Toll-like receptor signaling and its role in cell-mediated immunity

T Duan, Y Du, C Xing, HY Wang, RF Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Innate immunity is the first defense system against invading pathogens. Toll-like receptors
(TLRs) are well-defined pattern recognition receptors responsible for pathogen recognition …

Myeloid cell-targeted therapies for solid tumours

S Goswami, S Anandhan, D Raychaudhuri… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Myeloid cells are the most abundant immune components of the tumour microenvironment,
where they have a variety of functions, ranging from immunosuppressive to …

Exploring the next generation of antibody–drug conjugates

K Tsuchikama, Y Anami, SYY Ha… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2024 - nature.com
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are a promising cancer treatment modality that enables
the selective delivery of highly cytotoxic payloads to tumours. However, realizing the full …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical cancer in low and middle‑income countries

R Hull, M Mbele, T Makhafola, C Hicks… - Oncology …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Cervical cancer is a malignant tumour that occurs in the cervix and is classified into two
histological types, adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC); SCC is more …

Context-dependent functions of pattern recognition receptors in cancer

SM Man, BJ Jenkins - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
The immune system plays a critical role in shaping all facets of cancer, from the early
initiation stage through to metastatic disease and resistance to therapy. Our understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Delivery of STING agonists for adjuvanting subunit vaccines

S Van Herck, B Feng, L Tang - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Adjuvant is an essential component in subunit vaccines. Many agonists of pathogen
recognition receptors have been developed as potent adjuvants to optimize the …

Ongoing clinical trials of nonviral siRNA therapeutics

EA Narasipura, R VanKeulen-Miller, Y Ma… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Short interfering RNAs (siRNA) are a powerful class of genetic medicines whose clinical
translation can be hindered by their suboptimal delivery properties in vivo. Here, we provide …

Applications and clinical trial landscape using Toll-like receptor agonists to reduce the toll of cancer

C Rolfo, E Giovannetti, P Martinez, S McCue… - NPJ Precision …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which serve as a bridge between innate and adaptive
immunity, may be viable treatment targets. TLRs are the first line of defense against …

Recent advances in oligonucleotide therapeutics in oncology

H Xiong, RN Veedu, SD Diermeier - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Conventional therapies, including
surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy have achieved increased survival rates for many types …

Immunotherapy efficacy on mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer: From bench to bedside

DY Lizardo, C Kuang, S Hao, J Yu, Y Huang… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancers (CRCs) with deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-
high (MSI-H) often have sustained responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) …