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Biologically‐Inspired Melt Electrowriting for the Generation of Highly Biomimetic Functional Myocardium

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this work, melt electrowriting is used to fabricate a 3D printed scaffold design that generates engineered cardiac tissues with in‐plane contraction, mimicking natural myocardium. It is shown that these tissues display advanced maturation and functionality.
Olalla Iglesias‐García, María Flandes‐Iparraguirre, Pilar Montero‐Calle, Ricardo M. Rosales, Asier Ullate‐Agote, Andrea Sánchez‐Bueno, Eduardo Larequi, Ilazki Anaut‐Lusar, Nicolás Laita, Aida Oliván‐Viguera, Elena Iglesias, Gloria Abizanda, Patxi San Martín‐Úriz, Paula Aguirre‐Ruiz, Xabier L. Aranguren, Manuel García de Yébenes, Juan José Gavira, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Estefanía Peña, Manuel Doblaré, Elena M. de‐Juan‐Pardo, Esther Pueyo, Felipe Prosper, Manuel M. Mazo Vega   +23 more
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Decreased mannan-binding lectin level in adults with hypopituitarism; dependence on appropriate hormone replacement therapies

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
BackgroundMannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a main component of the lectin pathway of the complement system. Although there are some studies showing links between endocrine and immune systems, the ones concerning hypopituitarism are limited. The aim of this
Aleksandra E. Matusiak, Jan Stępniak, Andrzej Lewiński, Andrzej Lewiński, Małgorzata Karbownik-Lewińska, Małgorzata Karbownik-Lewińska   +5 more
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Strategies to Design and Optimize Artificial Antigen‐Presenting Cells for T Cell Expansion in Cancer Immunotherapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in engineering artificial antigen‐presenting cells (aAPCs) as alternatives to dendritic cells for T cell expansion. Key design principles inspired by the immunological synapse are discussed, with emphasis on strategies for polyclonal and antigen‐specific T cell expansion.
Nguyen Thi Nguyen, Yu Seok Youn
wiley   +1 more source

Biomaterial Strategies for Targeted Intracellular Delivery to Phagocytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Phagocytes are essential to a functional immune system, and their behavior defines disease outcomes. Engineered particles offer a strategic opportunity to target phagocytes, harnessing inflammatory modulation in disease. By tuning features like size, shape, and surface, these systems can modulate immune responses and improve targeted treatment for a ...
Kaitlyn E. Woodworth, Neal I. Callaghan, Locke Davenport Huyer   +2 more
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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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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
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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

Nanocarrier‐Based Targeting of Pattern Recognition Receptors as an Innovative Strategy for Enhancing Sepsis Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent progress in nanocarriers targeting pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), including Toll‐like and NOD‐like receptors, for enhancing the treatment of bacterial sepsis and related complications. These nanomedicines deliver antibiotics and anti‐inflammatory agents while modulating immune responses.
Eman A. Ismail, Vincent O. Nyandoro, Calvin A. Omolo, Thirumala Govender   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mannose binding lectin plays a crucial role in innate immunity against yeast by enhanced complement activation and enhanced uptake of polymorphonuclear cells

BMC Microbiology, 2008
Background Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is an important host defence protein against opportunistic fungal pathogens. This carbohydrate-binding protein, an opsonin and lectin pathway activator, binds through multiple lectin domains to the repeating sugar ...
Herpers Bjorn L, Scharringa Jelle, Hoepelman Andy IM, van Asbeck Eveline C, Verhoef Jan   +4 more
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Information transfer in mammalian glycan-based communication

eLife, 2023
Glycan-binding proteins, so-called lectins, are exposed on mammalian cell surfaces and decipher the information encoded within glycans translating it into biochemical signal transduction pathways in the cell.
Felix F Fuchsberger, Dongyoon Kim, Natalia Baranova, Hanka Vrban, Marten Kagelmacher, Robert Wawrzinek, Christoph Rademacher   +6 more
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