The programmed death-1 immune-suppressive pathway: barrier to antitumor immunity

S Ostrand-Rosenberg, LA Horn… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1, also known as B7 homolog 1 or CD274) is a major
obstacle to antitumor immunity because it tolerizes/anergizes tumor-reactive T cells by …

Therapeutic potential of invariant natural killer T cells in autoimmunity

L Van Kaer, L Wu - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tolerance against self-antigens is regulated by a variety of cell types with immunoregulatory
properties, such as CD1d-restricted invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells. In many …

Broadening the message: a nanovaccine co-loaded with messenger RNA and α-GalCer induces antitumor immunity through conventional and natural killer T cells

R Verbeke, I Lentacker, K Breckpot, J Janssens… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Messenger RNA encoding tumor antigens has the potential to evoke effective antitumor
immunity. This study reports on a nanoparticle platform, named mRNA Galsomes, that …

[HTML][HTML] Increase of programmed death-1-expressing intratumoral CD8 T cells predicts a poor prognosis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

MC Hsu, JR Hsiao, KC Chang, YH Wu, IJ Su, YT Jin… - Modern pathology, 2010 - Elsevier
Intratumoral cytotoxic T lymphocytes are critical for controlling tumor recurrence, and
programmed death-1 (PD-1) is a recognized marker of T-cell dysfunction. We analyzed this …

The response of CD1d-restricted invariant NKT cells to microbial pathogens and their products

L Van Kaer, VV Parekh, L Wu - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells become activated during a wide variety of infections.
This includes organisms lacking cognate CD1d-binding glycolipid antigens recognized by …

Blockade of programmed death-1/programmed death ligand pathway enhances the antitumor immunity of human invariant natural killer T cells

T Kamata, A Suzuki, N Mise, F Ihara, M Takami… - Cancer Immunology …, 2016 - Springer
The role of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells in antitumor immunity has been studied
extensively, and clinical trials in patients with advanced cancer have revealed a prolonged …

Impact of CD1d deficiency on metabolism

ME Kotas, HY Lee, MP Gillum, C Annicelli, BA Guigni… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Invariant natural killer T cells (iNKTs) are innate-like T cells that are highly concentrated in
the liver and recognize lipids presented on the MHC-like molecule CD1d. Although capable …

Inhibiting the unconventionals: importance of immune checkpoint receptors in γδ T, MAIT, and NKT cells

E Catafal-Tardos, MV Baglioni, V Bekiaris - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary All conventional major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted T cells
transiently express immune checkpoint/inhibitory receptors (ICRs) following activation as a …

Targeting NKT cells and PD-L1 pathway results in augmented anti-tumor responses in a melanoma model

K Durgan, M Ali, P Warner, YE Latchman - Cancer Immunology …, 2011 - Springer
Invariant or Type 1 NKT cells (iNKT cells) are a unique population of lymphocytes that share
characteristics of T cells and natural killer (NK) cells. Various studies have shown that …

CD160 serves as a negative regulator of NKT cells in acute hepatic injury

TJ Kim, G Park, J Kim, SA Lim, J Kim, K Im… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
CD160 and BTLA both bind to herpes virus entry mediator. Although a negative regulatory
function of BTLA in natural killer T (NKT) cell activation has been reported, whether CD160 …