Harnessing cytokines and chemokines for cancer therapy

DJ Propper, FR Balkwill - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2022 - nature.com
During the past 40 years, cytokines and cytokine receptors have been extensively
investigated as either cancer targets or cancer treatments. A strong preclinical rationale …

[HTML][HTML] CCL5/CCR5 axis in human diseases and related treatments

Z Zeng, T Lan, Y Wei, X Wei - Genes & diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
To defense harmful stimuli or maintain the immune homeostasis, the body produces and
recruits a superfamily of cytokines such as interleukins, interferons, chemokines etc. Among …

The expanding role for small molecules in immuno-oncology

R Offringa, L Kötzner, B Huck, K Urbahns - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) using antibodies against PD1 and its
ligand PDL1 has prompted substantial efforts to develop complementary drugs. Although …

Role of the CCL2-CCR2 axis in cardiovascular disease: Pathogenesis and clinical implications

H Zhang, K Yang, F Chen, Q Liu, J Ni, W Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The CCL2-CCR2 axis is one of the major chemokine signaling pathways that has received
special attention because of its function in the development and progression of …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecule-based immunomodulators for cancer therapy

Y Wu, Z Yang, K Cheng, H Bi, J Chen - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has led to a paradigm shift in the treatment of cancer. Current cancer
immunotherapies are mostly antibody-based, thus possessing advantages in regard to …

[HTML][HTML] Approved HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors in the past decade

G Li, Y Wang, E De Clercq - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
HIV reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors are the important components of highly active
antiretroviral therapies (HAARTs) for anti-HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis in …

[HTML][HTML] Chemokines and chemokine receptors in colorectal cancer; multifarious roles and clinical impact

M Braoudaki, MS Ahmad, D Mustafov, S Seriah… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is considered the second cause of cancer death worldwide. The
early diagnosis plays a key role in patient prognosis and subsequently overall survival …

A versatile metal–organic nanoplatform in combination with CXCR4 antagonist and PD-L1 inhibitor for multimodal synergistic cancer therapy and MRI-guided tumor …

D Liu, H He, F Kong, Y Cao, F Zang, M Ma, N Gu… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, multimodal synergistic nanoplatform emerges as an important cancer therapy
paradigm, however, multimodal synergistic theranostic nanoplatform remains to be …

Stachybotrys chartarum—A Hidden Treasure: Secondary Metabolites, Bioactivities, and Biotechnological Relevance

SRM Ibrahim, H Choudhry, AH Asseri, MA Elfaky… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi are renowned as a fountainhead of bio-metabolites that could be employed for
producing novel therapeutic agents, as well as enzymes with wide biotechnological and …

CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) as a possible new target for therapy

J Bogacka, K Pawlik, K Ciapała… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chemokines and their receptors participate in many biological processes, including the
modulation of neuroimmune interactions. Approximately fifty chemokines are distinguished …