Boolean logic in synthetic biology and biomaterials: Towards living materials in mammalian cell therapeutics

EM Bressler, S Adams, R Liu, YL Colson… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The intersection of synthetic biology and biomaterials promises to enhance
safety and efficacy in novel therapeutics. Both fields increasingly employ Boolean logic …

Bifidobacterium adolescentis induces Decorin+ macrophages via TLR2 to suppress colorectal carcinogenesis

Y Lin, L Fan, Y Qi, C Xu, D Jia, Y Jiang, S Chen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background The interplay between gut microbiota and tumor microenvironment (TME) in the
pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC) is largely unknown. Here, we elucidated the …

Sustained release of drug-loaded nanoparticles from injectable hydrogels enables long-term control of macrophage phenotype

SS Soni, AM D'Elia, A Alsasa, S Cho, T Tylek… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Injectable hydrogels may be pre-formed through dynamic crosslinks, allowing for injection
and subsequent retention in the tissue by shear-thinning and self-healing processes …

[HTML][HTML] Green tea derivative-based hydrogel with ROS-scavenging property for accelerating diabetic wound healing

G Jia, Z Li, H Le, Z Jiang, Y Sun, H Liu, F Chang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the oxidative stress
microenvironment of diabetic wounds often results in delayed wound healing. In this study, a …

Acidic nanoparticles restore lysosomal acidification and rescue metabolic dysfunction in pancreatic β-cells under lipotoxic conditions

CH Lo, LM O'Connor, GWZ Loi, EN Saipuljumri… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a prevalent metabolic disorder lacking effective treatments, is
associated with lysosomal acidification dysfunction, as well as autophagic and mitochondrial …

Chemically Recyclable Pseudo-Polysaccharides from Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of Glucurono-1, 6-lactones

B Rondon, P Ungolan, L Wu, J Niu - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in synthetic methods and monomer design have given access to precision
carbohydrate polymers that extend beyond native polysaccharides. In this article, we present …

Quantitative, Regiospecific, and Stereoselective Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of Monosaccharide Cyclic Ketene Acetals

NC Jiang, Z Zhou, J Niu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) are among the most well-studied monomers for radical ring-
opening polymerization (rROP). However, ring-retaining side reactions and low reactivities …

Therapeutic targeting of obesity-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

J Zeng, LY Tong Cheong, CH Lo - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is a major modifiable risk factor leading to neuroinflammation and
neurodegeneration. Excessive fat storage in obesity promotes the progressive infiltration of …

Lentinan-loaded GelMA hydrogel accelerates diabetic wound healing through enhanced angiogenesis and immune microenvironment modulation

Z Jia, L Chen, D Gu, X Li, T Wen, W Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Diabetic wound healing is a substantial clinical challenge, characterized by delayed
angiogenesis and unresolved inflammation. Lentinan, a polysaccharide extracted from …

Insights into oral lentinan immunomodulation: Dectin-1-mediated lymphatic transport from Peyer's patch M cells to mononuclear phagocytes

K Wang, Y Liu, Z Zhang, Z Zheng, W Tang, W Teng… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lentinan (LNT), a natural polysaccharide, has been reported to exhibit immunomodulatory
effects in the intestine after oral administration. Herein, we aimed to investigate the lymphatic …