Mitochondria in health, disease, and aging

JS Harrington, SW Ryter, M Plataki… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Mitochondria are well known as organelles responsible for the maintenance of cellular
bioenergetics through the production of ATP. Although oxidative phosphorylation may be …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages at the interface of the co-evolving cancer ecosystem

DJ Kloosterman, L Akkari - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Macrophages are versatile and heterogeneous innate immune cells undertaking central
functions in balancing immune responses and tissue repair to maintain homeostasis. This …

Immunogenicity of lipid nanoparticles and its impact on the efficacy of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics

Y Lee, M Jeong, J Park, H Jung, H Lee - Experimental & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Several studies have utilized a lipid nanoparticle delivery system to enhance the
effectiveness of mRNA therapeutics and vaccines. However, these nanoparticles are …

Toll-like receptor signaling and its role in cell-mediated immunity

T Duan, Y Du, C **ng, HY Wang, RF Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Innate immunity is the first defense system against invading pathogens. Toll-like receptors
(TLRs) are well-defined pattern recognition receptors responsible for pathogen recognition …

Advances in oligonucleotide drug delivery

TC Roberts, R Langer, MJA Wood - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Oligonucleotides can be used to modulate gene expression via a range of processes
including RNAi, target degradation by RNase H-mediated cleavage, splicing modulation …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of natural products for skin applications: Targeting inflammation, wound healing, and photo-aging

A Fernandes, PM Rodrigues, M Pintado, FK Tavaria - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Every day the skin is constantly exposed to several harmful factors that induce
oxidative stress. When the cells are incapable to maintain the balance between antioxidant …

The advent of immune stimulating CAFs in cancer

M Tsoumakidou - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
The theory that cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are immunosuppressive cells has
prevailed throughout the past decade. However, recent high-throughput, high-resolution …

[HTML][HTML] Novel approaches for vaccine development

MS Gebre, LA Brito, LH Tostanoski, DK Edwards… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Vaccines are critical tools for maintaining global health. Traditional vaccine technologies
have been used across a wide range of bacterial and viral pathogens, yet there are a …

Mechanisms of innate and adaptive immunity to the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine

C Li, A Lee, L Grigoryan, PS Arunachalam… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the success of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine, the immunological mechanisms that
underlie its efficacy are poorly understood. Here we analyzed the innate and adaptive …

Dual effect of immune cells within tumour microenvironment: pro-and anti-tumour effects and their triggers

AC Peña-Romero, E Orenes-Piñero - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The relationship between the immune system and tumours is currently one
of the most studied topics in the field of cancer. Previously, it was thought that a tumour could …