Immune regulatory networks coordinated by glycans and glycan-binding proteins in autoimmunity and infection

SS Pinho, I Alves, J Gaifem… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
The immune system is coordinated by an intricate network of stimulatory and inhibitory
circuits that regulate host responses against endogenous and exogenous insults. Disruption …

[HTML][HTML] Gram-positive bacterial cell envelopes: The impact on the activity of antimicrobial peptides

N Malanovic, K Lohner - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2016 - Elsevier
A number of cationic antimicrobial peptides, effectors of innate immunity, are supposed to
act at the cytoplasmic membrane leading to permeabilization and eventually membrane …

SARS-CoV-2 exacerbates proinflammatory responses in myeloid cells through C-type lectin receptors and Tweety family member 2

Q Lu, J Liu, S Zhao, MFG Castro, M Laurent-Rolle… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Despite mounting evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) engagement with immune cells, most express little, if any, of the canonical receptor of …

Antimicrobial peptides targeting gram-positive bacteria

N Malanovic, K Lohner - Pharmaceuticals, 2016 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have remarkably different structures as well as biological
activity profiles, whereupon most of these peptides are supposed to kill bacteria via …

Exosome mimetics: a novel class of drug delivery systems

SAA Kooijmans, P Vader… - International journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The identification of extracellular phospholipid vesicles as conveyors of cellular information
has created excitement in the field of drug delivery. Biological therapeutics, including short …

Resveratrol and immune cells: a link to improve human health

A Alesci, N Nicosia, A Fumia, F Giorgianni, A Santini… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of polyphenols as adjuvants in lowering risk factors for various debilitating diseases
has been investigated in recent years due to their possible antioxidant action. Polyphenols …

Natural and synthetic saponins as vaccine adjuvants

P Wang - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Saponin adjuvants have been extensively studied for their use in veterinary and human
vaccines. Among them, QS-21 stands out owing to its unique profile of immunostimulating …

Adaptive immune activation: glycosylation does matter

MA Wolfert, GJ Boons - Nature chemical biology, 2013 - nature.com
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and II are glycoproteins that can present
antigenic peptides at the cell surface for recognition and activation of circulating T …

C-type lectins: their network and roles in pathogen recognition and immunity

S Mayer, MK Raulf, B Lepenies - Histochemistry and cell biology, 2017 - Springer
C-type lectins (CTLs) represent the most complex family of animal/human lectins that
comprises 17 different groups. During evolution, CTLs have developed by diversification to …

Glycopolymer probes of signal transduction

LL Kiessling, JC Grim - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycans are key participants in biological processes ranging from reproduction to cellular
communication to infection. Revealing glycan roles and the underlying molecular …