Toll-like receptor 9 agonists in cancer

L Karapetyan, JJ Luke, D Davar - OncoTargets and therapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is a pattern recognition receptor that is predominantly
located intracellularly in immune cells, including dendritic cells, macrophages, natural killer …

Combinatorial photothermal and immuno cancer therapy using chitosan-coated hollow copper sulfide nanoparticles

L Guo, DD Yan, D Yang, Y Li, X Wang, O Zalewski… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Near-infrared light-responsive inorganic nanoparticles have been shown to enhance the
efficacy of cancer photothermal ablation therapy. However, current nanoparticle-mediated …

Role of TLR9 in oncogenic virus-produced cancer

C Martínez-Campos, AI Burguete-García… - Viral …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Nucleic acid recognition by toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) initiates signaling pathways that
regulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines or type I interferons, as well as many …

[HTML][HTML] IFNα impairs autophagic degradation of mtDNA promoting autoreactivity of SLE monocytes in a STING-dependent fashion

K Gkirtzimanaki, E Kabrani, D Nikoleri, A Polyzos… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Interferon α (IFNα) is a prompt and efficient orchestrator of host defense against nucleic
acids but upon chronicity becomes a potent mediator of autoimmunity. Sustained IFNα …

Influence of cationic lipid composition on gene silencing properties of lipid nanoparticle formulations of siRNA in antigen-presenting cells

G Basha, TI Novobrantseva, N Rosin, YYC Tam… - Molecular Therapy, 2011 - cell.com
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are currently the most effective in vivo delivery systems for
silencing target genes in hepatocytes employing small interfering RNA. Antigen-presenting …

Carbon nanotubes enhance CpG uptake and potentiate antiglioma immunity

D Zhao, D Alizadeh, L Zhang, W Liu, O Farrukh… - Clinical Cancer …, 2011 - AACR
Purpose: Stimulation of toll-like receptor-9 (TLR9) by CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG) has
been shown to counteract the immunosuppressive microenvironment and to inhibit tumor …

Precision wormlike nanoadjuvant governs potency of vaccination

Z Sun, D Qiao, Y Shi, M Barz, L Liu, Y Chen - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
It remains unclear how the precise length of one-dimensional nanovehicles influences the
characters of vaccination. Here, a unimolecular nanovehicle with tailored size and aspect …

Complexing CpG adjuvants with cationic liposomes enhances vaccine-induced formation of liver TRM cells

AM Valencia-Hernandez, T Zillinger, Z Ge, PS Tan… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Tissue resident memory T cells (T RM cells) can provide effective tissue surveillance and
can respond rapidly to infection. Vaccination strategies aimed at generating T RM cells have …

Antiviral immunity and nucleic acid sensing in haematopoietic stem cell gene engineering

F Piras, A Kajaste-Rudnitski - Gene Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
The low gene manipulation efficiency of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
(HSPC) remains a major hurdle for sustainable and broad clinical application of innovative …

The role of bacterial DNA containing CpG motifs in diseases

J Zhou, GM Deng - Journal of Leucocyte Biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial DNA containing unmethylated CpG motifs can activate immune cells to release
proinflammatory cytokines. Here, the role of bacterial DNA containing CpG motifs in …