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2025

Journal Article

Colon‐targeted complement C5a<sub>1</sub> receptor inhibition using pH‐sensitive nanoparticles ameliorates experimental colitis

Cui, Cedric S., Lerskiatiphanich, Titaya, Li, Xaria X., Giri, Rabina, Liu, Ning, Kumar, Vinod, Whittaker, Andrew K., Han, Felicity Y., Clark, Richard J., Begun, Jakob, Lee, John D. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2025). Colon‐targeted complement C5a1 receptor inhibition using pH‐sensitive nanoparticles ameliorates experimental colitis. British Journal of Pharmacology. doi: 10.1111/bph.70056

Colon‐targeted complement C5a<sub>1</sub> receptor inhibition using pH‐sensitive nanoparticles ameliorates experimental colitis

2025

Journal Article

Peripheral and central elevation of IL-8 in patients with Huntington’s disease

Fung, Jenny N., Lee, John D., Adam, Robert, O’Sullivan, John D. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2025). Peripheral and central elevation of IL-8 in patients with Huntington’s disease. Molecular Immunology, 179, 84-93. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2025.02.003

Peripheral and central elevation of IL-8 in patients with Huntington’s disease

2024

Journal Article

Inhibiting Eph/ephrin signaling reduces vascular leak and endothelial cell dysfunction in mice with sepsis

Khan, Nemat, Kumar, Vinod, Li, Pengcheng, RAPIDS Study Group, Raman, Sainath (RSG member), Sharp, Natalie (RSG member), Irwin, Adam (RSG member), Phillips, Natalie (RSG member), George, Shane (RSG member), Grimwood, Keith (RSG member), Snelling, Peter (RSG member), Chavan, Arjun (RSG member), Hempenstall, Allison (RSG member), Gibbons, Kristen (RSG member), Le Marsney, Renate (RSG member), Blumenthal, Antje (RSG member), Ganesamoorthy, Devika (RSG member), Coin, Lachlan (RSG member), Schlapbach, Luregn J., Boyd, Andrew W., Coulthard, Mark G. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2024). Inhibiting Eph/ephrin signaling reduces vascular leak and endothelial cell dysfunction in mice with sepsis. Science Translational Medicine, 16 (744) eadg5768, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg5768

Inhibiting Eph/ephrin signaling reduces vascular leak and endothelial cell dysfunction in mice with sepsis

2024

Journal Article

Cell-intrinsic C5a synergizes with Dectin-1 in macrophages to mediate fungal killing

Li, Xaria X., Fung, Jenny N., Clark, Richard J., Lee, John D. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2024). Cell-intrinsic C5a synergizes with Dectin-1 in macrophages to mediate fungal killing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (5) e2314627121, 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2314627121

Cell-intrinsic C5a synergizes with Dectin-1 in macrophages to mediate fungal killing

2023

Journal Article

Complement in human disease: approved and up-and-coming therapeutics

West, Erin E., Woodruff, Trent, Fremeaux-Bacchi, Veronique and Kemper, Claudia (2023). Complement in human disease: approved and up-and-coming therapeutics. The Lancet, 403 (10424), 392-405. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01524-6

Complement in human disease: approved and up-and-coming therapeutics

2023

Journal Article

Senolytic therapy alleviates physiological human brain aging and COVID-19 neuropathology

Aguado, Julio, Amarilla, Alberto A., Taherian Fard, Atefeh, Albornoz, Eduardo A., Tyshkovskiy, Alexander, Schwabenland, Marius, Chaggar, Harman K., Modhiran, Naphak, Gómez-Inclán, Cecilia, Javed, Ibrahim, Baradar, Alireza A., Liang, Benjamin, Peng, Lianli, Dharmaratne, Malindrie, Pietrogrande, Giovanni, Padmanabhan, Pranesh, Freney, Morgan E., Parry, Rhys, Sng, Julian D. J., Isaacs, Ariel, Khromykh, Alexander A., Valenzuela Nieto, Guillermo, Rojas-Fernandez, Alejandro, Davis, Thomas P., Prinz, Marco, Bengsch, Bertram, Gladyshev, Vadim N., Woodruff, Trent M., Mar, Jessica C. ... Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2023). Senolytic therapy alleviates physiological human brain aging and COVID-19 neuropathology. Nature Aging, 3 (12), 1561-1575. doi: 10.1038/s43587-023-00519-6

Senolytic therapy alleviates physiological human brain aging and COVID-19 neuropathology

2023

Journal Article

Molecular basis of anaphylatoxin binding, activation, and signaling bias at complement receptors

