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Defense peptides secreted by helminth pathogens: antimicrobial and/or immunomodulator molecules?

Frontiers in Immunology, 2012
Host defense peptides (HDPs) are an evolutionarily conserved component of the innate immune response found in all living species. They possess antimicrobial activities against a broad range of organisms including bacteria, fungi, eukaryotic parasites and
Sophie eCotton, Sheila eDonnelly, Mark W. Robinson, Mark W. Robinson, John P. Dalton, Karine eThivierge, Karine eThivierge   +6 more
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Staphylococcus epidermidis antimicrobial delta-toxin (phenol-soluble modulin-gamma) cooperates with host antimicrobial peptides to kill group A Streptococcus. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Antimicrobial peptides play an important role in host defense against pathogens. Recently, phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) from Staphylococcus epidermidis (S.
Anna L Cogen, Kenshi Yamasaki, Jun Muto, Katheryn M Sanchez, Laura Crotty Alexander, Jackelyn Tanios, Yuping Lai, Judy E Kim, Victor Nizet, Richard L Gallo   +9 more
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Marburg Virus Glycoprotein Is a Remarkable Virulent Factor Linked to Hemorrhagic Pathology: Evidence from Multimodal Experimental Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
By integrating data from in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models, our research identifies the MARV glycoprotein as a remarkable hemorrhagic factor, filling a major gap in this important field. It also provides practical experimental tools for the basic research on viral pathogenesis and applied research aimed at antiviral intervention for hemorrhagic ...
Ting Yao, Hang Liu, Yanfeng Yao, Wei Deng, Jiawen Sun, Zhenyu Kang, Ashaq Ali, Chao Shan, Zhiming Yuan, Fei Deng, Hualin Wang, Yun‐Jia Ning   +11 more
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Comparative efficacy analysis of anti-microbial peptides, LL-37 and indolicidin upon conjugation with CNT, in human monocytes

Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2017
Background Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have the potential to serve as an alternative to antibiotic. AMPs usually exert bactericidal activity via direct killing of microbial pathogens.
Biswaranjan Pradhan, Dipanjan Guha, Krushna Chandra Murmu, Abhinav Sur, Pratikshya Ray, Debashmita Das, Palok Aich   +6 more
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A Keratinocyte‐Mast Cell NF‐κB2/CXCL2/IL‐6 Amplification Loop Enhances Cutaneous Antifungal Defense Against C. albicans

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mast cells (MCs), key innate immune sentinels at the host–environment interface, serve as primary responders to invading pathogens. However, their specific contribution to host defense against cutaneous Candida albicans (C. albicans) infection and their synergy with other immune and non‐immune cells remain poorly understood. Here, we show that
Yan Yuan, Manyun Mao, Jiaan Zhang, Zhimin Duan, JiaNing Wang, Yujie Chen, Sihan Chen, Chuting Liang, Xvyue Zhou, Songmei Geng, Min Li, Xu Chen, Ni Lian   +12 more
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UCHL3 Regulates Subgenomic Flaviviral RNA Condensates to Promote Virus Propagation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Flavivirus subgenomic RNAs (sfRNAs) antagonise antiviral defences, yet how sfRNAs are organized and maintained in cells remains poorly understood. Here we identify ubiquitin C‐terminal hydrolase L3 (UCHL3) as a post‐translational regulator of flavivirus sfRNA stability and function.
Oscar Trejo‐Cerro, Anna Beekmayer‐Dhillon, Qi Wen Teo, Lewis Siu, Ming Yuan Li, Kate J. Heesom, Adán Pinto‐Fernández, Sumana Sanyal   +7 more
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Discovery of Novel Type II Bacteriocins Using a New High-Dimensional Bioinformatic Algorithm

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Antimicrobial compounds first arose in prokaryotes by necessity for competitive self-defense. In this light, prokaryotes invented the first host defense peptides.
Nannette Y. Yount, Nannette Y. Yount, Nannette Y. Yount, David C. Weaver, Jaime de Anda, Jaime de Anda, Ernest Y. Lee, Ernest Y. Lee, Michelle W. Lee, Michelle W. Lee, Gerard C. L. Wong, Gerard C. L. Wong, Michael R. Yeaman, Michael R. Yeaman, Michael R. Yeaman, Michael R. Yeaman   +15 more
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Engineering Approaches to Modify Immunomodulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs): Tissue Regeneration and Clinical Application

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) show promise for treating immune‐related disorders through immunomodulation and tissue regeneration. This review gives a brief overview of current clinical approval of MSC therapies. It also discussed how bioengineering, including genetic modification, biomaterial delivery, extracellular vesicles, and iPSC‐derived MSCs,
Sichen Yang, Kejia Li, Ning Wang, Zhen Li, Zhiyong Zhang, Rocky S. Tuan, Yangzi Jiang   +6 more
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Human‐Centered Innovation: Precision Nutrition and the Future of Food

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional science is moving beyond one‐size‐fits‐all recommendations toward more precise and personalized approaches, yet its implementation pathway remains unclear. This paper proposes a human‐centered precision nutrition framework that highlights the central roles of artificial intelligence (AI), food innovation, and human agency.
Shanshan Zhang, Yonggan Sun, Jiaqi Jiang, Shaoping Nie   +3 more
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Radiotherapy Enhances the Oncolytic Efficacy of the Novel Oncolytic Herpesvirus VG161 and Amplifies Its Antitumor Immunity in Breast Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
RT promotes VG161 replication in BC and its immunostimulatory transgenes expression, which is mediated by the upregulation of GADD34 and HVEM caused by RT. The combination therapy with VG161 and RT increases the abundances of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes and elicits potent systemic antitumor immunity, thereby effectively inhibiting local tumors and ...
Lijuan Lyu, Ming Yi, Ji Chen, Zeda Zhao, Ruocen Liao, Yingnan Wang, Shengtao Hu, Jun Ding, Ronghua Zhao, William Jia, Yinan Shen, Yongchang Wei, Kongming Wu, Zhijun Dai   +13 more
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