Glucans and applications in drug delivery

H Lin, R Han, W Wu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Glucan is a natural polysaccharide widely distributed in cereals and microorganisms that
has various biological activities, including immunomodulatory, anti-infective, anti …

Scedosporiosis and lomentosporiosis: Modern perspectives on these difficult-to-treat rare mold infections

CF Neoh, SCA Chen, F Lanternier, SY Tio… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Although Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans are uncommon
causes of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), these infections are associated with high mortality …

The genomes of Scedosporium between environmental challenges and opportunism

F Venice, F Spina, D Davolos, S Ghignone, GC Varese - IMA fungus, 2023 - Springer
Emerging fungal pathogens are a global challenge for humankind. Many efforts have been
made to understand the mechanisms underlying pathogenicity in bacteria, and OMICs …

Self‐recognition through Dectin‐1 exacerbates liver inflammation

S Torigoe, DW Lowman, T Sugiki, DL Williams… - Genes to …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dectin‐1 is a well‐characterized C‐type lectin receptor involved in anti‐fungal immunity
through the recognition of polysaccharides; however, molecular mechanisms and outcomes …

Engineered polysaccharides for controlling innate and adaptive immune responses

J Nam, A Kim, K Kim, JH Moon, J Baig… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Therapeutic interventions can be designed by exploiting the immune system's ability to
initiate specific responses to various stimuli. However, specific T cell activation, which is a …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation of Glucans from Fermentation-Produced Nutraceutical Bionutri-AR1®: Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory …

ER Carbonero, TSM Novikov, YGS Gomes, DR Brito… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: The consumption of nutraceuticals or food supplements has increased
crucially, aiming to address nutrient deficits and enhance immune system function. To …

An iota-carrageenan isolated from marine alga Agardhiella ramosissima negatively modulates the inflammatory response in arthritis conditions

LHM Rodrigues, FFB de Oliveira, FF Bezerra… - … and Dietary Fibre, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study involves the structural characterization of an iota-carrageenan from
Agardhiella ramosissima (IC-Ar) and its ability to suppress the inflammatory response in …

INTRADERMAL VACCINATION WITH A NANOPARTICLE ADJUVANT COMBINED WITH A STING AGONIST INDUCES CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE-MEDIATED …

JF Hernandez-Franco, IM Jan… - … OF COMBINING INNATE …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Cancer vaccines stimulate dendritic cells (DCs) for cross-presentation of antigens and
activation of CD8+ T cells to generate tumor-specific immunity. There is a need to develop …