The efficiency of cytosolic drug delivery using pH-responsive endosomolytic polymers does not correlate with activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome

Abstract

Polymers that are unable to escape the early endosome, and instead cause lysosomal rupture, activate the NLRP3 inflammasome.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Source ID
10.1039/c8bm01643g

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  • Aamina Dandy
  • Jessalyn J. Baljon
  • John T Wilson
  • Lihong Wang-bishop
  • Max E. Jacobson
  • Mohamed Wehbe

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  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  • Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
  • Division of Materials Research
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • Tuskegee University
  • United States Army
  • Vanderbilt University

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  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Oncology