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Chemistry and Biology of Bioactive Glycolipids of Marine Origin

Marine Drugs, 2018
Glycolipids represent a broad class of natural products structurally featured by a glycosidic fragment linked to a lipidic molecule. Despite the large structural variety of these glycoconjugates, they can be classified into three main groups, i.e ...
Iván Cheng-Sánchez, Francisco Sarabia
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α-Lactosylceramide Protects Against iNKT-Mediated Murine Airway Hyperreactivity and Liver Injury Through Competitive Inhibition of Cd1d Binding. [PDF]

, 2019
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells, which are activated by T cell receptor (TCR)-dependent recognition of lipid-based antigens presented by the CD1d molecule, have been shown to participate in the pathogenesis of many diseases, including asthma and ...
Chang, Ya-Jen, Chi, Po-Yu, Gervay-Hague, Jacquelyn, Han, Yun-Chiann, Hsieh, Hsiao-Wu, Kao, Hsien-Neng, Lai, Alan Chuan-Ying, Thio, Christina Li-Ping   +7 more
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Membrane Fusion‐Inspired Nanomaterials: Emerging Strategies for Infectious Disease and Cancer Diagnostics

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Membrane fusion‐inspired nanomaterials offer transformative potential in diagnostics by mimicking natural fusion processes to achieve highly sensitive and specific detection of disease biomarkers. This review highlights recent advancements in nanomaterial functionalization strategies, signal amplification systems, and stimuli‐responsive fusion designs,
Sojeong Lee, Khulan Nyamzaya, Jueun Han, Yejin Song, Jihee Lee, Jung Hyun Jo, Seungmin Bang, Eun‐Kyung Lim, Seungjoo Haam, Eunjung Kim   +9 more
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Lewis X antigen mediates adhesion of human breast carcinoma cells to activated endothelium. Possible involvement of the endothelial scavenger receptor C-Type lectin [PDF]

, 2007
Lewis x (Lex, CD15), also known as SSEA-1 (stage specific embryonic antigen-1), is a trisaccharide with the structure Galβ(1–4)Fucα(1–3)GlcNAc, which is expressed on glycoconjugates in human polymorphonuclear granulocytes and various tumors such as colon
A Hittelet, AM Roon van, C Ballaré, D Vestweber, DS Johnston, E Spooncer, EA Jaffé, ED Ball, EG Rizzatti, F Sánchez-Madrid, HC Gooi, HD Soule, IHN Wong, J Kitayama, J Mitoma, J Mordoh, J Mordoh, J-W Liao, JF Harris, JI Yamashita, JL Magnani, José Mordoh, JP Buyon, K Drbal, KL Allendoerfer, KM Skubitz, KM Skubitz, KP Gisbergen van, Kurt Drickamer, L Lucka, M Albrechtsen, M Capurro, M Capurro, M-L Majuri, Mariana Isabel Capurro, María Marcela Barrio, María Teresa Elola, Maureen E. Taylor, MK Robinson, ML Phillips, MM Burdick, N Kawamura, O Ohana-Malka, Peter J. Coombs, PJ Coombs, R Giavazzi, R Kannagi, S D´Costa, S Hakomori, SC Stocks, T Bild, TB Geijtenbeek   +51 more
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Increased Anti‐Psoriatic Effect of Anti‐Inflammatory Dendrimers Using Fluid Catanionic Vesicle‐Based Topical Formulations

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Next‐Generation Psoriasis Therapy – With advanced dendrimer‐based formulations, this study paves the way for highly effective, skin‐permeable treatments. Encapsulated in fluid catanionic vesicles, IMD‐006 and its analogues show promising anti‐psoriatic effects offering a targeted, non‐invasive approach to managing chronic skin inflammation.
Ranime Jebbawi, Abdelouahd Oukhrib, Emily Clement, Hélène Labie, Stéphanie Cassel, Séverine Fruchon, Anne‐Marie Caminade, Michel Simon, Rémy Poupot, Cédric‐Olivier Turrin, Muriel Blanzat   +10 more
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Systems Biology and Pangenome of Salmonella O-Antigens. [PDF]

, 2019
O-antigens are glycopolymers in lipopolysaccharides expressed on the cell surface of Gram-negative bacteria. Variability in the O-antigen structure constitutes the basis for the establishment of the serotyping schema. We pursued a two-pronged approach to
Kavvas, Erol, Machado, Henrique, Monk, Jonathan M, Palsson, Bernhard O, Seif, Yara   +4 more
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Redefining Therapies for Drug‐Resistant Tuberculosis: Synergistic Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides, Nanotechnology, and Computational Design

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)‐loaded nanocarriers provide a multifunctional strategy to combat drug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By enhancing intracellular delivery, bypassing efflux pumps, and disrupting bacterial membranes, this platform restores phagolysosome fusion and macrophage function.
Christian S. Carnero Canales, Jessica Ingrid Marquez Cazorla, Renzo Marianito Marquez Cazorla, Aline Martins dos Santos, Jonatas Lobato Duarte, Letícia Oliveira Catarin Nunes, Túlio Custódio Reis, Lara Cerazi Salvador, Norival Alves Santos‐Filho, Rafael Miguel Sábio, Hélder A. Santos, Fernando Rogério Pavan   +11 more
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Effect of Glycolipids Application Combined with Nitrogen Fertilizer Reduction on Maize Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield

Plants
Microbial-driven N turnover is important in regulating N fertilizer use efficiency through the secretion of metabolites like glycolipids. Currently, our understanding of the potential of glycolipids to partially reduce N fertilizer use and the effects of
Xianghai Meng, Qingshan Dong, Baicheng Wang, Zheng Ni, Xingzhe Zhang, Chunguang Liu, Wenquan Yu, Jie Liu, Xinrui Shi, Dehai Xu, Yan Duan   +10 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
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Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Bionanotechnology: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables the nanoscale mapping of electrostatic surface potentials. While widely applied in materials science, its use in biological systems remains emerging. This review presents recent advances in KPFM applied to biological samples and provides a critical perspective on current limitations and future directions for
Ehsan Rahimi, Mario Palacios‐Corella, Arjan Mol, Salvador Pané, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis   +4 more
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