Targeted modulation of immune cells and tissues using engineered biomaterials

P Yousefpour, K Ni, DJ Irvine - Nature reviews bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Therapies modulating the immune system offer the prospect of treating a wide range of
conditions including infectious diseases, cancer and autoimmunity. Biomaterials can …

The Matrix-M™ adjuvant: A critical component of vaccines for the 21st century

L Stertman, AKE Palm, B Zarnegar… - Human vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Matrix-M™ adjuvant is a key component of several novel vaccine candidates. The Matrix-M
adjuvant consists of two distinct fractions of saponins purified from the Quillaja saponaria …

Long-primed germinal centres with enduring affinity maturation and clonal migration

JH Lee, HJ Sutton, CA Cottrell, I Phung, G Ozorowski… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Germinal centres are the engines of antibody evolution. Here, using human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Env protein immunogen priming in rhesus monkeys followed …

Intranasal vaccination with lipid-conjugated immunogens promotes antigen transmucosal uptake to drive mucosal and systemic immunity

BL Hartwell, MB Melo, P Xiao, AA Lemnios… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
To combat the HIV epidemic and emerging threats such as SARS-CoV-2, immunization
strategies are needed that elicit protection at mucosal portals of pathogen entry …

Lymph node targeted multi-epitope subunit vaccine promotes effective immunity to EBV in HLA-expressing mice

V Dasari, LK McNeil, K Beckett, M Solomon… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The recent emergence of a causal link between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and multiple
sclerosis has generated considerable interest in the development of an effective vaccine …

Developing a multiepitope vaccine for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 and monkeypox virus co-infection: a reverse vaccinology analysis

F Jiang, Y Liu, Y Xue, P Cheng, J Wang, J Lian… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and
monkeypox virus (MPXV) severely threaten human health; however, currently, no vaccine …

Vaccine priming of rare HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in nonhuman primates

JM Steichen, I Phung, E Salcedo, G Ozorowski… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Germline-targeting immunogens hold promise for initiating the induction of broadly
neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) to HIV and other pathogens. However, antibody-antigen …

Interactions between nanoparticles and lymphatic systems: Mechanisms and applications in drug delivery

Y Tang, B Liu, Y Zhang, Y Liu, Y Huang… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
The lymphatic system has garnered significant attention in drug delivery research due to the
advantages it offers, such as enhancing systemic exposure and enabling lymph node …

Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks activate endosomal Toll-like receptors and potentiate immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimer

SK Alsaiari, S Nadeef, JL Daristotle, W Rothwell… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Nanomaterials offer unique opportunities to engineer immunomodulatory activity. In this
work, we report the Toll-like receptor agonist activity of a nanoscale adjuvant zeolitic …

Biomaterials-mediated engineering of the immune system

C Backlund, S Jalili-Firoozinezhad… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Modulation of the immune system is an important therapeutic strategy in a wide range of
diseases, and is fundamental to the development of vaccines. However, optimally safe and …