Targeting drugs to tumours using cell membrane-coated nanoparticles

RH Fang, W Gao, L Zhang - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2023 - nature.com
Traditional cancer therapeutics, such as chemotherapies, are often limited by their non-
specific nature, causing harm to non-malignant tissues. Over the past several decades …

The state of complement in COVID-19

B Afzali, M Noris, BN Lambrecht… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Hyperactivation of the complement and coagulation systems is recognized as part of the
clinical syndrome of COVID-19. Here we review systemic complement activation and local …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia and complement mediate early corticostriatal synapse loss and cognitive dysfunction in Huntington's disease

DK Wilton, K Mastro, MD Heller, FW Gergits… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating monogenic neurodegenerative disease
characterized by early, selective pathology in the basal ganglia despite the ubiquitous …

Polyethylene glycol (PEG): The nature, immunogenicity, and role in the hypersensitivity of PEGylated products

M Ibrahim, E Ramadan, NE Elsadek, SE Emam… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a versatile polymer that is widely used as an additive in foods
and cosmetics, and as a carrier in PEGylated therapeutics. Even though PEG is thought to …

Autocrine vitamin D signaling switches off pro-inflammatory programs of TH1 cells

D Chauss, T Freiwald, R McGregor, B Yan, L Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The molecular mechanisms governing orderly shutdown and retraction of CD4+ type 1
helper T (TH1) cell responses remain poorly understood. Here we show that complement …

[HTML][HTML] The case of complement activation in COVID-19 multiorgan impact

M Noris, A Benigni, G Remuzzi - Kidney international, 2020 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 originates in the lungs, but it may extend to other
organs, causing, in severe cases, multiorgan damage, including cardiac injury and acute …

Beyond the GFAP-astrocyte protein markers in the brain

AM Jurga, M Paleczna, J Kadluczka, KZ Kuter - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The idea of central nervous system as one-man band favoring neurons is long gone. Now
we all are aware that neurons and neuroglia are team players and constant communication …

SARS-CoV-2 drives JAK1/2-dependent local complement hyperactivation

B Yan, T Freiwald, D Chauss, L Wang, E West… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) present a wide range of acute clinical
manifestations affecting the lungs, liver, kidneys, and gut. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 …

Innate immunity at the crossroads of healthy brain maturation and neurodevelopmental disorders

KE Zengeler, JR Lukens - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The immune and nervous systems have unique developmental trajectories that individually
build intricate networks of cells with highly specialized functions. These two systems have …

Crosstalk between the renin–angiotensin, complement and kallikrein–kinin systems in inflammation

Z Bekassy, I Lopatko Fagerström, M Bader… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
During severe inflammatory and infectious diseases, various mediators modulate the
equilibrium of vascular tone, inflammation, coagulation and thrombosis. This Review …