Size-dependent anti-inflammatory activity of a peptide-gold nanoparticle hybrid in vitro and in a mouse model of acute lung injury

W Gao, Y Wang, Y Xiong, L Sun, L Wang, K Wang… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening
condition of critically-ill patients, characterized by overwhelming inflammatory responses in …

Development of PLGA Nanoparticles with a Glycosylated Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Epitope (MOG35–55) against Experimental Autoimmune …

I Triantafyllakou, N Clemente, RK Khetavat… - Molecular …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in young
adults, with early clinical symptoms seen in the central nervous system (CNS) myelin …

Induction of antigen-specific tolerance by nanobody–antigen adducts that target class-II major histocompatibility complexes

N Pishesha, T Harmand, LY Smeding, W Ma… - Nature Biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The association of autoimmune diseases with particular allellic products of the class-II major
histocompatibility complex (MHCII) region implicates the presentation of the offending self …

Therapeutic liposomal vaccines for dendritic cell activation or tolerance

NA Nagy, AM De Haas, TBH Geijtenbeek… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) are paramount in initiating and guiding immunity towards a state of
activation or tolerance. This bidirectional capacity of DCs sets them at the center stage for …

Design and encapsulation of immunomodulators onto gold nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy

A Chauhan, T Khan, A Omri - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of cancer immunotherapy is to reactivate autoimmune responses to combat cancer
cells. To stimulate the immune system, immunomodulators, such as adjuvants, cytokines …

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 …

Emerging strategies for nanomedicine in autoimmunity

AS Thatte, MM Billingsley, D Weissman… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Autoimmune disorders have risen to be among the most prevalent chronic diseases across
the globe, affecting approximately 5–7% of the population. As autoimmune diseases steadily …

Development of protein–polymer conjugate nanoparticles for modulation of dendritic cell phenotype and Antigen-Specific CD4 T cell responses

BL Scotland, AL Cottingham, JJM Lasola… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) composed of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) have found
success in modulating antigen (Ag)-specific T cell responses for the treatment multiple …

Localized immune tolerance from FasL-functionalized PLG scaffolds

M Skoumal, KB Woodward, H Zhao, F Wang, ES Yolcu… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Intraportal allogeneic islet transplantation has been demonstrated as a potential therapy for
type 1 diabetes (T1D). The placement of islets into the liver and chronic immunosuppression …

Leveraging the modularity of biomaterial carriers to tune immune responses

SJ Tsai, SK Black, CM Jewell - Advanced functional materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biomaterial carriers offer modular features to control the delivery and presentation of
vaccines and immunotherapies. This tunability is a distinct capability of biomaterials …