Mesenchymal stem cells and their microenvironment

J Liu, J Gao, Z Liang, C Gao, Q Niu, F Wu… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), coming from a wide range of sources, have multi-
directional differentiation ability. MSCs play vital roles in immunomodulation, hematopoiesis …

Acquired resistance to cancer immunotherapy: Role of tumor-mediated immunosuppression

R Saleh, E Elkord - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
In the tumor microenvironment (TME), tumor cells are constantly evolving to reduce
neoantigen generation and the mutational burden to escape the anti-tumor response. This …

Targeting myeloid-derived suppressor cell, a promising strategy to overcome resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors

A Hou, K Hou, Q Huang, Y Lei, W Chen - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are starting to transform the treatment for patients with
advanced cancer. The extensive application of these antibodies for various cancer obtains …

Advances in the immunology and genetics of leprosy

Z Mi, H Liu, F Zhang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leprosy, a disease caused by the intracellular parasite Mycobacterium leprae or
Mycobacterium lepromatosis, has affected humans for more than 4,000 years and is a …

Differential expression of programmed death 1 (PD-1) on various immune cells and its role in human leprosy

M Tarique, H Naz, M Suhail, A Turan, C Saini… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Leprosy is a chronic bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy patients
have been found to have defects in T cells activation, which is critical to the clearance of the …

In search of biomarkers for leprosy by unraveling the host immune response to Mycobacterium leprae

A van Hooij, A Geluk - Immunological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, is still actively transmitted in endemic
areas reflected by the fairly stable number of new cases detected each year. Recognizing …

A systematic review and meta-analysis on multiple cytokine gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of periodontitis

X Liu, H Li - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aim Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that destroys both soft and hard periodontal
tissues. However, a complex periodontal cytokine network remains unclear. This systematic …

The survival and function of IL-10-producing regulatory B cells are negatively controlled by SLAMF5

L Radomir, MP Kramer, M Perpinial… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
B cells have essential functions in multiple sclerosis and in its mouse model, experimental
autoimmune encephalomyelitis, both as drivers and suppressors of the disease. The …

Regulatory B cells (Bregs) inhibit osteoclastogenesis and play a potential role in ameliorating ovariectomy-induced bone loss

L Sapra, A Bhardwaj, PK Mishra, B Garg… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Increasing evidence in recent years has suggested that regulatory B cells (Bregs) are one of
the crucial modulators in various inflammatory disease conditions. However, no study to …

Transitional B cells involved in autoimmunity and their impact on neuroimmunological diseases

Y Zhou, Y Zhang, J Han, M Yang, J Zhu… - Journal of translational …, 2020 - Springer
Transitional B cells (TrB cells) represent a crucial link between immature B cells in the bone
marrow and mature peripheral B cells. Although TrB cells represent one of the regulatory B …