[HTML][HTML] Cancer cell-intrinsic PD-1: Its role in Malignant progression and immunotherapy

M Chen, L Bie, J Ying - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1), also called CD279, is coded by the PDCD1 gene
and is constitutively expressed on the surface of immune cells. As a receptor and immune …

[HTML][HTML] The Genetic Analysis and Clinical Therapy in Lung Cancer: Current Advances and Future Directions

A Rina, D Maffeo, F Minnai, M Esposito, M Palmieri… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Given its huge impact on global health, lung cancer remains a major
diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. However, much has been achieved, and this review …

The genomic landscape of the immune system in lung cancer: present insights and continuing investigations

M Roshan-Zamir, A Khademolhosseini… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies worldwide, contributing to over a
million cancer-related deaths annually. Despite extensive research investigating the genetic …

Polymorphisms of Killer Ig-like Receptors and the Risk of Glioblastoma

H Choi, IC Baek, SA Park, JS Park, SS Jeun… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purpose: The immune responses of natural killer (NK) cells against cancer cells vary by
patient. Killer Ig-like receptors (KIRs), which are some of the major receptors involved in …

Evaluation of the genetic diversity of KIR genes in patients with endometrial cancer

Z Shiravani, K Mirshekari, MH Larki, N Shafiee… - Journal of Reproductive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Endometrial cancer (EC) constitutes more than half of all genital cancers in women, with an
increasing incidence in different countries. Natural killer cells (NK cells) are kinds of innate …

HLA variations in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and association with disease risk and prognosis: a case-control study

I Diamanti, A Fylaktou, E Verrou, E Vlachaki… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphisms have been associated with the
development of various autoimmune diseases, as well as malignant neoplasms. Non …

[HTML][HTML] The association of the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotype distribution and HLA-C ligands in colorectal cancer in the eastern region of …

S Alqadheeb, A Alkhuriji, FM Alkhulaifi… - Journal of King Saud …, 2024 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common cause of cancer-related mortality globally. It
ranks as the most common cancer among men and the third most prevalent among women …

[HTML][HTML] Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and HLA C1/C2 genes diversities and susceptibility to acute myeloid leukemia in Saudi Arabian patients

F Albalawi, FM AlKhulaifi, J Al-Tamimi… - Journal of King Saud …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Natural Killer cells activation depends on the interaction with killer cell
immunoglobin-like receptors (KIRs), which bind the peptide-binding region of several class-I …

The role of Natural Killer cells in pregnancy and their potential impact on cancer prevention

CB de Mattos, V Schuster, JAB Chies - Medical Hypotheses, 2023 - Elsevier
Immune cells such as Natural Killer (NK) cells play a central role in immunosurveillance,
preserving the physiological integrity of tissues by fighting infection and combating tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the heterogeneity of alloreactive natural killer cell function in kidney transplantation

DF Ruan, M Fribourg, Y Yuki, YH Park, M Martin… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Human Natural Killer (NK) cells are heterogeneous lymphocytes regulated by
variegated arrays of germline-encoded activating and inhibitory receptors. They acquire the …