Escaping death: how cancer cells and infected cells resist cell-mediated cytotoxicity

K Tuomela, AR Ambrose, DM Davis - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cytotoxic lymphocytes are critical in our immune defence against cancer and infection.
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes and Natural Killer cells can directly lyse malignant or infected cells …

Death receptors as targets in cancer

O Micheau, S Shirley, F Dufour - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Anti‐tumour therapies based on the use pro‐apoptotic receptor agonists, including TNF‐
related apoptosis‐inducing ligand (TRAIL) or monoclonal antibodies targeting TRAIL‐R1 or …

High expression of trimethylated histone H3 lysine 4 is associated with poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

C He, J Xu, J Zhang, D Xie, H Ye, Z Xiao, M Cai, K Xu… - Human pathology, 2012 - Elsevier
Tumor-associated epigenetic alterations including DNA methylation and histone
modifications are important determinants in the initiation and progression of hepatocellular …

Tumor resistance mechanisms and their consequences on γδ T cell activation

D Wesch, D Kabelitz, HH Oberg - Immunological reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Human γδ T lymphocytes are predominated by two major subsets, defined by the variable
domain of the δ chain. Both, Vδ1 and Vδ2 T cells infiltrate in tumors and have been …

[PDF][PDF] Connective tissue growth factor autocriny in human hepatocellular carcinoma: Oncogenic role and regulation by epidermal growth factor receptor/yes …

R Urtasun, MU Latasa, MI Demartis, S Balzani… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of molecular mechanisms involved in the maintenance of the transformed
phenotype of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells is essential for the elucidation of …

The role of TRAIL/DRs in the modulation of immune cells and responses

D Sag, ZO Ayyildiz, S Gunalp, G Wingender - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Expression of TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis–inducing ligand) by immune
cells can lead to the induction of apoptosis in tumor cells. However, it becomes increasingly …

Apoptosis-modulating drugs for improved cancer therapy

M Ocker, M Höpfner - European surgical research, 2012 - karger.com
Resistance to cell death induction has been recognized as a hallmark of cancer. Increasing
understanding of the underlying molecular events regulating different cell death …

Inflammation and liver tumorigenesis

B Sun, M Karin - Frontiers of medicine, 2013 - Springer
Inflammation has been considered as one of the hallmarks of cancer, and chronic hepatitis
is a major cause of liver cancer. This review will focus on the pathogenic role of inflammation …

Revisiting the role of TRAIL/TRAIL-R in cancer biology and therapy

D Singh, M Tewari, S Singh, G Narayan - Future Oncology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), a member of the TNF superfamily, can
induce apoptosis in cancer cells, sparing normal cells when bound to its associated death …

Targeting cyclin dependent kinase 5 in hepatocellular carcinoma–A novel therapeutic approach

SM Ehrlich, J Liebl, MA Ardelt, T Lehr, EN De Toni… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims For a long time cyclin dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) was thought to be
exclusively important in neuronal cells. However, increasing evidence recently suggests a …