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Probing the phenomenon of trained immunity in invertebrates during a transgenerational study, using brine shrimp Artemia as a model system [PDF]

, 2016
The invertebrate’s innate immune system was reported to show some form of adaptive features, termed trained immunity. However, the memory characteristics of innate immune system and the mechanisms behind such phenomena remain unclear.
Biswas, P., Bossier, P., Norouzitallab, P., Vanrompay, D.   +3 more
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Biosupercapacitors for Human‐Powered Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biosupercapacitors are emerging as biocompatible and integrative energy systems for next‐generation bioelectronics, offering rapid charge–discharge performance and mechanical adaptability. This review systematically categorizes their applications from external to organ‐level systems and highlights their multifunctional roles in sensing, actuation, and ...
Suhyeon Kim, Seungho Baek, Woojung Jung, Hayeon Bae, Junyoung Mun, Yong Ho Kim, Sunkook Kim, Jung Ho Kim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host‐Directed Biomaterials for Combatting Bloodstream Infections: From Macrocyclic Peptides to Immune‐Activating Cell Backpacks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both civilian and military populations. This paper summarizes recent progress in novel treatment strategies to manage BSI arising from both bacterial and fungal pathogens using molecules, particles, and materials to elicit host‐directed immunity.
Thomas Thomou, Jagadish Krishnappa, Justin B. Schaal, Prasad Tongaonkar, Dat Q. Tran, Wenchao Gu, Yung‐Fu Chang, Michael E. Selsted, Shaoyi Jiang, Samir Mitragotri, Michael Super, Christopher J. Bettinger   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self‐Immolative Activatable Nanoassembly toward Immuno‐Photodynamic Therapy in TME

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A quinone methide‐gated, self‐immolative, H2O2‐responsive nano‐photosensitizer (Pyz/PS) is developed for targeted immuno‐photodynamic therapy. Pyz/PS selectively activates within tumor microenvironments, restores photosensitizer activity, generates ROS, and depletes intracellular GSH, enhancing oxidative stress.
Jing Li, E Pang, Snehasish Debnath, Jia Hong, Aojun Qiu, Dongeun Kim, Goeun Kim, Minhuan Lan, Min‐Goo Lee, Qian‐Yong Cao, Jong Seung Kim   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A single entomopathogenic nematode infection assay for Drosophila melanogaster larvae

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The entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) Steinernema carpocapsae and Steinernema hermaphroditum can efficiently infect the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
Sreeradha Mallick, Eric Kenney, Jacob Rashap, Ioannis Eleftherianos   +3 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ice Lithography: Recent Progress Opens a New Frontier of Opportunities

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review focuses on recent advancements in ice lithography, including breakthroughs in compatible precursors and substrates, processes and applications, hardware, and digital methods. Moreover, it offers a roadmap to uncover innovation opportunities for ice lithography in fields such as biological, nanoengineering and microsystems, biophysics and ...
Bingdong Chang, Gwendoline A. E. Anand, Rubaiyet Haque, Dylan A. Chiaro, Mona Sharma, Andrew R. Williams, Frank Niklaus, Daryl W. Yee, Gavin M. King, Anpan Han   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expanding Chemical Space of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles for Tunable Antiviral‐Like Immunomodulatory Responses and Potent Adjuvant Activity

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce a nucleic acid nanoparticle (NANP) platform designed to be rrecognized by the human innate immune system in a regulated manner. By changing chemical composition while maintaining constant architectural parameters, we identify key determinants of immunorecognition enabling the rational design of NANPs with tunable immune activation profiles
Martin Panigaj, Hannah S. Newton, Jian Wang, Laxmi Pandey, Yelixza I. Avilla, Phong Nguyen, Morgan Chandler, Justin Halman, Yasmine Radwan, Stephanie Smith, Elijah Edmondson, Simone Difilippantonio, Chelsea Sanders, Bao Tran, Yongmei Zhao, Shaojun Xie, Edward Cedrone, Barry W. Neun, Meni Wanunu, Nikolay V. Dokholyan, Marina A. Dobrovolskaia, Kirill A. Afonin   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mesenchymal stromal cells reduce inflammation and improve lung function in a mouse model of cystic fibrosis lung disease

Scientific Reports
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are multipotent adult stem cells which possess immunomodulatory and repair capabilities. In this study, we investigated whether MSC therapy could modulate inflammation and lung damage in the lungs of Scnn1b-transgenic ...
Declan F. Doherty, Lydia E. Roets, Caoifa M. Dougan, Ryan R. Brown, Ian J. Hawthorne, Cecilia O’Kane, Anna D. Krasnodembskaya, Marcus A. Mall, Clifford C. Taggart, Sinéad Weldon   +9 more
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Serum amyloid P aids complement-mediated immunity to Streptococcus pneumoniae [PDF]

, 2007
The physiological functions of the acute phase protein serum amyloid P (SAP) component are not well defined, although they are likely to be important, as no natural state of SAP deficiency has been reported.
Botto, M., Bottoms, S.E., Brown, J.S., Yuste, J.   +3 more
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