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    Nanomaterials interaction with chemokines: perspectives for applied immunology

    Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023

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    Dr. Giuseppe Bardi E-Mail

    NanoBioInteractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30 - 16163 Genova, Italy

    Research Keywords: chemokines, immune system, innate immune responses, nanomaterials, signal transduction cross-talk


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    Chemokines (Chemo-attractant cyto-kines) are homeostatic or inflammatory 10 KDa-proteins characterized by cysteine to cysteine disulfide-bridges. More than 30 human chemokines have been discovered so far and their main task is ruling immune cell migration. Their receptors belong to the 7-trasmembrane G-protein coupled receptor family and some of them are incidentally HIV co-receptors. This discovery led to the development of several antagonists to induce negative signaling affecting immune response. Nanotechnologies can also be designed to exploit this ligand-receptor interaction. Surface chemical modification of nanomaterials with chemokines or receptor-derived peptides can find several applications in bio-medicine, from specific drug delivery to reduced cell migration. Nanomaterial with intrinsic ability to adsorb inflammatory chemokines, for example, could remove the exceeding molecules during pathology-induced cytokine storms, such as during sepsis or Covid 19. Most of these nano-tools are still on the research bench, but they show great potential in immunology.

    We warmly welcome your submissions for this Special Issue including (but not limited to) original papers regarding nanomaterial-chemokine interaction or nano-carriers for the released of chemokines, chemokine-derived peptides, antagonists, as well as interesting analysis of the growing literature in the field organized in review articles.

    Keywords: chemokines, chemokine receptors, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, immune response, inflammation, drug delivery, immune-diagnostics

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    Chemokines and nanomaterials: interaction for useful immune-applications
    Chemokines are homeostatic or inflammatory small proteins regulating immune cell migration and are structurally characterized by cysteine disulfide bridges. Around 50 human chemokines binding almost [...] Read more.

    Chemokines are homeostatic or inflammatory small proteins regulating immune cell migration and are structurally characterized by cysteine disulfide bridges. Around 50 human chemokines binding almost 20 seven-transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors have been discovered. The finding that two of them were the main human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-receptors intensified the research on the binding mechanism to block the viral entrance. Blockade of chemokine/chemokine receptor signaling ultimately modulates cell migration, then immune responses. Particular nanotechnologies can be designed to interfere with chemokine signaling or to exploit the ligand-receptor interaction. Surface chemical modification of nanomaterials with chemokines or specific peptides can find several applications in bio-medicine, from tissue-specific drug delivery to reduced cell migration in pathological conditions. Recent highlights on peculiar chemokine-nanoparticle design and their potential to modulate immune responses will be discussed.

    Giuseppe Bardi
    Published: August 31, 2022 Explor Immunol. 2022;2:637–647
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ei.2022.00073
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    Chemokines are homeostatic or inflammatory small proteins regulating immune cell migration and are structurally characterized by cysteine disulfide bridges. Around 50 human chemokines binding almost 20 seven-transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors have been discovered. The finding that two of them were the main human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-receptors intensified the research on the binding mechanism to block the viral entrance. Blockade of chemokine/chemokine receptor signaling ultimately modulates cell migration, then immune responses. Particular nanotechnologies can be designed to interfere with chemokine signaling or to exploit the ligand-receptor interaction. Surface chemical modification of nanomaterials with chemokines or specific peptides can find several applications in bio-medicine, from tissue-specific drug delivery to reduced cell migration in pathological conditions. Recent highlights on peculiar chemokine-nanoparticle design and their potential to modulate immune responses will be discussed.

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