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Tuning Mechanoreceptor Signaling Enhances the Adjuvant Effect of Biomaterial Vaccines

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Matrix stiffness serves as an independent immunological signal in biomaterial vaccines. Stiffer microporous hydrogel vaccines enhance dendritic cell maturation and migration to draining lymph nodes, promote T follicular helper cell expansion through Yap/Taz signaling, and increase antigen‐specific antibody production.
Lily Shang, Daniel P. Mayer, Prabhat K. Purbey, Yingzi Liu, Kindra Kelly‐Scumpia, Clara Kang, Natalie Tsubamoto, Dhriti Bolangadi, Iqra Arshad, Charisse Ng, Maksim V. Plikus, Dino Di Carlo, Jason S. Weinstein, Philip O. Scumpia   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Candida and Toll-Like Receptors

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2012
Candida is a dimorphic fungus living as a commensal organism in human vagina. However it can cause infection under some conditions. Some factors, such as stratification of vaginal epithelial cells, natural flora and acidic pH, prevent infection by this ...
Şayeste Demirezen, Ayşegül Yücel, Mehmet Sinan Beksaç   +2 more
doaj  

Selective constraint acting on TLR2 and TLR4 genes of Japanese Rana frogs [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are an important component of innate immunity, the first line of pathogen defence. One of the major roles of TLRs includes recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns.
Quintin Lau, Takeshi Igawa, Tiffany A. Kosch, Yoko Satta   +3 more
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Gardiquimod Nanoemulsion Targets Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions Reducing Systemic Toxicity and Parasite Burden

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Nanoemulsion delivery of a TLR7 agonist enhances safety and promotes colocalization with Leishmania‐infected macrophages in skin lesions, enabling a ∼2‐log reduction in parasite burden. However, tissue‐level constraints and TLR‐driven regulatory feedback generate a mixed immune response that limits complete parasite clearance.
Carmen Palomino‐Cano, M. Carmen Mera‐Delgado, Esther Moreno, Esther Larrea, Lecnia Aguirre, Jonathan Miguel Zanatta, Sónia Barros‐Carvalho, Iola F. Duarte, Ricardo Silvestre, Juan M. Irache, Javier Carrión, Socorro Espuelas   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toll-like receptor expression in C3H/HeN and C3H/HeJ mice during Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection [PDF]

, 2003
Here, we have investigated the mRNA expression of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR-2), TLR-4, and MD-2 in spleens and livers of C3H/HeN mice (carrying wild-type TLR-4) and C3H/HeJ mice (carrying mutated TLR-4) in response to Salmonella infection.
Maskell, Duncan J, Foster, Neil, Tötemeyer, Sabine, Kaiser, Pete, Bryant, Clare E   +4 more
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Brucella infection and Toll-like receptors

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Brucella consists of gram-negative bacteria that have the ability to invade and replicate in professional and non-professional phagocytes, and its prolonged persistence in the host leads to brucellosis, a serious zoonosis.
Hui Yu, Hui Yu, Xinyi Gu, Danfeng Wang, Zhanli Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal Immune and Metabolic Shifts Drive the Anti‐Tumor Efficacy of Resiquimod‐Loaded Nanoparticles in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a hard‐to‐treat spread of abdominal cancers that often returns after therapy. Nanoparticles were developed to retain an immune‐boosting drug in the abdomen. When combined with chemotherapy in mice, this approach eliminated tumors in many cases and prevented recurrence, helping the immune system mount a stronger, longer ...
Vanessa Chan, Po‐Han Chao, XuXin Sun, Jun Han, Sarah MacPherson, Lucas J. Andrew, Noah Y. Brittain, Tien Do, Marcel B. Bally, Julian J. Lum, Shyh‐Dar Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reprogramming the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer via FAP‐Targeted Nanoprobes for Multimodal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Targeting cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) with fibroblast activation protein (FAP)‐directed nanoprobes for multimodal imaging and photothermal remodeling of the immunosuppressive microenvironment to enhance immunotherapy in triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Ling Zhan, Yanhong Chen, Jingjing Hu, Chunting Wang, Huanhuan Liu, Defan Yao, Dengbin Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of innate immune responses to mycobacteria [PDF]

, 2012
Includes bibliographical references.Innate cells such as macrophages, monocytes, myeloid dendritic cells and granulocytes recognise mycobacteria and initiate immune responses such as phagocytosis, cytokine production and expression of maturation markers.
Shey, Muki Shehu
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Chitin modulates innate immune responses of keratinocytes. [PDF]

, 2011
Chitin, after cellulose the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature, is an essential component of exoskeletons of crabs, shrimps and insects and protects these organisms from harsh conditions in their environment.
Korting, Hans Christian, Koller, Barbara, Thomas Ruzicka, Korting Hans Christian, Rupec Rudolph, Müller-Wiefel Alisa Sophie, Alisa Sophie Müller-Wiefel, Müller-Wiefel, Alisa Sophie, Rudolph Rupec, Koller Barbara, Hans Christian Korting, Ruzicka, Thomas, Barbara Koller, Ruzicka Thomas, Rupec, Rudolph   +14 more
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