The current landscape of NKT cell immunotherapy and the hills ahead

A Nelson, JD Lukacs, B Johnston - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a subset of lipid-reactive T cells that
enhance anti-tumor immunity. While preclinical studies have shown NKT cell …

CCR7 as a therapeutic target in Cancer

A Salem, M Alotaibi, R Mroueh, HA Basheer… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
The CCR7 chemokine axis is comprised of chemokine ligand 21 (CCL21) and chemokine
ligand 19 (CCL19) acting on chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7). This axis plays two important …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive lipids and their derivatives in biomedical applications

J Park, J Choi, DD Kim, S Lee, B Lee… - Biomolecules & …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lipids, which along with carbohydrates and proteins are among the most important nutrients
for the living organism, have a variety of biological functions that can be applied widely in …

Synthesis and evaluation of liposomal anti-GM3 cancer vaccine candidates covalently and noncovalently adjuvanted by αGalCer

XG Yin, J Lu, J Wang, RY Zhang, XF Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
GM3, a typical tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen, is considered as an important target
for cancer vaccine development, but its low immunogenicity limits its application. αGalCer …

Innate and innate-like cells: the future of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cell therapy

D Cortés-Selva, B Dasgupta, S Singh… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2021 - cell.com
Conventional αβ CAR-T cell-based approaches have revolutionized the field of cancer
immunotherapy, but hurdles remain, especially for solid tumors. Novel strategies in …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic stress physically spares but functionally impairs innate-like invariant T cells

PT Rudak, J Choi, KM Parkins, KL Summers… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
The deleterious effects of psychological stress on mainstream T lymphocytes are well
documented. However, how stress impacts innate-like T cells is unclear. We report that long …

Development of stem cell-derived immune cells for off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapies

YR Li, ZS Dunn, Y Zhou, D Lee, L Yang - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cell-based cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of hematological
malignancies. Specifically, autologous chimeric antigen receptor-engineered T (CAR-T) cell …

[HTML][HTML] Parity-induced changes to mammary epithelial cells control NKT cell expansion and mammary oncogenesis

AVH Somasundara, MA Moss, MJ Feigman, C Chen… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Pregnancy reprograms mammary epithelial cells (MECs) to control their responses to
pregnancy hormone re-exposure and carcinoma progression. However, the influence of …

The role of sphingolipids in cancer immunotherapy

P Giussani, A Prinetti, C Tringali - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Immunotherapy is now considered an innovative and strong strategy to beat metastatic, drug-
resistant, or relapsing tumours. It is based on the manipulation of several mechanisms …

Translating unconventional T cells and their roles in leukemia antitumor immunity

ND de Araújo, FM Gama… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, cell‐mediated immune response in malignant neoplasms has become the focus in
immunotherapy against cancer. However, in leukemia, most studies on the cytotoxic …