Cationic cholesterol-dependent LNP delivery to lung stem cells, the liver, and heart

A Radmand, H Kim, J Beyersdorf… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Adding a cationic helper lipid to a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) can increase lung delivery and
decrease liver delivery. However, it remains unclear whether charge-dependent tropism is …

Multiomics and spatial map** characterizes human CD8+ T cell states in cancer

S Naulaerts, A Datsi, DM Borras… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
Clinically relevant immunological biomarkers that discriminate between diverse
hypofunctional states of tumor-associated CD8+ T cells remain disputed. Using multiomics …

The Transcriptional Response to Lung-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles in Vivo

A Radmand, MP Lokugamage, H Kim… - Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have delivered RNA to hepatocytes in patients, underscoring the
potential impact of nonliver delivery. Scientists can shift LNP tropism to the lung by adding …

CD163+ macrophages monitor enhanced permeability at the blood–dorsal root ganglion barrier

H Lund, MA Hunt, Z Kurtović, K Sandor… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
In dorsal root ganglia (DRG), macrophages reside close to sensory neurons and have
largely been explored in the context of pain, nerve injury, and repair. However, we …

Neoself-antigens are the primary target for autoreactive T cells in human lupus

S Mori, M Kohyama, Y Yasumizu, A Tada, K Tanzawa… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) is the most significant genetic risk factor for
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the nature of the self-antigens that trigger …

Blood monocyte-derived CD169+ macrophages contribute to antitumor immunity against glioblastoma

HJ Kim, JH Park, HC Kim, CW Kim, I Kang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Infiltrating tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) are known to impede immunotherapy
against glioblastoma (GBM), however, TAMs are heterogeneous, and there are no clear …

Lipid nanoparticle-mediated mRNA delivery to CD34+ cells in rhesus monkeys

H Kim, R Zenhausern, K Gentry, L Lian… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Transplantation of ex vivo engineered hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) can lead to robust
clinical responses but carries risks of adverse events from bone marrow mobilization …

[HTML][HTML] Direct activation of microglia by β-glucosylceramide causes phagocytosis of neurons that exacerbates Gaucher disease

T Shimizu, CR Schutt, Y Izumi, N Tomiyasu, Z Omahdi… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Gaucher disease (GD) is the most common lysosomal storage disease caused by recessive
mutations in the degrading enzyme of β-glucosylceramide (β-GlcCer). However, it remains …

High-resolution transcriptional landscape of xeno-free human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebellar organoids

S Nayler, D Agarwal, F Curion, R Bowden… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Current protocols for producing cerebellar neurons from human pluripotent stem cells
(hPSCs) often rely on animal co-culture and mostly exist as monolayers, limiting their …

Clonally expanded memory CD8+ T cells accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques and are pro-atherogenic in aged mice

DJ Tyrrell, KM Wragg, J Chen, H Wang, J Song… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Aging is a strong risk factor for atherosclerosis and induces accumulation of memory CD8+ T
cells in mice and humans. Biological changes that occur with aging lead to enhanced …