Principles of regulatory T cell function

S Dikiy, AY Rudensky - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Regulatory T (Treg) cells represent a distinct lineage of cells of the adaptive immune system
indispensable for forestalling fatal autoimmune and inflammatory pathologies. The role of …

CC chemokines in a tumor: a review of pro-cancer and anti-cancer properties of the ligands of receptors CCR1, CCR2, CCR3, and CCR4

J Korbecki, K Kojder, D Simińska… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
CC chemokines, a subfamily of 27 chemotactic cytokines, are a component of intercellular
communication, which is crucial for the functioning of the tumor microenvironment. Although …

The dark side of fibroblasts: cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment

L Monteran, N Erez - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are prominent components of the microenvironment in
most types of solid tumors, and were shown to facilitate cancer progression by supporting …

Immunosuppressive mechanisms of regulatory B cells

D Catalán, MA Mansilla, A Ferrier, L Soto… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Regulatory B cells (Bregs) is a term that encompasses all B cells that act to suppress
immune responses. Bregs contribute to the maintenance of tolerance, limiting ongoing …

Immune crosstalk in cancer progression and metastatic spread: a complex conversation

H Garner, KE de Visser - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Metastatic disease is responsible for approximately 90% of cancer deaths. For successful
dissemination and metastasis, cancer cells must evade detection and destruction by the …

Mechanism insights and therapeutic intervention of tumor metastasis: latest developments and perspectives

X Shi, X Wang, W Yao, D Shi, X Shao, Z Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Metastasis remains a pivotal characteristic of cancer and is the primary contributor to cancer-
associated mortality. Despite its significance, the mechanisms governing metastasis are not …

Immune determinants of the pre-metastatic niche

L Patras, L Shaashua, I Matei, D Lyden - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Primary tumors actively and specifically prime pre-metastatic niches (PMNs), the future sites
of organotropic metastasis, preparing these distant microenvironments for disseminated …

Targeting metastasis

PS Steeg - Nature reviews cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Tumour metastasis, the movement of tumour cells from a primary site to progressively
colonize distant organs, is a major contributor to the deaths of cancer patients. Therapeutic …

The changing role of natural killer cells in cancer metastasis

IS Chan, AJ Ewald - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that are critical to the body's antitumor and
antimetastatic defense. As such, novel therapies are being developed to utilize NK cells as …

Immune cell promotion of metastasis

T Kitamura, BZ Qian, JW Pollard - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Metastatic disease is the major cause of death from cancer, and immunotherapy and
chemotherapy have had limited success in reversing its progression. Data from mouse …