Targeting cytokine and chemokine signaling pathways for cancer therapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, H Zhang, Y Wu, K Wu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Cytokines are critical in regulating immune responses and cellular behavior, playing dual
roles in both normal physiology and the pathology of diseases such as cancer. These …

The CCL5/CCR5 axis in cancer progression

D Aldinucci, C Borghese, N Casagrande - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tumor cells can “hijack” chemokine networks to support tumor progression. In this context,
the CC chemokine ligand 5/CC chemokine receptor type 5 (CCL5/CCR5) axis is gaining …

STING inhibits the reactivation of dormant metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma

J Hu, FJ Sánchez-Rivera, Z Wang, GN Johnson, Y Ho… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Metastasis frequently develops from disseminated cancer cells that remain dormant after the
apparently successful treatment of a primary tumour. These cells fluctuate between an …

LAG-3 and PD-1 synergize on CD8+ T cells to drive T cell exhaustion and hinder autocrine IFN-γ-dependent anti-tumor immunity

LP Andrews, SC Butler, J Cui, AR Cillo, C Cardello… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Overcoming immune-mediated resistance to PD-1 blockade remains a major clinical
challenge. Enhanced efficacy has been demonstrated in melanoma patients with combined …

Biomarker of neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease

TW Liu, CM Chen, KH Chang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is caused by abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein in
dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra, which subsequently causes motor symptoms …

Foam cell formation: A new target for fighting atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease

EM Maguire, SWA Pearce, Q Xiao - Vascular Pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
During atherosclerosis, the gradual accumulation of lipids into the subendothelial space of
damaged arteries results in several lipid modification processes followed by macrophage …

[HTML][HTML] Secretion of immunoregulatory cytokines by mesenchymal stem cells

D Kyurkchiev, I Bochev… - World journal of stem …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
According to the minimal criteria of the International Society of Cellular Therapy,
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a population of undifferentiated cells defined by their …

Inflammatory molecules and pathways in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy

JF Navarro-González, C Mora-Fernández… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
Many lines of evidence, ranging from in vitro experiments and pathological examinations to
epidemiological studies, show that inflammation is a cardinal pathogenetic mechanism in …

Loss of Kmt2c or Kmt2d drives brain metastasis via KDM6A-dependent upregulation of MMP3

M Seehawer, Z Li, J Nishida, P Foidart, AH Reiter… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract KMT2C and KMT2D, encoding histone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferases, are among
the most commonly mutated genes in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, how …

The inflammatory chemokine CCL5 and cancer progression

D Aldinucci, A Colombatti - Mediators of inflammation, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Until recently, inflammatory chemokines were viewed mainly as indispensable “gate
keepers” of immunity and inflammation. However, updated research indicates that cancer …