The influence of environment and origin on brain resident macrophages and implications for therapy

ML Bennett, FC Bennett - Nature neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Microglia are the tissue-resident macrophages of the brain and spinal cord. They are critical
players in the development, normal function, and decline of the CNS. Unlike traditional …

C‐type lectin receptors of the Dectin‐1 cluster: Physiological roles and involvement in disease

K Tone, MHT Stappers, JA Willment… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
C‐type lectin receptors (CLRs) are essential for multicellular existence, having diverse
functions ranging from embryonic development to immune function. One subgroup of CLRs …

A combination of ontogeny and CNS environment establishes microglial identity

FC Bennett, ML Bennett, F Yaqoob, SB Mulinyawe… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Microglia, the brain's resident macrophages, are dynamic CNS custodians with surprising
origins in the extra-embryonic yolk sac. The consequences of their distinct ontogeny are …

Bimekizumab, a novel humanized IgG1 antibody that neutralizes both IL-17A and IL-17F

R Adams, A Maroof, T Baker, ADG Lawson… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Interleukin (IL)-17A is a key driver of inflammation and the principal target of anti-IL-17
therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. IL-17A, and its structurally similar family member IL-17F …

Targeting CLL-1 for acute myeloid leukemia therapy

H Ma, IS Padmanabhan, S Parmar, Y Gong - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Despite major scientific discoveries and novel therapies over the past four decades, the
treatment outcomes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), especially in the adult patient …

Integrated in silico and 3D in vitro model of macrophage migration in response to physical and chemical factors in the tumor microenvironment

SWL Lee, RJ Seager, F Litvak, F Spill… - Integrative …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Macrophages are abundant in the tumor microenvironment (TME), serving as accomplices
to cancer cells for their invasion. Studies have explored the biochemical mechanisms that …

Impact of disease-modifying therapy on dendritic cells and exploring their immunotherapeutic potential in multiple sclerosis

C Liu, J Zhu, Y Mi, T Jin - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2022 - Springer
Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs),
which play a pivotal role in inducing either inflammatory or tolerogenic response based on …

The C-type lectin receptor CLEC12A recognizes plasmodial hemozoin and contributes to cerebral malaria development

MK Raulf, T Johannssen, S Matthiesen, K Neumann… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Malaria represents a major cause of death from infectious disease. Hemozoin is a
Plasmodium-derived product that contributes to progression of cerebral malaria. However …

The Dectin-1 and Dectin-2 clusters: C-type lectin receptors with fundamental roles in immunity

M Malamud, GD Brown - EMBO reports, 2024 - embopress.org
The ability of myeloid cells to recognize and differentiate endogenous or exogenous ligands
rely on the presence of different transmembrane protein receptors. C-type lectin receptors …

What influences the activity of Degrader− Antibody conjugates (DACs)

Y Guo, X Li, Y Xie, Y Wang - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The targeted protein degradation (TPD) technology employing proteolysis-targeting
chimeras (PROTACs) has been widely applied in drug chemistry and chemical biology for …