immune tolerance

Why most foods don’t trigger allergies: Three common seed proteins may train gut immune tolerance

by Salk Institute edited by Alexander Pol  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Corn is one of the three foods, alongside soybean and wheat, that contained a protein Jamie Blum, Ph.D., discovered helps regulate oral tolerance. Credit: Salk Institute In little moments like when sipping coffee or licking an ice cream cone, it doesn’t seem […]

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A new strategy for immune tolerance: Engineered extracellular vesicles show promise

by Kanazawa University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Engineered antigen-presenting extracellular vesicles (AP-EVs) deliver peptide-MHCII, IL-2, and TGF-β to naïve antigen-specific CD4⁺ T cells, driving their differentiation into Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells (Tregs). The induced Tregs suppress autoreactive T cells and modulate surrounding immune cells to promote antigen-specific immune tolerance. Credit: Drug Delivery (2025). DOI:

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A new strategy for immune tolerance

Peer-Reviewed Publication Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI), Kanazawa University image: Engineered antigen-presenting extracellular vesicles (AP-EVs) deliver peptide-MHCII, IL-2, and TGF-β to naïve antigen-specific CD4⁺ T cells, driving their differentiation into Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells (Tregs). The induced Tregs suppress autoreactive T cells and modulate surrounding immune cells to promote antigen-specific immune tolerance. view more  Credit: ©

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