Size matters in non-canonical inflammasome activation and cell-mediated immunity.

Weiss, Adam M; Esser-Kahn, Aaron P · Cell Rep Med · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Particulate adjuvants are key components of many approved vaccines, but their mechanism of adjuvanticity is debated. Muñoz-Wolf et al.<sup>1</sup> find that 50-nm particles maximize cell-mediated immune responses by activating the caspase-11 inflammasome, providing mechanistic insight to particulate adjuvant technologies.

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