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A cationic polymer drives glycosaminoglycan assembly and secretion for preclinical osteoarthritis therapy | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 25/06/2025 - 16:01
A cationic polymer promotes glycosaminoglycan assembly and secretion for treatment of preclinical cartilage injury and osteoarthritis.
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Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/06/2025 - 16:01
A vaccine combining alum-anchored antigen and saponin adjuvant increases clonal expansion and clonal diversity of germinal center responses in mice.
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Adoptive cell therapy with macrophage-drug conjugates facilitates cytotoxic drug transfer and immune activation in glioblastoma models | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/06/2025 - 16:01
Macrophage-drug conjugate displays high antitumor activity against glioblastoma by delivering cytotoxic payload and inducing immune activation.
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OX40–heparan sulfate binding facilitates CAR T cell penetration into solid tumors in mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/06/2025 - 16:01
OX40–heparan sulfate binding offers a potential strategy to improve CAR T cell tumor penetration.
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Synthetic biology–driven induction of mature TLS formation enhances antitumor immunity in colorectal cancer | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/06/2025 - 16:01
LIGHT-HVEM signaling on ILC3s is crucial for tertiary lymphoid structure maturity and T cell–mediated antitumor immunity in CRC therapy.
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ADAMTS-5 inhibition reduces muscle inflammation and fibrosis and improves function in mouse models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/06/2025 - 16:01
The small-molecule ADAMTS-5 inhibitor GLPG1972 limits inflammation and fibrosis to reduce dystrophic muscle degeneration.
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Microglial pruning of glycinergic synapses disinhibits spinal PKCγ interneurons to drive pain hypersensitivity in mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/06/2025 - 16:01
Microglia mediate the pruning of inhibitory synapses to disrupt gate control of a spinal circuit, resulting in pain hypersensitivity.
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Molecular hallmarks of hydrocephalus | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 04/06/2025 - 16:01
The molecular hallmarks of hydrocephalus provide a mechanistic framework to reclassify human disease subtypes and develop precision therapies.
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Longitudinally stable T cell function and innate immune activation distinguish healthy adult immunotypes | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 04/06/2025 - 16:01
Multiomic longitudinal data derived from whole blood identified four robust and longitudinally stable immunotypes in healthy adults.
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A phase 1 clinical trial shows safe, sustained, AAV-mediated expression of IL-1Ra in the human osteoarthritic knee joint | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 04/06/2025 - 16:01
Intra-articular injection of sc-rAAV2.5IL-1Ra is safe, stably increasing IL-1Ra concentration in joints, providing a potential osteoarthritis therapy.
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IFN-γ–resistant CD28 CAR T cells demonstrate increased survival, efficacy, and durability in multiple murine tumor models | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 04/06/2025 - 16:01
IFN-γ–resistant CD28 CAR T cells exhibit potent antitumor activity because of reduced cell death, increased expansion, and long-term memory formation.
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Methotrexate exerts antitumor immune activity and improves the clinical efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with solid tumors | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 04/06/2025 - 16:01
MTX exerts antitumor immune activity by inducing cGAMP generation in cancer cells and concurrently inhibiting its hydrolysis mediated by ENPP1.
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A host defense peptide–mimicking prodrug activated by drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 04/06/2025 - 16:01
A polymer prodrug strategy attacks drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria at the site of infection.
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Inhibition of NR2F2 restores hormone therapy response to endocrine refractory breast cancers | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 04/06/2025 - 16:01
NR2F2 modulates the ER cistrome, coregulator interactions, and chromatin accessibility to promote endocrine resistance in ER+ breast cancer.
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Gasdermin D drives the systemic storm and mortality after trauma with hemorrhage to a greater degree in biological females than males | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 16:01
The massive systemic release of cellular contents after hemorrhagic shock is gasdermin D dependent, an effect more prominent in females.
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Interferon regulatory factor-1–expressing astrocytes are epigenetically controlled and exacerbate TBI-associated pathology in mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 16:01
IRF1+ astrocytes exacerbate TBI pathology by promoting inflammation, BBB disruption, and CD8+ T cell infiltration.
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Systemic delivery of cadherin 17–specific CAR T cells allows effective and safe targeting of colorectal cancer liver metastases | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 16:01
Systemic cadherin-17–specific CAR T cell therapy is efficacious against colorectal cancer liver metastases in multiple preclinical models.
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Peripherally induced RORγt+ skin-resident regulatory T cells mediate the efficacy of allergen-specific immunotherapy | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 16:01
RORγt+FoxP3+ skin-resident regulatory T cells from the periphery contribute to the therapeutic benefit of allergen immunotherapy in atopic dermatitis.
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MicroRNA-142-3p shuttling in extracellular vesicles marks regulatory T cell dysfunction in multiple sclerosis | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 16:01
The immunosuppressive capacity of regulatory T cell–derived extracellular vesicles is reduced in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
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Anti-inflammatory, but not lipid-lowering, activity of hepatocyte PPARα improves atherosclerosis in Ldlr-deficient mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 28/05/2025 - 16:01
Hepatic inflammation-targeting pemafibrate reduces atherosclerosis in Ldlr−/− mice, supporting a role for inflammation in cardiovascular risk.
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