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Locking down IgE | Science Translational Medicine
A vaccine candidate induces antibodies that inhibit the ability of IgE antibodies to bind their receptor on granulocytes (Conde et al., this issue).
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Anakinra restores immunological misfiring that drives influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis | Science Translational Medicine
IL-1 receptor antagonism alleviates immunological dysregulation that drives influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in mice.
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Loss of PILRA promotes microglial immunometabolism to reduce amyloid pathology in cell and mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease | Science Translational Medicine
PILRA is a therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease that regulates neuroinflammation and metabolism in microglia.
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Metabolism-programming mRNA-lipid nanoparticles remodel the immune microenvironment to improve immunotherapy against MAFLD | Science Translational Medicine
Vitamin E–functionalized LNP delivering TCPTP mRNA remodels the hepatic metabolic and immune microenvironment to alleviate the progression of MAFLD.
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A vaccine targeting human IgE induces long-term protection against anaphylaxis in humanized mice | Science Translational Medicine
A conjugate vaccine targeting human IgE induces long-term production of neutralizing antibodies and protects against anaphylaxis in humanized mice.
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Dysregulated alveolar type 2 epithelial cell proteostasis promotes fibrogenic macrophage migration inhibitory factor–CD74 signaling | Science Translational Medicine
Impaired proteostasis amplifies alveolar epithelial MIF signaling to macrophages, increasing profibrotic macrophages and driving lung fibrosis.
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Augmentation of DNA exonuclease TREX1 in macrophages as a therapy for cardiac ischemic injury | Science Translational Medicine
Up-regulation of three-prime exonuclease, TREX1, in macrophages enhances tissue repair post–myocardial infarction.
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Adjunctive ruxolitinib attenuates inflammation and enhances immunity in volunteers experimentally infected with Plasmodium falciparum | Science Translational Medicine
Adjunctive ruxolitinib reduces inflammatory response after experimental malaria challenge and enhances immune memory responses to reinfection.
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Lymphotoxin alpha eradicates acute myeloid leukemia and simultaneously promotes healthy hematopoiesis in mice | Science Translational Medicine
Lymphotoxin alpha represses acute myeloid leukemia by depleting TRAF2 and triggering cell death and myeloid differentiation.
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Base editing of β0-thalassemia mutations as a therapeutic strategy for severe β-hemoglobinopathies | Science Translational Medicine
Preclinical studies of adenine base editing approaches suggest safety and efficacy for patients with severe β-hemoglobinopathies.
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A rapid time-resolved host gene expression signature predicts responses to antibiotic treatment in neonatal bacterial sepsis | Science Translational Medicine
Rapid gene expression changes during treatment of neonatal sepsis indicate reversibility of host immune response and enable prognostic approaches.
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Epidemiological and antigenic inferences from serological cross-reactivity among arboviruses | Science Translational Medicine
A multipathogen population serological study enabled inference of the antigenic landscape of cross-reacting arboviruses in a Bangladeshi population.
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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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