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 …

Hydrogel drug delivery systems for minimally invasive local immunotherapy of cancer

AS Mikhail, R Morhard, M Mauda-Havakuk… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although systemic immunotherapy has achieved durable responses and improved survival
for certain patients and cancer types, low response rates and immune system-related …

Autonomous metal-organic framework nanorobots for active mitochondria-targeted cancer therapy

X Peng, S Tang, D Tang, D Zhou, Y Li, Q Chen… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Nanorobotic manipulation to access subcellular organelles remains unmet due to the
challenge in achieving intracellular controlled propulsion. Intracellular organelles, such as …

Curvature-sensing peptide inhibits tumour-derived exosomes for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

S Shin, H Ko, CH Kim, BK Yoon, S Son, JA Lee… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Tumour-derived exosomes (T-EXOs) impede immune checkpoint blockade therapies,
motivating pharmacological efforts to inhibit them. Inspired by how antiviral curvature …

A cell membrane-targeting AIE photosensitizer as a necroptosis inducer for boosting cancer theranostics

N Niu, Y Yu, Z Zhang, M Kang, L Wang, Z Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The exploration of cellular organelle-specific anchoring photosensitizers with both
prominent fluorescence imaging behavior and extraordinary reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

Image-guided intratumoral immunotherapy: Develo** a clinically practical technology

A Som, JG Rosenboom, A Chandler, RA Sheth… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the contemporary oncology landscape, with durable
responses possible across a range of cancer types. However, the majority of cancer patients …

Alum-anchored intratumoral retention improves the tolerability and antitumor efficacy of type I interferon therapies

EA Lutz, Y Agarwal, N Momin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Effective antitumor immunity in mice requires activation of the type I interferon (IFN)
response pathway. IFNα and IFNβ therapies have proven promising in humans, but suffer …

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 …

Reversibly photoswitchable protein assemblies with collagen affinity for in vivo photoacoustic imaging of tumors

S Chen, K Li, X Chen, S Lei, J Lin, P Huang - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Recent advancements in photoacoustic (PA) imaging have leveraged reversibly
photoswitchable chromophores, known for their dual absorbance states, to enhance …

TLR Agonists Delivered by Plant Virus and Bacteriophage Nanoparticles for Cancer Immunotherapy

E Jung, YH Chung, NF Steinmetz - Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are promising targets in cancer immunotherapy due to their role in
activating the immune system; therefore, various small-molecule TLR agonists have been …