Immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: the complex interface between inflammation, fibrosis, and the immune response

BP Keenan, L Fong, RK Kelley - Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2019 - Springer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and
confers a poor prognosis. Beyond standard systemic therapy with multikinase inhibitors …

IL-17 in the pathogenesis of disease: good intentions gone awry

S Majumder, MJ McGeachy - Annual review of immunology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The IL-17 family is an evolutionarily old cytokine family consisting of six members (IL-17A
through IL-17F). IL-17 family cytokines signal through heterodimeric receptors that include …

γδ T cells: the ideal tool for cancer immunotherapy

M Yazdanifar, G Barbarito, A Bertaina, I Airoldi - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
γδ T cells have recently gained considerable attention as an attractive tool for cancer
adoptive immunotherapy due to their potent anti-tumor activity and unique role in …

The protective and pathogenic roles of IL-17 in viral infections: friend or foe?

WT Ma, XT Yao, Q Peng, DK Chen - Open biology, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Viral infections cause substantial human morbidity and mortality, and are a significant health
burden worldwide. Following a viral infection, the host may initiate complex antiviral immune …

The imbalance of Th17/Treg cells is involved in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice

B He, L Wu, W Xie, Y Shao, J Jiang, Z Zhao, M Yan… - BMC immunology, 2017 - Springer
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common, chronic liver disease
worldwide. Recent studies have shown that T helper (Th) 17 and regulatory T (Treg) cells …

Five layers of receptor signaling in γδ T-cell differentiation and activation

ST Ribeiro, JC Ribot, B Silva-Santos - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The contributions of γδ T-cells to immunity to infection or tumors critically depend on their
activation and differentiation into effectors capable of secreting cytokines and killing infected …

IL-17 and IL-17-producing cells and liver diseases, with focus on autoimmune liver diseases

A Beringer, P Miossec - Autoimmunity reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-17-producing cells are important
players in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune/inflammatory diseases. More recently …

Liver–brain interactions in inflammatory liver diseases: implications for fatigue and mood disorders

C D'Mello, MG Swain - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2014 - Elsevier
Chronic inflammatory liver diseases are often accompanied by behavior alterations
including fatigue, mood disorders, cognitive dysfunction and sleep disturbances. These …

Role of interleukin (IL)-17 and T-helper (Th) 17 cells in cancer

Y Song, JM Yang - Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Interleukin-17 (IL-17), a pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokine, is reported to be
significantly generated by a distinct subset of CD4+ T-cells, upgrading cancer-elicited …

Engineering γδ T cells: recognizing and activating on their own way

R Dong, Y Zhang, H Xiao, X Zeng - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) with engineered T cells has emerged as a promising strategy for
the treatment of malignant tumors. Among them, there is great interest in engineered γδ T …