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Alcohol‐induced altered glycans in human tracheal epithelial cells promote bacterial adhesion

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Alcohol induces altered glycans to promote bacteria adhesion. Heavy alcohol drinking is known to increase the risk of bacterial pneumonia. However, the link between alcohol levels and risk of infection remains underexplored. Recently, we found that alcohol induced α2‐6sialo mucin O‐glycans in human tracheobronchial epithelial cells, which mediated the ...
Pi‐Wan Cheng, Souvik Datta, Derrick R. Samuelson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Scavenger Function of Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells in Health and Disease

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
The aim of this review is to give an outline of the blood clearance function of the liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) in health and disease. Lining the hundreds of millions of hepatic sinusoids in the human liver the LSECs are perfectly located ...
Sabin Bhandari, Anett Kristin Larsen, Peter McCourt, Bård Smedsrød, Karen Kristine Sørensen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

LYTACs that engage the asialoglycoprotein receptor for targeted protein degradation

Nature Chemical Biology, 2021
Selective protein degradation platforms have afforded new development opportunities for therapeutics and tools for biological inquiry. The first lysosome-targeting chimeras (LYTACs) targeted extracellular and membrane proteins for degradation by bridging
G. Ahn, S. Banik, Caitlyn L. Miller, N. Riley, J. Cochran, C. Bertozzi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rim Pathway-Mediated Alterations in the Fungal Cell Wall Influence Immune Recognition and Inflammation [PDF]

, 2017
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge Jennifer Lodge, Woei Lam, and Rajendra Upadhya for developing and sharing the chitin and chitosan MTBH assay. We thank Todd Brennan of Duke University for providing MyD88-deficient mice.
Carol Munro, Chrissy M. Leopold Wager, Floyd L. Wormley, J. Andrew Alspaugh, Jeanette Wagener, Kyla S. Ost, Louise Walker, Michael Lorenz, Shannon K. Esher   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

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

Probing multivalency in ligand–receptor-mediated adhesion of soft, biomimetic interfaces

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015
Many biological functions at cell level are mediated by the glycocalyx, a dense carbohydrate-presenting layer. In this layer specific interactions between carbohydrate ligands and protein receptors are formed to control cell–cell recognition, cell ...
Stephan Schmidt, Hanqing Wang, Daniel Pussak, Simone Mosca, Laura Hartmann   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

M. tuberculosis-Initiated Human Mannose Receptor Signaling Regulates Macrophage Recognition and Vesicle Trafficking by FcRγ-Chain, Grb2, and SHP-1

Cell Reports, 2017
Despite its prominent role as a C-type lectin (CTL) pattern recognition receptor, mannose receptor (MR, CD206)-specific signaling molecules and pathways are unknown.
Murugesan V.S. Rajaram, Eusondia Arnett, Abul K. Azad, Evelyn Guirado, Bin Ni, Abigail D. Gerberick, Li-Zhen He, Tibor Keler, Lawrence J. Thomas, William P. Lafuse, Larry S. Schlesinger   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mannose receptor 1 expression does not determine the uptake of high-density mannose dendrimers by activated macrophages populations.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The presence of a high number of macrophages within solid tumors is often significantly associated with poor prognosis and predict treatment failure for chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Luciana Kovacs, Pablo Cabral, Roger Chammas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insulin-Like Growth Factor II (IGF-II) Is More Potent Than IGF-I in Stimulating Cortisol Secretion from Cultured Bovine Adrenocortical Cells: Interaction with the IGF-I Receptor and IGF-Binding Proteins [PDF]

, 1995
Although the stimulating effect of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on adrenal steroidogenesis has been well established, the role of IGF-II in the adult adrenal gland remains unknown.
Engelhardt, Dieter, Fottner, Christian, Simmler, Pia, Weber, Matthias M.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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