Phagocytosis checkpoints as new targets for cancer immunotherapy

M Feng, W Jiang, BYS Kim, CC Zhang, YX Fu… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapies targeting adaptive immune checkpoints have substantially
improved patient outcomes across multiple metastatic and treatment-refractory cancer types …

[HTML][HTML] The role of zinc in antiviral immunity

SA Read, S Obeid, C Ahlenstiel, G Ahlenstiel - Advances in nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Zinc is an essential trace element that is crucial for growth, development, and the
maintenance of immune function. Its influence reaches all organs and cell types …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial electron transport chain is necessary for NLRP3 inflammasome activation

LK Billingham, JS Stoolman, K Vasan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The NLRP3 inflammasome is linked to sterile and pathogen-dependent inflammation, and
its dysregulation underlies many chronic diseases. Mitochondria have been implicated as …

Cellular signalling pathways mediating the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory respiratory diseases: an update

M Mehta, DS Dhanjal, KR Paudel, B Singh… - …, 2020 - Springer
Respiratory disorders, especially non-communicable, chronic inflammatory diseases, are
amongst the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Respiratory diseases …

Innate immunity to intracellular LPS

VAK Rathinam, Y Zhao, F Shao - Nature immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Monitoring of the cytosolic compartment by the innate immune system for pathogen-encoded
products or pathogen activities often enables the activation of a subset of caspases. In most …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, inflammation, toll-like receptor 4 and fatty acids

MM Rogero, PC Calder - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Obesity leads to an inflammatory condition that is directly involved in the etiology of
cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and certain types of cancer. The classic …

Toll-like receptors in immunity and inflammatory diseases: Past, present, and future

K Vijay - International immunopharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
The immune system is a very diverse system of the host that evolved during evolution to
cope with various pathogens present in the vicinity of environmental surroundings inhabited …

[HTML][HTML] cGLRs are a diverse family of pattern recognition receptors in innate immunity

Y Li, KM Slavik, HC Toyoda, BR Morehouse… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is an enzyme in human cells that controls an
immune response to cytosolic DNA. Upon binding DNA, cGAS synthesizes a nucleotide …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation and function of the cGAS–STING pathway of cytosolic DNA sensing

Q Chen, L Sun, ZJ Chen - Nature immunology, 2016 - nature.com
The recognition of microbial nucleic acids is a major mechanism by which the immune
system detects pathogens. Cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS) is a cytosolic DNA …

[HTML][HTML] The cGAS-STING pathway: a promising immunotherapy target

L Ou, A Zhang, Y Cheng, Y Chen - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With the continuous development of immunotherapy, researchers have paid more attention
to the specific immune regulatory mechanisms of various immune responses in different …