TGFβ control of immune responses in cancer: a holistic immuno-oncology perspective

BG Nixon, S Gao, X Wang, MO Li - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
The immune system responds to cancer in two main ways. First, there are prewired
responses involving myeloid cells, innate lymphocytes and innate-like adaptive lymphocytes …

Regulatory T cells: barriers of immune infiltration into the tumor microenvironment

EN Scott, AM Gocher, CJ Workman… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are key immunosuppressive cells that promote tumor growth by
hindering the effector immune response. Tregs utilize multiple suppressive mechanisms to …

Targeting regulatory T cells in anti‐PD‐1/PD‐L1 cancer immunotherapy

G Zhulai, E Oleinik - Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The programmed death (PD)‐1/PD‐ligand (PD‐L) pathway and regulatory T cells
(Tregs) are essential for the maintenance of immune tolerance. Their activation in the tumour …

Exhaust the exhausters: Targeting regulatory T cells in the tumor microenvironment

BR McRitchie, B Akkaya - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The concept of cancer immunotherapy has gained immense momentum over the recent
years. The advancements in checkpoint blockade have led to a notable progress in treating …

Systemic enhancement of antitumour immunity by peritumourally implanted immunomodulatory macroporous scaffolds

FS Majedi, MM Hasani-Sadrabadi… - Nature biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
A tumour microenvironment abundant in regulatory T (Treg) cells aids solid tumours to
evade clearance by effector T cells. Systemic strategies to suppress Treg cells or to augment …

Immunotherapy that improves response to chemotherapy in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

S Elorbany, C Berlato, LS Carnevalli, E Maniati… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) of tumour-infiltrating immune cells in high-grade
serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) omental biopsies reveals potential targets that could …

Mapping breast cancer microenvironment through single-cell omics

Z Tan, C Kan, M Sun, F Yang, M Wong… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer development and progression rely not only on the proliferation of neoplastic
cells but also on the significant heterogeneity in the surrounding tumor microenvironment. Its …

Molecular, metabolic, and functional CD4 T cell paralysis in the lymph node impedes tumor control

M Guo, D Abd-Rabbo, BC Bertol, M Carew, S Lukhele… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
CD4 T cells are central effectors of anti-cancer immunity and immunotherapy, yet the
regulation of CD4 tumor-specific T (T TS) cells is unclear. We demonstrate that CD4 T TS …

T cell-mediated elimination of cancer cells by blocking CEACAM6–CEACAM1 interaction

J Pinkert, HH Boehm, M Trautwein, WD Doecke… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6), a cell surface
receptor, is expressed on normal epithelial tissue and highly expressed in cancers of high …

Regulation and impact of tumor-specific CD4+ T cells in cancer and immunotherapy

M Guo, MYR Liu, DG Brooks - Trends in Immunology, 2024 - cell.com
CD4+ T cells are crucial in generating and sustaining immune responses. They orchestrate
and fine-tune mammalian innate and adaptive immunity through cell-based interactions and …