[HTML][HTML] Targeting chemokine—glycosaminoglycan interactions to inhibit inflammation

H Crijns, V Vanheule, P Proost - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leukocyte migration into tissues depends on the activity of chemokines that form
concentration gradients to guide leukocytes to a specific site. Interaction of chemokines with …

Anticancer opportunities at every stage of chemokine function

NVO Zacarías, MP Bemelmans, TM Handel… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
The chemokine system, comprising 48 chemokines and 23 receptors, is critically involved in
several hallmarks of cancer. Yet, despite extensive efforts from the pharmaceutical sector …

Engineered cytokines for cancer and autoimmune disease immunotherapy

B Uricoli, LA Birnbaum, P Do, JM Kelvin… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cytokine signaling is critical to a range of biological processes including cell development,
tissue repair, aging, and immunity. In addition to acting as key signal mediators of the …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into the role of glycosaminoglycans in the endosteal bone microenvironment

J Salbach-Hirsch, M Rauner, C Hofbauer… - Biological …, 2021 - degruyter.com
The bone microenvironment is a complex tissue in which heterogeneous cell populations of
hematopoietic and mesenchymal origin interact with environmental cues to maintain tissue …

[HTML][HTML] CXCL9-Derived Peptides Differentially Inhibit Neutrophil Migration In Vivo through Interference with Glycosaminoglycan Interactions

V Vanheule, D Boff, A Mortier, R Janssens… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Several acute and chronic inflammatory diseases are driven by accumulation of activated
leukocytes due to enhanced chemokine expression. In addition to specific G protein-coupled …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of chemokine function: the roles of GAG-binding and post-translational nitration

S Thompson, B Martínez-Burgo, KM Sepuru… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The primary function of chemokines is to direct the migration of leukocytes to the site of injury
during inflammation. The effects of chemokines are modulated by several means, including …

[HTML][HTML] Heparin binding proteins as therapeutic target: an historical account and current trends

G Ghiselli - Medicines, 2019 - mdpi.com
The polyanionic nature and the ability to interact with proteins with different affinities are
properties of sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) that determine their biological function. In …

Modulation of human CXCL12 binding properties to glycosaminoglycans to enhance chemotactic gradients

S Spiller, N Panitz, YDP Limasale… - ACS biomaterials …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Controlled release of active biomolecules is an attractive approach to modulate chemotactic
gradients and accordingly the recruitment of cells, eg endothelial progenitor cells to improve …

Developments in the mechanisms of allergy in 2018 through the eyes of Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Part I

G Roberts, C Almqvist, R Boyle, J Crane… - Clinical & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In the first of two linked articles, we describe the development in the mechanisms underlying
allergy as described by Clinical & Experimental Allergy and other journals in 2018 …

Regulation of CXCL8 function during inflammation

B Martínez Burgo - 2018 - theses.ncl.ac.uk
Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI) is a major contributor to acute organ dysfunction.
Chemokines play a key role in leukocyte recruitment to the injured tissue. CXCL8 is a critical …