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A crucial role for interleukin (IL)-1 in the induction of IL-17-producing T cells that mediate autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Caroline Sutton, Corinna Brereton, Brian Keogh, Kingston H G Mills, Ed C Lavelle

Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2006

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https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20060285

Autophagy controls IL-1β secretion by targeting pro-IL-1β for degradation

James Harris, Michelle Hartman, Caitrionna Roche, Shijuan G Zeng, Amy O'Shea, Fiona A Sharp, Eimear M Lambe, Emma M Creagh, Douglas T Golenbock, Jurg Tschopp, Hardy Kornfeld, Katherine A Fitzgerald, Ed C Lavelle

Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2011

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https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.202911

Mucosal vaccines—fortifying the frontiers

Ed C Lavelle & Ross W Ward

Nature Reviews Immunology. 2022

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-021-00583-2

Uptake of particulate vaccine adjuvants by dendritic cells activates the NALP3 inflammasome

Fiona A Sharp, Darren Ruane, Benjamin Claass, Emma Creagh, James Harris, Padma Malyala, Manomohan Singh, Derek T O'Hagan, Virginie Pétrilli, Jurg Tschopp, Luke AJ O'Neill, Ed C Lavelle

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 2009

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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0804897106

The vaccine adjuvant chitosan promotes cellular immunity via DNA sensor cGAS-STING-dependent induction of type I interferons

Elizabeth C Carroll, Lei Jin, Andres Mori, Natalia Munoz-Wolf, Ewa Oleszycka, Hannah BT Moran, Samira Mansouri, Craig P McEntee, Eimear Lambe, Else Marie Agger, Peter Andersen, Colm Cunningham, Paul Hertzog, Katherine A Fitzgerald, Andrew G Bowie, Ed C Lavelle

Cell Press Immunity. 2016

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2016.02.004

Pneumolysin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome and promotes proinflammatory cytokines independently of TLR4

Edel A McNeela, Aine Burke, Daniel R Neill, Cathy Baxter, Vitor E Fernandes, Daniela Ferreira, Sarah Smeaton, Rana El-Rachkidy, Rachel M McLoughlin, Andres Mori, Barry Moran, Katherine A Fitzgerald, Jurg Tschopp, Virginie Pétrilli, Peter W Andrew, Aras Kadioglu, Ed C Lavelle

PLoS pathogens. 2010

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1001191

Trends in vaccine adjuvants

Virgil EJC Schijns & Ed C Lavelle

Expert Review of Vaccines. 2011

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https://doi.org/10.1586/erv.11.21

Immunomodulatory properties of the vaccine adjuvant alum

Ewa Oleszycka, Ed C Lavelle

Current Opinion in Immunology. 2014

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coi.2013.12.007

Immunomodulatory properties of chitosan polymers

Hannah BT Moran, Joanna L Turley, Mats Andersson, Ed C Lavelle

Biomaterials. 2018

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.08.054

The shape and size of hydroxyapatite particles dictate inflammatory responses following implantation

Filipa Lebre, Rukmani Sridharan, Michael J Sawkins, Daniel J Kelly, Fergal J O’Brien, Ed C Lavelle

Scientific Reports. 2017

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03086-0

The vaccine adjuvant alum inhibits IL-12 by promoting PI3 kinase signaling while chitosan does not inhibit IL-12 and enhances Th1 and Th17 responses

Andres Mori, Ewa Oleszycka, Fiona A Sharp, Michelle Coleman, Yuki Ozasa, Manmohan Singh, Derek T O'Hagan, Lidia Tajber, Owen I Corrigan, Edel A McNeela, Ed C Lavelle

European Journal of Immunology. 2012

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https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201242372

Delivery strategies to enhance oral vaccination against enteric infections

Christopher JH Davitt, Ed C Lavelle

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 2015

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2015.03.007

Functionalization of carbon nanoparticles modulates inflammatory cell recruitment and NLRP3 inflammasome activation

Marie Yang, Kevin Flavin, Ilona Kopf, Gabor Radics, Claire HA Hearnden, Gavin J McManus, Barry Moran, Adrian Villalta‐Cerdas, Luis A Echegoyen, Silvia Giordani, Ed C Lavelle

Small. 2013

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https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201300481

Non-canonical inflammasome activation mediates the adjuvanticity of nanoparticles

Natalia Muñoz-Wolf, Ross W Ward, Claire H Hearnden, Fiona A Sharp, Joan Geoghegan, Katie O'Grady, Craig P McEntee, Katharine A Shanahan, Coralie Guy, Andrew G Bowie, Matthew Campbell, Carla B Roces, Giulia Anderluzzi, Cameron Webb, Yvonne Perrie, Emma Creagh, Ed C Lavelle

Cell Reports Medicine. 2023

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101560

Intratumoral delivery of the chitin-derived C100 adjuvant promotes robust STING, IFNAR, and CD8+ T cell-dependent anti-tumor immunity

Joanna L Turley, Ross W Ward, Jorge Huete-Carrasco, Natalia Muñoz-Wolf, Kate Roche, Lei Jin, Andrew Bowie, Mats Andersson, Ed C Lavelle

Cell Reports Medicine. 2024

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101560

Vaccine adjuvants: Tailoring innate recognition to send the right message

Ed C Lavelle, Craig P McEntee

Cell Press Immunity. 2024

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2024.03.015