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An early clinical trial of 5-ALA sonodynamic therapy in recurrent high-grade glioma | Science Translational Medicine
An early clinical study demonstrates feasibility of noninvasive 5-ALA sonodynamic treatment in nine patients with recurrent high-grade glioma.
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Failure of nerve regeneration in mouse models of diabetes is caused by p35-mediated CDK5 hyperactivity | Science Translational Medicine
Mouse and cell models suggest that GSK3β and the p35-CDK5-CRMP2 axis are potential therapeutic targets for promoting nerve repair in diabetes.
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A rationally designed cocktail of nanobodies elicited by heterologous vaccination confers protection against SFTSV in preclinical models | Science Translational Medicine
Epitope-diverse nanobody cocktails neutralize severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus and prevent lethal infection in animals.
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Eliminating interactions with the viral Fc receptor improves antibody-mediated protection against neonatal HSV infection in mice | Science Translational Medicine
HSV-specific antibodies demonstrate improved activity in vitro and in vivo when the IgG Fc domain is rendered insensitive to the viral Fc receptor.
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Targeting the origins of multiple myeloma along hematopoietic stem cell lymphoid lineage differentiation | Science Translational Medicine
Multiple myeloma cells with chromosome 1q amplification originate from CD24−FCRL5+ B cells and initiate malignant transformation.
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Target antigen–displaying extracellular vesicles boost CAR T cell efficacy in cell and mouse models of neuroblastoma | Science Translational Medicine
Vaccination with antigen-displaying SyntEVs enhances GPC2 CAR T cell persistence and antitumor efficacy in models of neuroblastoma.
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A modular metalloprotein in situ vaccine for cancer immunotherapy in mouse models of breast cancer | Science Translational Medicine
A modular metalloprotein in situ vaccine nanoplatform can establish antitumor immune response.
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Intestinal TGR5-targeted carrier-drug conjugate improves glycemic control in mice and pigs | Science Translational Medicine
A nonabsorbable, intestinal TGR5-targeted conjugate was designed to improve glycemic control while reducing systemic toxicity in mice and pigs.
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EBV and the making of lupus | Science Translational Medicine
Epstein-Barr virus–mediated B cell reprogramming may initiate systemic lupus erythematosus (Younis et al., this issue).
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Incorporation of 5-methylcytidine alleviates RIG-I–mediated innate immune responses to a self-amplifying RNA vaccine | Science Translational Medicine
Incorporation of 5-methylcytidine alleviates RIG-I–dependent sensing of a self-amplifying RNA vaccine and reduces reactogenicity in vivo.
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Epstein-Barr virus reprograms autoreactive B cells as antigen-presenting cells in systemic lupus erythematosus | Science Translational Medicine
Epstein-Barr virus reprograms autoreactive B cells as antigen-presenting cells to promote pathogenic antinuclear T and B cell responses in lupus.
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snoRNA Snord3 promotes rheumatoid arthritis by epigenetic regulation of ESM1 in fibroblast-like synoviocytes in mice | Science Translational Medicine
snoRNA Snord3-mediated epigenetic activation of ESM1 is a potential therapeutic target in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Blood-brain barrier opening with neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound in pediatric patients with diffuse midline glioma | Science Translational Medicine
Neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound in conjunction with drug delivery can be successfully performed in children with progressive diffuse midline glioma without sedation.
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Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine prevents the development of cervical cancer | Science Translational Medicine
Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic vaccine induces cancer-specific immune responses and inhibits cancer development in cervical tissue.
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Extracellular vesicle–mediated gene editing for the treatment of nonsyndromic progressive hearing loss in adult mice | Science Translational Medicine
High-throughput loading of sgRNA:Cas9 RNPs targeting Myo7aSh1 into extracellular vesicles prevents progressive hearing loss in an adult mouse model.
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Beyond Alzheimer’s disease—translating biomarker insights across CNS diseases | Science Translational Medicine
Lessons learned from Alzheimer’s disease biomarker history can advance diagnostics and disease staging for other central nervous system disorders.
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The m6A demethylase FTO links TLR7 to mitochondrial oxidation driving age-associated B cell formation in systemic lupus erythematosus | Science Translational Medicine
TLR7 drives age-associated B cell formation in lupus through m6A demethylase FTO-mediated mitochondrial oxidation.
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Depletion of plasmacytoid dendritic cells rescues HIV-reactive stem-like CD8+ T cells during chronic HIV-1 infection | Science Translational Medicine
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells impair HIV-reactive CD8+ T cells in HIV-infected humanized mice and in PBMCs from people living with HIV.
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Immunopeptidomics can inform the design of mRNA vaccines for the delivery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis MHC class II antigens | Science Translational Medicine
MHC class II immunopeptidomics in human phagocytes infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis enables vaccine immunogen design and optimization.
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A spatial atlas of human gastrointestinal acute GVHD reveals epithelial and immune dynamics underlying disease pathophysiology | Science Translational Medicine
Multiplexed imaging of aGVHD GI biopsies revealed epithelial remodeling and alteration in immune composition, offering insight into disease pathology.
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