Revisiting STAT3 signalling in cancer: new and unexpected biological functions

H Yu, H Lee, A Herrmann, R Buettner, R Jove - Nature reviews cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract The Janus kinases (JAKs) and signal transducer and activator of transcription
(STAT) proteins, particularly STAT3, are among the most promising new targets for cancer …

Regulatory T cells in the tumor microenvironment and cancer progression: role and therapeutic targeting

B Chaudhary, E Elkord - Vaccines, 2016 - mdpi.com
Recent years have seen significant efforts in understanding and modulating the immune
response in cancer. In this context, immunosuppressive cells, including regulatory T cells …

STAT3 activation-induced fatty acid oxidation in CD8+ T effector cells is critical for obesity-promoted breast tumor growth

C Zhang, C Yue, A Herrmann, J Song, C Egelston… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Although obesity is known to be critical for cancer development, how obesity negatively
impacts antitumor immune responses remains largely unknown. Here, we show that …

STAT3 pathway in cancers: Past, present, and future

HQ Wang, QW Man, FY Huo, X Gao, H Lin, SR Li… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), a member of the STAT family,
discovered in the cytoplasm of almost all types of mammalian cells, plays a significant role in …

Study and analysis of antitumor resistance mechanism of PD1/PD‐L1 immune checkpoint blocker

Z Wang, X Wu - Cancer medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Immunocheckpoint proteins of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes play an important role in tumor
prognosis in the course of tumor clinicopathology. PD‐1 (Programmed cell death protein 1) …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer prevention and therapy through the modulation of the tumor microenvironment

SC Casey, A Amedei, K Aquilano, AS Azmi… - Seminars in cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer arises in the context of an in vivo tumor microenvironment. This microenvironment is
both a cause and consequence of tumorigenesis. Tumor and host cells co-evolve …

The pleiotropic role of transcription factor STAT3 in oncogenesis and its targeting through natural products for cancer prevention and therapy

M Garg, MK Shanmugam, V Bhardwaj… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is one of the crucial transcription
factors, responsible for regulating cellular proliferation, cellular differentiation, migration …

T regulatory cells and priming the suppressive tumor microenvironment

CM Paluskievicz, X Cao, R Abdi, P Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Treg play a central role in maintenance of self tolerance and homeostasis through
suppression of self-reactive T cell populations. In addition to that role, Treg also survey …

Metabolic pathways involved in regulatory T cell functionality

RWM Kempkes, I Joosten, HJPM Koenen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Regulatory T cells (Treg) are well-known for their immune regulatory potential and are
essential for maintaining immune homeostasis. The rationale of Treg-based immunotherapy …

Sphingosine‐1‐phosphate signaling in immune cells and inflammation: roles and therapeutic potential

M Aoki, H Aoki, R Ramanathan, NC Hait… - Mediators of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sphingosine‐1‐phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive sphingolipid metabolite involved in many
critical cell processes. It is produced by the phosphorylation of sphingosine by sphingosine …