Yadav, Manish K., Maharana, Jagannath, Yadav, Ravi, Saha, Shirsha, Sarma, Parishmita, Soni, Chahat, Singh, Vinay, Saha, Sayantan, Ganguly, Manisankar, Li, Xaria X., Mohapatra, Samanwita, Mishra, Sudha, Khant, Htet A., Chami, Mohamed, Woodruff, Trent M., Banerjee, Ramanuj, Shukla, Arun K. and Gati, Cornelius (2023). Molecular basis of anaphylatoxin binding, activation, and signaling bias at complement receptors. Cell, 186 (22), 4956-4973.e21. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.020

Molecular basis of anaphylatoxin binding, activation, and signaling bias at complement receptors

2023

Journal Article

Response to comment on “Inflammasome inhibition prevents α-synuclein pathology and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in mice”

Albornoz, Eduardo A., Gordon, Richard, Kumar, Vinod, Robertson, Avril A. B., Schroder, Kate and Woodruff, Trent M. (2023). Response to comment on “Inflammasome inhibition prevents α-synuclein pathology and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in mice”. Science Translational Medicine, 15 (696) adh0604, 1-4. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adh0604

Response to comment on “Inflammasome inhibition prevents α-synuclein pathology and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in mice”

2023

Journal Article

SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein

Albornoz, Eduardo A., Amarilla, Alberto A., Modhiran, Naphak, Parker, Sandra, Li, Xaria X., Wijesundara, Danushka K., Aguado, Julio, Zamora, Adriana Pliego, McMillan, Christopher L. D., Liang, Benjamin, Peng, Nias Y. G., Sng, Julian D. J., Saima, Fatema Tuj, Fung, Jenny N., Lee, John D., Paramitha, Devina, Parry, Rhys, Avumegah, Michael S., Isaacs, Ariel, Lo, Martin W., Miranda-Chacon, Zaray, Bradshaw, Daniella, Salinas-Rebolledo, Constanza, Rajapakse, Niwanthi W., Wolvetang, Ernst J., Munro, Trent P., Rojas-Fernandez, Alejandro, Young, Paul R., Stacey, Katryn J. ... Woodruff, Trent M. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein. Molecular Psychiatry, 28 (7), 2878-2893. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01831-0

SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein

2021

Journal Article

Mitochondrial C5aR1 activity in macrophages controls IL-1β production underlying sterile inflammation

Niyonzima, Nathalie, Rahman, Jubayer, Kunz, Natalia, West, Erin E., Freiwald, Tilo, Desai, Jigar V., Merle, Nicolas S., Gidon, Alexandre, Sporsheim, Bjørnar, Lionakis, Michail S., Evensen, Kristin, Lindberg, Beate, Skagen, Karolina, Skjelland, Mona, Singh, Parul, Haug, Markus, Ruseva, Marieta M., Kolev, Martin, Bibby, Jack, Marshall, Olivia, O’Brien, Brett, Deeks, Nigel, Afzali, Behdad, Clark, Richard J., Woodruff, Trent M., Pryor, Milton, Yang, Zhi-Hong, Remaley, Alan T., Mollnes, Tom E. ... Kemper, Claudia (2021). Mitochondrial C5aR1 activity in macrophages controls IL-1β production underlying sterile inflammation. Science Immunology, 6 (66) eabf2489, eabf2489. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abf2489

Mitochondrial C5aR1 activity in macrophages controls IL-1β production underlying sterile inflammation

2021

Journal Article

Processed foods drive intestinal barrier permeability and microvascular diseases

Snelson, Matthew, Tan, Sih Min, Clarke, Rachel E., De Pasquale, Cassandra, Thallas-Bonke, Vicki, Nguyen, Tuong-Vi, Penfold, Sally A., Harcourt, Brooke E., Sourris, Karly C., Lindblom, Runa S., Ziemann, Mark, Steer, David, El-Osta, Assam, Davies, Michael J., Donnellan, Leigh, Deo, Permal, Kellow, Nicole J., Cooper, Mark E., Woodruff, Trent M., Mackay, Charles R., Forbes, Josephine M. and Coughlan, Melinda T. (2021). Processed foods drive intestinal barrier permeability and microvascular diseases. Science Advances, 7 (14) eabe4841, 1-16. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe4841

Processed foods drive intestinal barrier permeability and microvascular diseases

2020

Journal Article

Absence of the C5a receptor C5aR2 worsens ischemic tissue injury by increasing C5aR1-mediated neutrophil infiltration

Wu, Mike C. L., Lee, John D., Ruitenberg, Marc J. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2020). Absence of the C5a receptor C5aR2 worsens ischemic tissue injury by increasing C5aR1-mediated neutrophil infiltration. The Journal of Immunology, 205 (10), 1-6. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000778

Absence of the C5a receptor C5aR2 worsens ischemic tissue injury by increasing C5aR1-mediated neutrophil infiltration

