The microenvironment in mature B-cell malignancies: a target for new treatment strategies

JA Burger, P Ghia, A Rosenwald… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
Despite major therapeutic advances, most mature B-cell malignancies remain incurable.
Compelling evidence suggests that crosstalk with accessory stromal cells in specialized …

Stromal cell contributions to the homeostasis and functionality of the immune system

SN Mueller, RN Germain - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2009 - nature.com
A defining characteristic of the immune system is the constant movement of many of its
constituent cells through the secondary lymphoid tissues, mainly the spleen and lymph …

Immunological principles guiding the rational design of particles for vaccine delivery

KT Gause, AK Wheatley, J Cui, Y Yan, SJ Kent… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Despite the immense public health successes of immunization over the past century,
effective vaccines are still lacking for globally important pathogens such as human …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporally distinct interactions with dendritic cell subsets facilitates CD4+ and CD8+ T cell activation to localized viral infection

JL Hor, PG Whitney, A Zaid, AG Brooks, WR Heath… - Immunity, 2015 - cell.com
The dynamics of when and where CD4+ T cells provide help for CD8+ T cell priming and
which dendritic cells (DCs) activate CD4+ T cells in vivo after localized infection are poorly …

Enhancing humoral responses to a malaria antigen with nanoparticle vaccines that expand Tfh cells and promote germinal center induction

JJ Moon, H Suh, AV Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
For subunit vaccines, adjuvants play a key role in shaping immunological memory.
Nanoparticle (NP) delivery systems for antigens and/or molecular danger signals are …

[HTML][HTML] Initiation of antiviral B cell immunity relies on innate signals from spatially positioned NKT cells

M Gaya, P Barral, M Burbage, S Aggarwal, B Montaner… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
B cells constitute an essential line of defense from pathogenic infections through the
generation of class-switched antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) in germinal centers. Although …

B cells use mechanical energy to discriminate antigen affinities

E Natkanski, WY Lee, B Mistry, A Casal, JE Molloy… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The generation of high-affinity antibodies depends on the ability of B cells to extract antigens
from the surfaces of antigen-presenting cells. B cells that express high-affinity B cell …

[HTML][HTML] AXL targeting restores PD-1 blockade sensitivity of STK11/LKB1 mutant NSCLC through expansion of TCF1+ CD8 T cells

H Li, Z Liu, L Liu, H Zhang, C Han, L Girard, H Park… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Mutations in STK11/LKB1 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are associated with poor
patient responses to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), and introduction of a Stk11/Lkb1 …

Programmable multistage drug delivery to lymph nodes

A Schudel, AP Chapman, MK Yau, CJ Higginson… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Therapeutic delivery selectively to lymph nodes has the potential to address a variety of
unmet clinical needs. However, owing to the unique structure of the lymphatics and the size …

Viromimetic STING agonist‐loaded hollow polymeric nanoparticles for safe and effective vaccination against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

LCW Lin, CY Huang, BY Yao, JC Lin… - Advanced functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The continued threat of emerging, highly lethal infectious pathogens such as Middle East
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) calls for the development of novel vaccine …