β2 Integrins—multi-functional leukocyte receptors in health and disease

M Bednarczyk, H Stege, S Grabbe, M Bros - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
β2 integrins are heterodimeric surface receptors composed of a variable α (CD11a-CD11d)
and a constant β (CD18) subunit and are specifically expressed by leukocytes. The α …

Integrin-targeting peptides for the design of functional cell-responsive biomaterials

J Zhao, F Santino, D Giacomini, L Gentilucci - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Integrins are a family of cell surface receptors crucial to fundamental cellular functions such
as adhesion, signaling, and viability, deeply involved in a variety of diseases, including the …

Agonism of CD11b reprograms innate immunity to sensitize pancreatic cancer to immunotherapies

RZ Panni, JM Herndon, C Zuo, S Hegde… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
Although checkpoint immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment of cancer, not all
tumor types have seen substantial benefit. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a …

Engineered Biomimetic Nanovesicles Based on Neutrophils for Hierarchical Targeting Therapy of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

X Li, Q Qiao, X Liu, Q Hu, Y Yu, X Qin, T Tian, Y Tian… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a clinically severe respiratory disease that
causes severe medical and economic burden. To improve therapeutic efficacy, effectively …

[HTML][HTML] GB1275, a first-in-class CD11b modulator: rationale for immunotherapeutic combinations in solid tumors

DG DeNardo, A Galkin, J Dupont, L Zhou… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) and other anticancer therapies is often
associated with the accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and tumor …

Fibrin (ogen) drives repair after acetaminophen-induced liver injury via leukocyte αMβ2 integrin-dependent upregulation of Mmp12

AK Kopec, N Joshi, H Cline-Fedewa, AV Wojcicki… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver injury is coupled with activation of
the blood coagulation cascade and fibrin (ogen) accumulation within APAP-injured livers of …

Deficiency of ITGAM attenuates experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm in mice

M Zhou, X Wang, Y Shi, Y Ding, X Li, T Xie… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Integrin αM (CD11b), which is encoded by the Integrin Subunit Alpha M
(ITGAM) gene, is not only a surface marker of monocytes but also an essential adhesion …

Phagolysosomal Survival Enables Non-lytic Hyphal Escape and Ramification Through Lung Epithelium During Aspergillus fumigatus Infection

C Seidel, SD Moreno-Velásquez… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important mould pathogen in immunosuppressed patients.
Suboptimal clearance of inhaled spores results in the colonisation of the lung airways by …

A tumor microenvironment model of pancreatic cancer to elucidate responses toward immunotherapy

V Kast, A Nadernezhad, D Pette… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic cancer is a devastating malignancy with minimal treatment options. Standard‐of‐
care therapy, including surgery and chemotherapy, is unsatisfactory, and therapies …

Targeting Neutrophil β2-Integrins: A Review of Relevant Resources, Tools, and Methods

HE Conley, MK Sheats - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neutrophils are important innate immune cells that respond during inflammation and
infection. These migratory cells utilize β2-integrin cell surface receptors to move out of the …