[HTML][HTML] Integrins in cancer: Emerging mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

F Liu, Q Wu, Z Dong, K Liu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrins are vital surface adhesion receptors that mediate interactions between the
extracellular matrix (ECM) and cells and are essential for cell migration and the …

Regulation of microglial activation in stroke

S Zhao, L Ma, Z Chu, H Xu, W Wu, F Liu - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2017 - nature.com
When ischemic stroke occurs, oxygen and energy depletion triggers a cascade of events,
including inflammatory responses, glutamate excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, and apoptosis …

Context-dependent TGFβ family signalling in cell fate regulation

L Richardson, SG Wilcockson, L Guglielmi… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
The transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) family are a large group of evolutionarily conserved
cytokines whose signalling modulates cell fate decision-making across varying cellular …

An osteopontin/CD44 immune checkpoint controls CD8+ T cell activation and tumor immune evasion

JD Klement, AV Paschall, PS Redd… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Despite breakthroughs in immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) immunotherapy, not all human
cancers respond to ICI immunotherapy and a large fraction of patients with the responsive …

Pathophysiology of T follicular helper cells in humans and mice

H Ueno, J Banchereau, CG Vinuesa - Nature immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Follicular helper T cells (TFH cells) compose a heterogeneous subset of CD4+ T cells that
induce the differentiation of B cells into plasma cells and memory cells. They are found …

Molecular mechanisms modulating the phenotype of macrophages and microglia

SA Amici, J Dong, M Guerau-de-Arellano - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages and microglia play crucial roles during central nervous system development,
homeostasis and acute events such as infection or injury. The diverse functions of tissue …

P2X4 receptor controls microglia activation and favors remyelination in autoimmune encephalitis

A Zabala, N Vazquez‐Villoldo, B Rissiek… - EMBO molecular …, 2018 - embopress.org
Microglia survey the brain microenvironment for signals of injury or infection and are
essential for the initiation and resolution of pathogen‐or tissue damage‐induced …

The role of transforming growth factor β in T helper 17 differentiation

S Zhang - Immunology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary T helper 17 (Th17) cells play critical roles in inflammatory and autoimmune
diseases. The lineage‐specific transcription factor ROR γt is the key regulator for Th17 cell …

[HTML][HTML] Interferon regulatory factors: at the crossroads of immunity, metabolism, and disease

GN Zhao, DS Jiang, H Li - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
The interferon-regulatory factor (IRF) family comprises nine members in mammals. Although
this transcription factor family was originally thought to function primarily in the immune …

IL-12p35 induces expansion of IL-10 and IL-35-expressing regulatory B cells and ameliorates autoimmune disease

IM Dambuza, C He, JK Choi, CR Yu, R Wang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin 35 (IL-35) is a heterodimeric cytokine composed of IL-12p35 and Ebi3
subunits. IL-35 suppresses autoimmune diseases while preventing host defense to infection …