[HTML][HTML] The role of dendritic cells in the immunomodulation to implanted biomaterials

S Wang, Y Chen, Z Ling, J Li, J Hu, F He… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Considering the substantial role played by dendritic cells (DCs) in the immune system to
bridge innate and adaptive immunity, studies on DC-mediated immunity toward biomaterials …

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 …

The foreign body response: emerging cell types and considerations for targeted therapeutics

B Yang, N Rutkowski, J Elisseeff - Biomaterials science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The foreign body response (FBR) remains a clinical challenge in the field of biomaterials
due to its ability to elicit a chronic and sustained immune response. Modulating the immune …

[HTML][HTML] Scaffold-Mediated immunoengineering as innovative strategy for Tendon Regeneration

V Russo, M El Khatib, G Prencipe, A Cerveró-Varona… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tendon injuries are at the frontier of innovative approaches to public health concerns and
sectoral policy objectives. Indeed, these injuries remain difficult to manage due to tendon's …

Local delivery strategies to restore immune homeostasis in the context of inflammation

ER Bentley, SR Little - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Immune homeostasis is maintained by a precise balance between effector immune cells and
regulatory immune cells. Chronic deviations from immune homeostasis, driven by a greater …

Biomaterials as tools to decode immunity

HB Eppler, CM Jewell - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The immune system has remarkable capabilities to combat disease with exquisite selectivity.
This feature has enabled vaccines that provide protection for decades and, more recently …

Role of lymph node stroma and microenvironment in T cell tolerance

V Saxena, L Li, C Paluskievicz, V Kasinath… - Immunological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Lymph nodes (LNs) are at the cross roads of immunity and tolerance. These tissues are
compartmentalized into specialized niche areas by lymph node stromal cells (LN SCs). LN …

Prevention of vascular-allograft rejection by protecting the endothelial glycocalyx with immunosuppressive polymers

EMJ Siren, HD Luo, F Tam, A Montgomery… - Nature Biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
Systemic immunosuppression for the mitigation of immune rejection after organ
transplantation causes adverse side effects and constrains the long-term benefits of the …

Tissue‐Targeted Drug Delivery Strategies to Promote Antigen‐Specific Immune Tolerance

Y Rui, HB Eppler, AA Yanes… - Advanced healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
During autoimmunity or organ transplant rejection, the immune system attacks host or
transplanted tissue, causing debilitating inflammation for millions of patients. There is no …

Harnessing Biomaterials to Study and Direct Antigen-Specific Immunotherapy

C Edwards, ST Carey, CM Jewell - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Immunotherapies are an evolving treatment paradigm for addressing cancer, autoimmunity,
and infection. While exciting, most of the existing therapies are limited by their specificity─ …