[HTML][HTML] AP-1 transcription factors as regulators of immune responses in cancer

V Atsaves, V Leventaki, GZ Rassidakis, FX Claret - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Immune check point blockade therapy has revolutionized the standard of cancer treatment
and is credited with producing remarkable tumor remissions and increase in overall survival …

[HTML][HTML] Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in primary immunodeficiency diseases: current status and future perspectives

R Castagnoli, OM Delmonte, E Calzoni… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are disorders that for the most part result from mutations
in genes involved in immune host defense and immunoregulation. These conditions are …

[HTML][HTML] Agonistic CD40 therapy induces tertiary lymphoid structures but impairs responses to checkpoint blockade in glioma

L van Hooren, A Vaccaro, M Ramachandran… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Gliomas are brain tumors characterized by an immunosuppressive microenvironment.
Immunostimulatory agonistic CD40 antibodies (αCD40) are in clinical development for solid …

[HTML][HTML] CD40 ligand-modified chimeric antigen receptor T cells enhance antitumor function by eliciting an endogenous antitumor response

NF Kuhn, TJ Purdon, DG van Leeuwen, AV Lopez… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells provide great efficacy in B cell malignancies.
However, improved CAR T cell therapies are still needed. Here, we engineered tumor …

Molecular mechanism and function of CD40/CD40L engagement in the immune system

R Elgueta, MJ Benson, VC De Vries… - Immunological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
During the generation of a successful adaptive immune response, multiple molecular
signals are required. A primary signal is the binding of cognate antigen to an antigen …

The immune system

PJ Delves, IM Roitt - New England journal of medicine, 2000 - Mass Medical Soc
The immune system is an organization of cells and molecules with specialized roles in
defending against infection. There are two fundamentally different types of responses to …

RANK is essential for osteoclast and lymph node development

WC Dougall, M Glaccum, K Charrier… - Genes & …, 1999 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The physiological role of the TNF receptor (TNFR) family member, RANK, was investigated
by generating RANK-deficient mice. RANK−/− mice were characterized by profound …

The immunobiology of schistosomiasis

EJ Pearce, AS MacDonald - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2002 - nature.com
Schistosomes are parasitic worms that are a prime example of a complex multicellular
pathogen that flourishes in the human host despite the development of a pronounced …

BAFF, a novel ligand of the tumor necrosis factor family, stimulates B cell growth

P Schneider, F MacKay, V Steiner, K Hofmann… - The Journal of …, 1999 - rupress.org
Members of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family induce pleiotropic biological responses,
including cell growth, differentiation, and even death. Here we describe a novel member of …

Mice transgenic for BAFF develop lymphocytic disorders along with autoimmune manifestations

F Mackay, SA Woodcock, P Lawton… - The Journal of …, 1999 - rupress.org
The cause of many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases is unresolved, although
dysregulated production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family members appears to be …