Translational applications of hydrogels

S Correa, AK Grosskopf, H Lopez Hernandez… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Advances in hydrogel technology have unlocked unique and valuable capabilities that are
being applied to a diverse set of translational applications. Hydrogels perform functions …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, inflammation, toll-like receptor 4 and fatty acids

MM Rogero, PC Calder - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Obesity leads to an inflammatory condition that is directly involved in the etiology of
cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and certain types of cancer. The classic …

Toll-like receptors in antiviral innate immunity

SN Lester, K Li - Journal of molecular biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are fundamental sensor molecules of the host innate immune
system, which detect conserved molecular signatures of a wide range of microbial …

[HTML][HTML] The role of toll-like receptor in inflammation and tumor immunity

X Cen, S Liu, K Cheng - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) activation enables host to recognize a large number of pathogen-
associated molecule patterns (PAMPs), ignite immune cells to discriminate between self and …

Toll-like receptors in the vascular system: sensing the dangers within

S Goulopoulou, CG McCarthy, RC Webb - Pharmacological reviews, 2016 - ASPET
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are components of the innate immune system that respond to
exogenous infectious ligands (pathogen-associated molecular patterns, PAMPs) and …

Immune-checkpoint protein VISTA regulates antitumor immunity by controlling myeloid cell–mediated inflammation and immunosuppression

W Xu, J Dong, Y Zheng, J Zhou, Y Yuan, HM Ta… - Cancer immunology …, 2019 - AACR
Immune-checkpoint protein V-domain immunoglobulin suppressor of T-cell activation
(VISTA) controls antitumor immunity and is a valuable target for cancer immunotherapy. This …

[HTML][HTML] Reassessing the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome during pathogenic influenza A virus infection via temporal inhibition

MD Tate, JDH Ong, JK Dowling, JL McAuley… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The inflammasome NLRP3 is activated by pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)
during infection, including RNA and proteins from influenza A virus (IAV). However, chronic …

Toll-like receptor 4-related immunostimulatory polysaccharides: Primary structure, activity relationships, and possible interaction models

X Zhang, C Qi, Y Guo, W Zhou, Y Zhang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 is an important polysaccharide receptor; however, the
relationships between the structures and biological activities of TLR4 and polysaccharides …

[HTML][HTML] TLR8: the forgotten relative revindicated

JL Cervantes, B Weinerman, C Basole… - Cellular & molecular …, 2012 - nature.com
The endosomal Toll-like receptors (TLRs) TLR3, TLR7, TLR8 and TLR9 are important in
sensing foreign nucleic acids encountered by phagocytes. Because TLR8 was initially …

Innate immunity as a target for acute cardioprotection

CJ Zuurbier, A Abbate… - Cardiovascular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Acute obstruction of a coronary artery causes myocardial ischaemia and if prolonged, may
result in an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). First-line treatment involves …