Mechanistic contributions of Kupffer cells and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in nanoparticle-induced antigen-specific immune tolerance

LM Casey, KR Hughes, MN Saunders, SD Miller… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
The intravenous delivery of disease-relevant antigens (Ag) by polymeric nanoparticles (NP-
Ags) has demonstrated Ag-specific immune tolerance in autoimmune and allergic disorders …

An antigen-encapsulating nanoparticle platform for TH1/17 immune tolerance therapy

DP McCarthy, JWT Yap, CT Harp, WK Song… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Tolerogenic nanoparticles (NPs) are rapidly being developed as specific immunotherapies
to treat autoimmune disease. However, many NP-based therapies conjugate antigen (Ag) …

Nanoparticle dose and antigen loading attenuate antigen‐specific T‐cell responses

LM Casey, JT Decker, JR Podojil, L Rad… - Biotechnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Immune‐mediated hypersensitivities such as autoimmunity, allergy, and allogeneic graft
rejection are treated with therapeutics that suppress the immune system, and the lack of …

PEGylation enables subcutaneously administered nanoparticles to induce antigen-specific immune tolerance

PY Li, F Bearoff, P Zhu, Z Fan, Y Zhu, M Fan… - Journal of controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of nanomaterials to induce antigen-specific immune tolerance has shown
promise for treating autoimmune diseases. While PEGylation has been widely used to …

Nanoparticles for inducing antigen-specific T cell tolerance in autoimmune diseases

N Benne, D Ter Braake, AJ Stoppelenburg… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autoimmune diseases affect many people worldwide. Current treatment modalities focus on
the reduction of disease symptoms using anti-inflammatory drugs which can lead to side …

[HTML][HTML] Uptake of biodegradable poly (γ-glutamic acid) nanoparticles and antigen presentation by dendritic cells in vivo

T Uto, M Toyama, Y Nishi, T Akagi, F Shima… - Results in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (γ-glutamic acid)(γ-PGA) nanoparticles (NPs) carrying antigens have been
shown to induce potent antigen-specific immune responses. However, in vivo delivery of γ …

Targeting of antigen to dendritic cells with poly (γ-glutamic acid) nanoparticles induces antigen-specific humoral and cellular immunity

T Uto, X Wang, K Sato, M Haraguchi… - The Journal of …, 2007 - journals.aai.org
Nanoparticles are considered to be efficient tools for inducing potent immune responses by
an Ag carrier. In this study, we examined the effect of Ag-carrying biodegradable poly (γ …

Peptide-conjugated nanoparticles reduce positive co-stimulatory expression and T cell activity to induce tolerance

R Kuo, E Saito, SD Miller, LD Shea - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Targeted approaches to treat autoimmune diseases would improve upon current therapies
that broadly suppress the immune system and lead to detrimental side effects. Antigen …

Controlled delivery of single or multiple antigens in tolerogenic nanoparticles using peptide-polymer bioconjugates

RM Pearson, LM Casey, KR Hughes, LZ Wang… - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) have demonstrated their potential to induce antigen (Ag)-
specific immunological tolerance in multiple immune models and are at various stages of …

Conjugation of Transforming Growth Factor Beta to Antigen-Loaded Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Nanoparticles Enhances Efficiency of Antigen-Specific Tolerance

LM Casey, RM Pearson, KR Hughes… - Bioconjugate …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Current strategies for treating autoimmunity involve the administration of broad-acting
immunosuppressive agents that impair healthy immunity. Intravenous (iv) administration of …