Si Ming Man

Innate immune sensing of cell traversal by Plasmodium sporozoites drives protective T cell responses

The paper shows that Plasmodium sporozoites trigger innate immune responses via cell traversal, which is essential for activating protective CD8+ T cells.

Cardiolipin Inhibits the Noncanonical Inflammasome by Preventing LPS Binding to Caspase 4/11 to Mitigate Endotoxemia in Vivo

This study identifies cardiolipin as a selective inhibitor of caspase 4/11 that prevents LPS-induced inflammation without affecting caspase-1, offering a potential therapeutic for Gram-negative sepsis.

Treatment with the ribosome biogenesis inhibitor CX-5461 increases platelet count in humans and enhances murine megakaryopoiesis

The paper shows that CX-5461, a ribosome biogenesis inhibitor, increases platelet counts in humans and enhances megakaryopoiesis in mice without affecting platelet function or inflammatory cytokines.