Natural killer T cells in cancer immunotherapy

S Nair, MV Dhodapkar - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are specialized CD1d-restricted T cells that recognize lipid
antigens. Following stimulation, NKT cells lead to downstream activation of both innate and …

Follicular helper T cells

CG Vinuesa, MA Linterman, D Yu… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Although T cell help for B cells was described several decades ago, it was the identification
of CXCR5 expression by B follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and the subsequent discovery of …

The roles of immune cells in the pathogenesis of fibrosis

E Huang, N Peng, F Xiao, D Hu, X Wang… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tissue injury and inflammatory response trigger the development of fibrosis in various
diseases. It has been recognized that both innate and adaptive immune cells are important …

Clonal immunoglobulin against lysolipids in the origin of myeloma

S Nair, AR Branagan, J Liu… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Antigen-driven selection has been implicated in the pathogenesis of monoclonal
gammopathies. Patients with Gaucher's disease have an increased risk of monoclonal …

MGUS to myeloma: a mysterious gammopathy of underexplored significance

MV Dhodapkar - Blood, The Journal of the American Society of …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
All cases of multiple myeloma (MM) are preceded by precursor states termed monoclonal
gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or smoldering myeloma (SMM). Genetic …

Glucosylsphingosine is a key biomarker of Gaucher disease

V Murugesan, WL Chuang, J Liu… - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Gaucher disease (GD) involves the accumulation of glucosylceramide (GL1) and its
deacylated lysolipid, glucosylsphingosine (lyso‐GL1) which is implicated in mediating …

Value of glucosylsphingosine (Lyso-Gb1) as a biomarker in Gaucher disease: a systematic literature review

S Revel-Vilk, M Fuller, A Zimran - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The challenges in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of Gaucher disease (GD), an
autosomal recessive inborn error of glycosphingolipid metabolism, can negatively impact …

Gaucher disease: Progress and ongoing challenges

PK Mistry, G Lopez, R Schiffmann, NW Barton… - Molecular genetics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, tremendous progress has been made in the field of Gaucher
disease, the inherited deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase. Many of the …

Actors on the scene: immune cells in the myeloma niche

P Leone, AG Solimando, E Malerba, R Fasano… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Two mechanisms are involved in the immune escape of cancer cells: the immunoediting of
tumor cells and the suppression of the immune system. Both processes have been revealed …

NKT cell subsets as key participants in liver physiology and pathology

K Bandyopadhyay, I Marrero, V Kumar - Cellular & Molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are innate-like lymphocytes that generally recognize lipid
antigens and are enriched in microvascular compartments of the liver. NKT cells can be …