Novel CYP11A1-derived vitamin D and lumisterol biometabolites for the management of COVID-19

S Qayyum, RM Slominski, C Raman, AT Slominski - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and poor
outcomes of the COVID-19 disease. However, a satisfactory mechanism explaining the …

Exhaustion-associated cholesterol deficiency dampens the cytotoxic arm of antitumor immunity

C Yan, L Zheng, S Jiang, H Yang, J Guo, L Jiang, T Li… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The concept of targeting cholesterol metabolism to treat cancer has been widely tested in
clinics, but the benefits are modest, calling for a complete understanding of cholesterol …

T cell autoimmunity and immune regulation to desmoglein 3, a pemphigus autoantigen

H Takahashi, H Iriki, Y Asahina - The Journal of Dermatology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pemphigus is a life‐threatening autoimmune bullous disease mediated by anti‐desmoglein
IgG autoantibodies. Pemphigus is mainly classified into three subtypes: pemphigus vulgaris …

Sterols and immune mechanisms in asthma

RD Britt Jr, N Porter, MH Grayson, KM Gowdy… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The field of sterol and oxysterol biology in lung disease has recently gained attention,
revealing a unique need for sterol uptake and metabolism in the lung. The presence of …

Charge-based immunoreceptor signalling in health and disease

X Shi, X He, C Xu - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Immunoreceptors have crucial roles in sensing environmental signals and initiating immune
responses to protect the host. Dysregulation of immunoreceptor signalling can therefore …

Decoding the crosstalk between mevalonate metabolism and T cell function

KT Kennewick, SJ Bensinger - Immunological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mevalonate pathway is an essential metabolic pathway in T cells regulating
development, proliferation, survival, differentiation, and effector functions. The mevalonate …

Transient hydroxycholesterol treatment restrains TCR signaling to promote long-term immunity

Z Ren, K Wang, Y Zhang, H Chen, Y Zhu, H Li… - Cell Chemical …, 2024 - cell.com
T cell receptor (TCR) plays a fundamental role in adaptive immunity, and TCR-T cell therapy
holds great promise for treating solid tumors and other diseases. However, there is a …

Involvement of CCL2 and CH25H Genes and TNF signaling pathways in mast cell activation and pathogenesis of chronic spontaneous urticaria

X Fang, Y Weng, X Zheng - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), a mast cell-driven disease, substantially affects the
quality of life. While genetics affect CSU susceptibility and severity, the specific genetic …

Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase prevents type 2 diabetes mellitus induced cardiomyopathy by alleviating cardiac lipotoxicity

J Zhang, H Zhou, F Lei, K Jiang, Y Liao, F Huang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the leading cause of mortality in type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, with its underlying mechanisms still elusive. This study …

Unlocking the potential of T‐cell metabolism reprogramming: Advancing single‐cell approaches for precision immunotherapy in tumour immunity

L Huang, H Li, C Zhang, Q Chen, Z Liu… - Clinical and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As single‐cell RNA sequencing enables the detailed clustering of T‐cell subpopulations and
facilitates the analysis of T‐cell metabolic states and metabolite dynamics, it has gained …