Toll-like receptors: significance, ligands, signaling pathways, and functions in mammals

MK Vidya, VG Kumar, V Sejian, M Bagath… - International reviews …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This review attempts to cover the implication of the toll-like receptors (TLRs) in controlling
immune functions with emphasis on their significance, function, regulation and expression …

NY-ESO-1 based immunotherapy of cancer: current perspectives

R Thomas, G Al-Khadairi, J Roelands… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
NY-ESO-1 or New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1 is a well-known cancer-
testis antigen (CTAs) with re-expression in numerous cancer types. Its ability to elicit …

Beyond antigens and adjuvants: formulating future vaccines

TJ Moyer, AC Zmolek, DJ Irvine - The Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The need to optimize vaccine potency while minimizing toxicity in healthy recipients has
motivated studies of the formulation of vaccines to control how, when, and where antigens …

[HTML][HTML] Combination immunotherapy with TLR agonists and checkpoint inhibitors suppresses head and neck cancer

F Sato-Kaneko, S Yao, A Ahmadi, SS Zhang… - JCI insight, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Checkpoint inhibitors have demonstrated efficacy in patients with recurrent or metastatic
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, the majority of patients do not …

Bio-inspired, bioengineered and biomimetic drug delivery carriers

JW Yoo, DJ Irvine, DE Discher… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2011 - nature.com
Synthetic carriers such as polymer and lipid particles often struggle to meet clinical
expectations. Natural particulates—that range from pathogens to mammalian cells—are …

Pathogen recognition and inflammatory signaling in innate immune defenses

TH Mogensen - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The innate immune system constitutes the first line of defense against invading microbial
pathogens and relies on a large family of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which detect …

Regulation and function of miRNA-21 in health and disease

R Kumarswamy, I Volkmann, T Thum - RNA biology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The small regulatory RNA microRNA-21 (miR-21) plays a crucial role in a plethora of
biological functions and diseases including development, cancer, cardiovascular diseases …

Negative regulation of TLR4 via targeting of the proinflammatory tumor suppressor PDCD4 by the microRNA miR-21

FJ Sheedy, E Palsson-McDermott, EJ Hennessy… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
The tumor suppressor PDCD4 is a proinflammatory protein that promotes activation of the
transcription factor NF-κB and suppresses interleukin 10 (IL-10). Here we found that mice …

Harnessing the immune system against cancer: current immunotherapy approaches and therapeutic targets

AR Kumar, AR Devan, B Nair, BS Vinod… - Molecular biology …, 2021 - Springer
Cancer immunotherapy is a rapidly evolving concept that has been given the tag" fifth pillar"
of cancer therapy while radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery and targeted therapy …

Targeting Toll-like receptors: emerging therapeutics?

EJ Hennessy, AE Parker, LAJ O'neill - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2010 - nature.com
There is a growing interest in the targeting of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) for the prevention
and treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and systemic …