Role of galectins in tumors and in clinical immunotherapy

FC Chou, HY Chen, CC Kuo, HK Sytwu - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Galectins are glycan-binding proteins that contain one or two carbohydrate domains and
mediate multiple biological functions. By analyzing clinical tumor samples, the abnormal …

Galectin-9 as a biomarker of disease severity

P Moar, R Tandon - Cellular immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is a β-galactoside binding lectin known for its immunomodulatory
role in various microbial infections. Gal-9 is expressed in all organ systems and localized in …

Dectin 1 activation on macrophages by galectin 9 promotes pancreatic carcinoma and peritumoral immune tolerance

D Daley, VR Mani, N Mohan, N Akkad, A Ochi… - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
The progression of pancreatic oncogenesis requires immune-suppressive inflammation in
cooperation with oncogenic mutations. However, the drivers of intratumoral immune …

Coexpression of Tim-3 and PD-1 identifies a CD8+ T-cell exhaustion phenotype in mice with disseminated acute myelogenous leukemia

Q Zhou, ME Munger, RG Veenstra… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Tumor-associated immune suppression can lead to defective T cell-mediated antitumor
immunity. Here, we identified a unique phenotype of exhausted T cells in mice with …

Single‐nucleus RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics reveal the immunological microenvironment of cervical squamous cell carcinoma

Z Ou, S Lin, J Qiu, W Ding, P Ren, D Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The effective treatment of advanced cervical cancer remains challenging. Herein, single‐
nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA‐seq) and SpaTial enhanced resolution omics …

The tumor microenvironment in colorectal carcinogenesis

VG Peddareddigari, D Wang, RN DuBois - Cancer microenvironment, 2010 - Springer
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United
States. Therapeutic developments in the past decade have extended life expectancy in …

Galectins and galectin-mediated autophagy regulation: new insights into targeted cancer therapy

D Liu, H Zhu, C Li - Biomarker Research, 2023 - Springer
Galectins are animal lectins with specific affinity for galactosides via the conserved
carbohydrate recognition domains. Increasing studies recently have identified critical roles …

Decreased galectin-9 and increased Tim-3 expression are related to poor prognosis in gastric cancer

J Jiang, MS Jin, F Kong, D Cao, HX Ma, Z Jia… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Galectin-9 (Gal-9) induces adhesion and aggregation of certain cell types and
inhibits the metastasis of tumor cells. T-cell immunoglobulin–and mucin domain-3 …

[HTML][HTML] A new emerging target in cancer immunotherapy: Galectin-9 (LGALS9)

Y Lv, X Ma, Y Ma, Y Du, J Feng - Genes & Diseases, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, advances in immunological knowledge have led to the
identification of novel immune checkpoints, reinvigorating cancer immunotherapy …

Therapeutic potential of Galectin‐9 in human disease

VR Wiersma, M de Bruyn, W Helfrich… - Medicinal research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, an important role has emerged for the glycan‐binding protein Galectin‐9
(Gal‐9) in health and disease. In normal physiology, Gal‐9 seems to be a pivotal modulator …