Interleukins in cancer: from biology to therapy

D Briukhovetska, J Dörr, S Endres, P Libby… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Interleukins and associated cytokines serve as the means of communication for innate and
adaptive immune cells as well as non-immune cells and tissues. Thus, interleukins have a …

The microbial metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide promotes antitumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer

H Wang, X Rong, G Zhao, Y Zhou, Y Xiao, D Ma, X Jin… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Immunotherapy has achieved limited success in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
(TNBC), an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. Commensal microbiota have been …

Interleukin-18 binding protein in immune regulation and autoimmune diseases

SY Park, Y Hisham, HM Shin, SC Yeom, S Kim - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural soluble antagonist and decoy receptor on the surface of the cell membrane are
evolving as crucial immune system regulators as these molecules are capable of …

Multi-scale geometric network analysis identifies melanoma immunotherapy response gene modules

KA Murgas, R Elkin, N Riaz, E Saucan, JO Deasy… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Melanoma response to immune-modulating therapy remains incompletely characterized at
the molecular level. In this study, we assess melanoma immunotherapy response using a …

Bioengineering strategies to enhance the interleukin-18 bioactivity in the modern toolbox of cancer immunotherapy

M Taheri, HA Tehrani, F Daliri, M Alibolandi… - Cytokine & Growth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cytokines are the first modern immunotherapeutic agents used for activation
immunotherapy. Interleukin-18 (IL-18) has emerged as a potent anticancer …

The dichotomic role of cytokines in aging

RCMC Silva - Biogerontology, 2025 - Springer
The chronic inflammation present in aged individuals is generally depicted as a detrimental
player for longevity. Here, it is discussed several beneficial effects associated with the …

Anti-Claudin18. 2-IL-21 fusion protein bifunctional molecule has more powerful anti-tumor effect and better safety

Y Zhou, G Quan, Y Liu, Z Wang, N Shi, Y Wu… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibody or antibody-like protein drugs related to tumor immunotherapy are now widely
used. Here, we describe an antibody-fusion protein drug IMAB362-mIL-21 with mouse IL-21 …

The intellectual base and research fronts of IL‐18: A bibliometric review of the literature from WoSCC (2012–2022)

Z Wang - Cell Proliferation, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interleukin‐18 (IL‐18) is a vital pro‐inflammatory cytokine crucial for immune
regulation. Despite its significance, bibliometric analysis in this field is lacking. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Durable antitumor response via an oncolytic virus encoding decoy-resistant IL-18

Y Cheng, Y Zhao, Y Liu, Y Zhang, D Xu… - Journal for …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Background Interleukin-18 (IL-18), or interferon (IFN)-γ-inducing factor, potentiates
T helper 1 and natural killer cell activation as well as CD8+ T-cell proliferation. Recombinant …

[HTML][HTML] Agree to disagree: the contradiction between IL-18 and IL-37 reveals shared targets in cancer

D Wang, B Zhang, X Liu, LLY Kan, PC Leung… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
IL-37 is a newly discovered member of the IL-1 cytokine family which plays an important role
in regulating inflammation and maintaining physiological homeostasis. IL-37 showed a …