Aggregation of protein therapeutics enhances their immunogenicity: causes and mitigation strategies

MLE Lundahl, S Fogli, PE Colavita… - RSC chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein aggregation in biotherapeutics has been identified to increase immunogenicity,
leading to immune-mediated adverse effects, such as severe allergic responses including …

Function and regulation of cGAS-STING signaling in infectious diseases

Y Du, Z Hu, Y Luo, HY Wang, X Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The efficacious detection of pathogens and prompt induction of innate immune signaling
serve as a crucial component of immune defense against infectious pathogens. Over the …

Itaconate impairs immune control of Plasmodium by enhancing mtDNA-mediated PD-L1 expression in monocyte-derived dendritic cells

T Ramalho, PA Assis, O Ojelabi, L Tan, B Carvalho… - Cell Metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
Severe forms of malaria are associated with systemic inflammation and host metabolism
disorders; however, the interplay between these outcomes is poorly understood. Using a …

Immunosuppression in Malaria: Do Plasmodium falciparum Parasites Hijack the Host?

CL Calle, B Mordmüller, A Singh - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malaria reflects not only a state of immune activation, but also a state of general immune
defect or immunosuppression, of complex etiology that can last longer than the actual …

Uptake of Plasmodium chabaudi hemozoin drives Kupffer cell death and fuels superinfections

IC Hirako, MM Antunes, RM Rezende… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Kupffer cells (KCs) are self-maintained tissue-resident macrophages that line liver sinusoids
and play an important role on host defense. It has been demonstrated that upon infection or …

Myd88 Signaling Is Involved in the Inflammatory Response in LPS-Induced Mouse Epididymitis and Bone-Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells

JC Liu, P Wang, QX Zeng, C Yang, M Lyu, Y Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epididymitis is an epididymal inflammation that may lead to male infertility. Dendritic cells
(DCs) and myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (Myd88) were associated with …

Association of chemokine (CC Motif) receptor 5 and ligand 5 with recovery from major depressive disorder and related neurocognitive impairment

O Bauer, VM Milenkovic, S Hilbert, N Sarubin… - …, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: Inflammatory processes play an important role in the pathophysiology of major
depressive disorder (MDD), but their relevance for specific symptoms such as …

Single-cell analysis reveals dysregulated inflammatory response in peripheral blood immunity in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

J Mo, Y Yang, J Feng, Y Lei, S Huang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a major clinical challenge
for patients in intensive care units. Determining the differential mechanisms underlying …

Bradykinin produced during Plasmodium falciparum erythrocytic cycle drives monocyte adhesion to human brain microvascular endothelial cells

SAS Alves, DE Teixeira, DB Peruchetti, LS Silva… - Brain Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Cerebral malaria (CM) pathogenesis is described as a multistep mechanism. In this context,
monocytes have been implicated in CM pathogenesis by increasing the sequestration of …

N-(coumarin-3-yl)cinnamamide Promotes Immunomodulatory, Neuroprotective, and Lung Function-Preserving Effects during Severe Malaria

P Gaio, A Cramer, NF de Melo Oliveira, S Porto… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infection in mice resembles several aspects of severe
malaria in humans, such as cerebral malaria and acute respiratory distress syndrome …