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Host Antimicrobial Peptides in Bacterial Homeostasis and Pathogenesis of Disease

Antibiotics, 2014
Innate immune responses function as a first line of host defense against the development of bacterial infection, and in some cases to preserve the sterility of privileged sites in the human host.
Derek R. Heimlich, Alistair Harrison, Kevin M. Mason   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Microgel Platform Enables Site‐Specific Intestinal Delivery of Lactoferrin, Improving its Bioavailability for Targeted Alleviating Liver Injury and Colitis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work first time reports an eco‐friendly desert plant food‐based polysaccharide ASKP microgels which have intestinal site‐specific release properties which can achieve small‐intestine or colon targeting capability via different cross‐linking chemistry.
Huiling Yan, Yixuan Li, Shanan Chen, Pengcheng Du, Kaiwen Wu, Hui Zhang, Kasper Hettinga, Lina Zhang, Gergely Toldi, Fazheng Ren, Yuan Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host-defense piscidin peptides as antibiotic adjuvants against Clostridioides difficile.

PLoS ONE
The spore-forming intestinal pathogen Clostridioides difficile causes multidrug resistant infection with a high rate of recurrence after treatment.
Adenrele Oludiran, Areej Malik, Andriana C Zourou, Yonghan Wu, Steven P Gross, Albert Siryapon, Asia Poudel, Kwincy Alleyne, Savion Adams, David S Courson, Myriam L Cotten, Erin B Purcell   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Wireless 3D Magneto‐Mechanical Stimulation Platform Drives In Situ Chondrogenic Commitment of Endogenous MSCs

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An intracellular magneto‐mechanical platform utilizing MSC‐targeted nanomotors is developed. After intra‐articular delivery, these nanomotors target endogenous BMSCs and are actuated within lysosomes to execute trans‐planar rotational‐bouncing motions under a rotating‐fluctuating 3D magnetic field, generating amplified mechanical stimulation.
Zhenguang Li, Li Peng, Laiya Lu, Yingying Wang, Xiaolei Chen, Feng Yin, Cuijun Deng, Yu Cheng   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

RNF138‐Mediated Ubiquitination and Degradation of NS5 Restricts Tick‐Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Host‐specific compatibility between RNF138‐like proteins and flavivirus NS5 determines NS5 stability. Mammalian RNF138 but not arthropod homologs recognizes and induces conserved NS5/RdRp K48‐linked ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation, thereby restricting viral replication. Ectopic RNF138 in mice attenuates TBEV‐induced pathogenesis. (Created in
Jialiang Sun, Weijing Yang, Hao Zhou, Shuai Li, Xin Jiang, Jianyang Gu, Wenyan Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radiation‐Induced Tumor‐Intrinsic LTβR N‐Glycosylation Suppresses Pyroptosis Through TRIM28‐Mediated PCBP2 SUMOylation to Promote Gastric Cancer Radioresistance

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Radiotherapy triggers LTβR N‐glycosylation, enhancing its overall protein stability and nuclear retention. This accumulation drives TRIM28‐mediated PCBP2 SUMOylation, suppressing pyroptosis and conferring gastric cancer radioresistance. Therapeutically, a targeted nanoplatform (cRGD‐Lipo@EMD) effectively disrupts this regulatory axis, offering a highly
Weijie Zang, Yunlong Ji, Chunwang Zhou, Xiwen Li, Zhuang Lu, Guangze Zhang, Yu Chen, Wanjiang Xue, Yilin Hu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Light‐Activated Ruthenium Nanoclusters Reprogram the Metabolic‐Quorum Sensing Axis for Precision Periodontitis Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Under 660 nm visible light, Ru NCs efficiently photocatalyze nitrate‐to‐ammonium conversion and modulate oral nitrogen metabolism. They precisely perturb Veillonella parvula, block its key support to Porphyromonas gingivalis, and exert an “inhibiting without killing” antivirulence effect.
Jing Zhou, Xiaolin Sun, Chengyu Liu, Yujia Shi, Meiqi Li, Meng Bo, Jingjie Zhai, Chunyan Li, Zhennan Wu, Xue Bai, Lin Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nano‐Backpack Engineered Probiotics with Reactive Oxygen Species–Responsive Tungsten Release for Synergistic Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An integrated probiotic system is engineered to execute a programmed therapeutic cascade against inflammatory bowel disease. Upon pathological signals, the system sequentially performs ROS scavenging, tungsten release, and selective pathogen suppression, thereby breaking the oxidative stress–dysbiosis cycle to remodel gut microbiota and reinforce ...
Yang Yang, Liucan Wang, Guoqing Chen, Yuanling Zhang, Jiarui Shi, Wenzhe Fan, Min Yu, Jixi Zhang, Hua Yang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Escherichia coli LPS Structure on Antibacterial and Anti-Endotoxin Activities of Host Defense Peptides. [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals (Basel), 2023
Javed A, Balhuizen MD, Pannekoek A, Bikker FJ, Heesterbeek DAC, Haagsman HP, Broere F, Weingarth M, Veldhuizen EJA.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mesoporous Catalytic‐Adsorptive Nanoregulator Orchestrates Biofilm eDNA/LPS Disassembly and TLR9/TLR4 Immune Reprogramming to Resolve Diabetic Foot Infections

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Chronic diabetic wounds are hindered by a “dual trap” of biofilm resistance and hyperinflammation. A mesoporous catalytic‐adsorptive nano‐regulator is developed to dismantle this barrier through simultaneous eDNA degradation and LPS sequestration. By silencing TLR4/9‐mediated signaling, the platform clears resilient pathogens and reprograms the immune ...
Junfeng Song, Yang Song, Xirui Huang, Xingjin Li, Lifei Gao, Yixiang Wang, Tianbao Zhu, Xiaomin Li, Shuai Wang, Tiancong Zhao, Dongyuan Zhao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source