The recognition of peptide-MHC (pMHC) complexes by T cells is the cornerstone of cellular immunity, enabling the elimination of infected or tumoral cells. pMHC can thus be leveraged as a detection tool for T cells.
Stanford scientists designed a nanobody platform to inhibit the activity of granulysin, a protein that is often found in arterial plaque and released by T cells, to prevent the development of atherosclerosis such as heart attack and strokes.
Stanford researchers have designed a nanobody platform to selectively block a key region on T cells found within arterial plaque, with the aim of preventing thrombotic complications and myocarditis.
Stanford inventors have developed a nanoparticle containing the toll-like receptor agonist (TLR7-NP) that elicits a potent anti-tumor immune response in multiple cancer types without inducing undesired systemic inflammation and toxicity.