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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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A Plausible Role for Collectins in Skin Immune Homeostasis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
The skin is a complex organ that faces the external environment and participates in the innate immune system. Skin immune homeostasis is necessary to defend against external microorganisms and to recover from stress to the skin.
Tian Wang, Ke Li, Shengxiang Xiao, Yumin Xia   +3 more
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Generation of an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Derived Alveolar Type II In Vitro Model to Study Influenza A Virus Infection and Drug Treatments

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Patient‐specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be differentiated into alveolar type II cells (iAT2s), expanded as 3D alveolospheres, and grown at physiologically relevant air–liquid interface (ALI). This study shows for the first time the infectability of iAT2s by the influenza A virus (IAV) and proves their responsiveness to the well ...
Lena Gauthier, Hristina Koceva, Yann Bachelot, Rosanne W. Koutstaal, Puck B. van Kasteren, Marc Thilo Figge, Christian Eggeling, Alexander Sandy Mosig   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progressive IgA Nephropathy Is Associated With Low Circulating Mannan-Binding Lectin–Associated Serine Protease-3 (MASP-3) and Increased Glomerular Factor H–Related Protein-5 (FHR5) Deposition

Kidney International Reports, 2018
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is characterized by glomerular deposition of galactose-deficient IgA1 and complement proteins and leads to renal impairment. Complement deposition through the alternative and lectin activation pathways is associated with renal ...
Nicholas R. Medjeral-Thomas, Anne Troldborg, Nicholas Constantinou, Hannah J. Lomax-Browne, Annette G. Hansen, Michelle Willicombe, Charles D. Pusey, H. Terence Cook, Steffen Thiel, Matthew C. Pickering   +9 more
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Lectin‐like oxidized low‐density lipoprotein receptor 1 pathways [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2013
AbstractBackgroundThe role of lectin‐like oxidized low‐density lipoprotein receptor (LOX)‐1 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of different diseases, including atherosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. To date, several studies aimed at partially investigating the mechanistic role of LOX‐1 in these various ...
Ashraf, Taye, Azza A K, El-Sheikh
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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
wiley   +1 more source

A Human Kidney Tubuloid Model of Repeated Cisplatin‐Induced Cellular Senescence and Fibrosis for Drug Screening

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Replicating aging and senescence‐related pathophysiological responses in kidney organoids remains a significant challenge. Human adult renal tubular organoid, tubuloids, are successfully developed recapitulating cellular senescence that is the central pathophysiological mechanism of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Yuki Nakao, Makiko Mori, Yuta Sekiguchi, Iori Morita, Ryota Shindoh, Shintaro Mandai, Tamami Fujiki, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Fumiaki Ando, Koichiro Susa, Takayasu Mori, Ayumi Suzuki, Yuji Nashimoto, Hirokazu Kaji, Yuma Waseda, Soichiro Yoshida, Yasuhisa Fujii, Eisei Sohara, Shinichi Uchida, Kensuke Miyake, Yutaro Mori   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

MASP-1 induces a unique cytokine pattern in endothelial cells: a novel link between complement system and neutrophil granulocytes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Microbial infection urges prompt intervention by the immune system. The complement cascade and neutrophil granulocytes are the predominant contributors to this immediate anti-microbial action.
Péter K Jani, Erika Kajdácsi, Márton Megyeri, József Dobó, Zoltán Doleschall, Krisztina Futosi, Csaba I Tímár, Attila Mócsai, Veronika Makó, Péter Gál, László Cervenak   +10 more
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The Distribution of Complement Proteins in Soft and Hard Coronas Impacts Macrophage Uptake of Nanoparticles

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Protein corona plays a critical role in the biological behavior of nanoparticles. This study investigates the distribution of complement proteins in soft corona and their impact on the macrophage uptake of polymer nanoparticles. It underlines the significance of soft corona investigation for understanding in vivo performance of nanomedicines.
Ying Qiu, Tianchang He, Chunjie Miao, Xinyang Shi, Yuanyuan Niu, Volker Mailänder, Daniel Crespy, Katharina Landfester, Shuai Jiang   +8 more
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Thrombotic microangiopathy mediates poor prognosis among lupus nephritis via complement lectin and alternative pathway activation

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
ObjectiveThe pathogenesis of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in lupus nephritis (LN) remains complicated. This study aimed to detect the deposition of complement lectin pathway (LP) and alternative pathway (AP) components in renal tissues, then evaluate
Binshan Zhang, Guolan Xing
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