, I‐Chen Tsai, Zeyu Bao, Shuo Sun, Weichang Li, Yunhua Chen, Qiong Xu   +9 more
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Plasmodium falciparum Adhesins Play an Essential Role in Signalling and Activation of Invasion into Human Erythrocytes.

PLoS Pathogens, 2015
The most severe form of malaria in humans is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The invasive form of malaria parasites is termed a merozoite and it employs an array of parasite proteins that bind to the host cell to mediate invasion.
Wai-Hong Tham, Nicholas T Y Lim, Greta E Weiss, Sash Lopaticki, Brendan R E Ansell, Megan Bird, Isabelle Lucet, Dominique Dorin-Semblat, Christian Doerig, Paul R Gilson, Brendan S Crabb, Alan F Cowman   +11 more
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