2020

Journal Article

Pharmacological characterisation of small molecule C5aR1 inhibitors in human cells reveals biased activities for signalling and function

Li, Xaria X., Lee, John D., Massey, Nicholas L., Guan, Carolyn, Robertson, Avril A. B., Clark, Richard J. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2020). Pharmacological characterisation of small molecule C5aR1 inhibitors in human cells reveals biased activities for signalling and function. Biochemical Pharmacology, 180 114156, 114156. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114156

Pharmacological characterisation of small molecule C5aR1 inhibitors in human cells reveals biased activities for signalling and function

2020

Journal Article

C5aR2 activation broadly modulates the signaling and function of primary human macrophages

Li, Xaria X., Clark, Richard J. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2020). C5aR2 activation broadly modulates the signaling and function of primary human macrophages. Journal of Immunology, 205 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000407

C5aR2 activation broadly modulates the signaling and function of primary human macrophages

2020

Journal Article

Monocytes and neutrophils are associated with clinical features in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

McGill, Raquel B., Steyn, Frederik J., Ngo, Shyuan T., Thorpe, Kathryn A., Heggie, Susan, Ruitenberg, Marc J., Henderson, Robert D., McCombe, Pamela A. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2020). Monocytes and neutrophils are associated with clinical features in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain Communications, 2 (1) fcaa013, fcaa013. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa013

Monocytes and neutrophils are associated with clinical features in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2018

Journal Article

Inflammasome inhibition prevents α-synuclein pathology and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in mice

Gordon, Richard, Albornoz, Eduardo A., Christie, Daniel C., Langley, Monica R., Kumar, Vinod, Mantovani, Susanna, Robertson, Avril A. B., Butler, Mark S., Rowe, Dominic B., O'Neill, Luke A., Kanthasamy, Anumantha G., Schroder, Kate, Cooper, Matthew A. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2018). Inflammasome inhibition prevents α-synuclein pathology and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in mice. Science Translational Medicine, 10 (465) aah4066, eaah4066. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aah4066

Inflammasome inhibition prevents α-synuclein pathology and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in mice

2018

Journal Article

Complement: the emerging architect of the developing brain

Coulthard, Liam G., Hawksworth, Owen A. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2018). Complement: the emerging architect of the developing brain. Trends in Neurosciences, 41 (6), 373-384. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2018.03.009

Complement: the emerging architect of the developing brain

2017

Journal Article

Complement C5aR1 signaling promotes polarization and proliferation of embryonic neural progenitor cells through PKCζ

Coulthard, Liam G., Hawksworth, Owen A., Li, Rui, Balachandran, Anushree, Lee, John D., Sepehrband, Farshid, Kurniawan, Nyoman, Jeanes, Angela, Simmons, David G., Wolvetang, Ernst and Woodruff, Trent M. (2017). Complement C5aR1 signaling promotes polarization and proliferation of embryonic neural progenitor cells through PKCζ. Journal of Neuroscience, 37 (22), 5395-5407. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0525-17.2017

Complement C5aR1 signaling promotes polarization and proliferation of embryonic neural progenitor cells through PKCζ

2017

Journal Article

Pharmacological inhibition of complement C5a-C5a1 receptor signalling ameliorates disease pathology in the hSOD1G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Lee, John D., Kumar, Vinod, Fung, Jenny N. T., Ruitenberg, Marc J., Noakes, Peter G. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2017). Pharmacological inhibition of complement C5a-C5a1 receptor signalling ameliorates disease pathology in the hSOD1G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. British Journal of Pharmacology, 173 (8), 689-699. doi: 10.1111/bph.13730

Pharmacological inhibition of complement C5a-C5a1 receptor signalling ameliorates disease pathology in the hSOD1G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2016

Journal Article

T helper 1 immunity requires complement-driven NLRP3 inflammasome activity in CD4+ T cells

Arbore, Giuseppina, West, Erin E., Spolski, Rosanne, Robertson, Avril A. B., Klos, Andreas, Rheinheimer, Claudia, Dutow, Pavel, Woodruff, Trent M., Yu, Zu Xi, O'Neill, Luke A., Coll, Rebecca C., Sher, Alan, Leonard, Warren J., Koehl, Jorg, Monk, Pete, Cooper, Matthew A., Arno, Matthew, Afzali, Behdad, Lachmann, Helen J., Cope, Andrew P., Mayer-Barber, Katrin D. and Kemper, Claudia (2016). T helper 1 immunity requires complement-driven NLRP3 inflammasome activity in CD4+ T cells. Science, 352 (6292) aad1210, 1424+-U95. doi: 10.1126/science.aad1210

T helper 1 immunity requires complement-driven NLRP3 inflammasome activity in CD4+ T cells