Epigenetic modulation of antitumor immunity for improved cancer immunotherapy

E Dai, Z Zhu, S Wahed, Z Qu, WJ Storkus, ZS Guo - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Epigenetic mechanisms play vital roles not only in cancer initiation and progression, but also
in the activation, differentiation and effector function (s) of immune cells. In this review, we …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells: immune-suppressive cells that impair antitumor immunity and are sculpted by their environment

S Ostrand-Rosenberg, C Fenselau - The Journal of Immunology, 2018 - journals.aai.org
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are a diverse population of immature myeloid
cells that have potent immune-suppressive activity. Studies in both mice and humans have …

Lactate production by Staphylococcus aureus biofilm inhibits HDAC11 to reprogramme the host immune response during persistent infection

CE Heim, ME Bosch, KJ Yamada, AL Aldrich… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of biofilm-associated prosthetic joint infection
(PJI), resulting in considerable disability and prolonged treatment. It is known that host …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in sepsis

IT Schrijver, C Théroude, T Roger - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are immature myeloid cells characterized by
their immunosuppressive functions. MDSCs expand during chronic and acute inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics and immunotherapy: the current state of play

J Dunn, S Rao - Molecular immunology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cancer cells employ a number of mechanisms to escape immunosurveillance and facilitate
tumour progression. The recent explosion of interest in immunotherapy, especially immune …

[HTML][HTML] HDAC11: a rising star in epigenetics

SS Liu, F Wu, YM Jin, WQ Chang, TM Xu - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Epigenetic mechanisms, such as acetylation, methylation, and succinylation, play pivotal
roles in the regulation of multiple normal biological processes, including neuron regulation …

HDAC inhibition to prime immune checkpoint inhibitors

E Borcoman, M Kamal, G Marret, C Dupain… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immunotherapy has made a breakthrough in medical oncology with the
approval of several immune checkpoint inhibitors in multiple cancer types. Since only a …

Regulated polarization of tumor-associated macrophages by mir-145 via colorectal cancer–derived extracellular vesicles

H Shinohara, Y Kuranaga, M Kumazaki… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.aai.org
Macrophages are polarized into functional classically activated and alternatively activated
(M2) phenotypes depending on their microenvironment, and these cells play an important …

Mechanisms of immune suppression by myeloid-derived suppressor cells: the role of interleukin-10 as a key immunoregulatory cytokine

MM Yaseen, NM Abuharfeil, H Darmani… - Open …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Chronic immune activation and inflammation are unwanted consequences of many
pathological conditions, since they could lead to tissue damage and immune exhaustion …

HDAC11 regulates type I interferon signaling through defatty-acylation of SHMT2

J Cao, L Sun, P Aramsangtienchai… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The smallest histone deacetylase (HDAC) and the only class IV HDAC member, HDAC11, is
reported to regulate immune activation and tumorigenesis, yet its biochemical function is …