Functional and Epigenetic Changes in Monocytes from Adults Immunized with an AS01-Adjuvanted Vaccine

Long-term Functional and Epigenetic Changes in Adult Monocytes Induced by AS01-adjuvanted Vaccine Background: Vaccine adjuvants are widely used to enhance the immune response of vaccines. In particular, the AS01 adjuvant, a key component in several approved vaccines, has demonstrated high immunogenicity and efficacy. AS01 exerts its adjuvant effect...

Repetitive Administration of Low-Dose Lipopolysaccharide Improves Repeated Social Defeat Stress-Induced Behavioral Abnormalities and Aberrant Immune Response

Repeated Low-Dose Lipopolysaccharide Pretreatment Improves Behavioral Abnormalities and Aberrant Immune Responses Induced by Repeated Social Defeat Stress Background Stress significantly impacts human health, with chronic stress particularly inducing various physiological and psychological disorders. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is...

GPR34 Senses Demyelination to Promote Neuroinflammation and Pathologies

Background Introduction Sterile neuroinflammation is an important factor driving various neurological diseases. Myelin debris, released during the demyelination process in various neurological diseases (such as stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), multiple sclerosis (MS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and neurodegenerative diseases), can act as an inf...

Regulation of Neuroinflammation and Demyelination by Cystatin F Following Murine Coronavirus Infection of the Central Nervous System

The Role of Cystatin F in Regulating Neuroinflammation and Demyelination in Spinal Cord Poliovirus Infection Background Knowledge Cystatin F is a secreted lysosomal cysteine protease inhibitor associated with every stage of virus-related neurological diseases, including host defense, demyelination, and myelination. However, research on how Cystatin...

Oncolytic Mineralized Bacteria as Potent Locally Administered Immunotherapeutics

Oncolytic Mineralized Bacteria May Be Used for Tumor Immunotherapy via Local Injection Research Background As a novel cancer treatment method, bacteria-based cancer immunotherapy has a long history dating back to the late 19th century when heated, inactivated bacteria were used to treat sarcomas. Initial trials found that these bacteria could trigg...

Targeting PRMT9-mediated arginine methylation suppresses cancer stem cell maintenance and elicits CGAS-mediated anticancer immunity

This study revolves around the protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT9, revealing its important role in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and its potential as an anticancer target. Researchers found that PRMT9 expression levels were significantly elevated in AML stem cells and leukemic cells. Through gene editing and chemical probes, they discovered th...

Immunotherapy drives mesenchymal tumour cell state shift and TME immune response in glioblastoma patients

Immunotherapy Drives Mesenchymal Transition and Tumor Microenvironment Immune Response in Glioblastoma Introduction Glioblastoma is a highly malignant brain tumor with no curative treatment currently available. Although immunotherapy has shown efficacy in other cancer types, the response in glioblastoma patients is limited. Investigating the effect...