Understanding the tumor microenvironment for effective immunotherapy

H Sadeghi Rad, J Monkman… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in immunotherapy have led to durable and long‐term benefits in a subset of
patients across a number of solid tumor types. Understanding of the subsets of patients that …

Understanding NK cell biology for harnessing NK cell therapies: targeting cancer and beyond

E Shin, SH Bak, T Park, JW Kim, SR Yoon… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Gene-engineered immune cell therapies have partially transformed cancer treatment, as
exemplified by the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells in certain hematologic …

[PDF][PDF] Metabolic reprograming via deletion of CISH in human iPSC-derived NK cells promotes in vivo persistence and enhances anti-tumor activity

H Zhu, RH Blum, D Bernareggi, EH Ask, Z Wu, HJ Hoel… - Cell Stem Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Cytokine-inducible SH2-containing protein (CIS; encoded by the gene CISH) is a key
negative regulator of interleukin-15 (IL-15) signaling in natural killer (NK) cells. Here, we …

Diminished cell proliferation promotes natural killer cell adaptive-like phenotype by limiting FcεRIγ expression

A Shemesh, Y Su, DR Calabrese, D Chen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Human adaptive-like natural killer (NK) cells express low levels of FcεRIγ (FcRγ−/low) and
are reported to accumulate during COVID-19 infection; however, the mechanism underlying …

Missing self triggers NK cell-mediated chronic vascular rejection of solid organ transplants

A Koenig, CC Chen, A Marçais, T Barba… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Current doctrine is that microvascular inflammation (MVI) triggered by a transplant-recipient
antibody response against alloantigens (antibody-mediated rejection) is the main cause of …

Transcriptional and spatial profiling of the kidney allograft unravels a central role for FcyRIII+ innate immune cells in rejection

B Lamarthée, J Callemeyn, Y Van Herck… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Rejection remains the main cause of premature graft loss after kidney transplantation,
despite the use of potent immunosuppression. This highlights the need to better understand …

Remodeling of secretory lysosomes during education tunes functional potential in NK cells

JP Goodridge, B Jacobs, ML Saetersmoen… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Inhibitory signaling during natural killer (NK) cell education translates into increased
responsiveness to activation; however, the intracellular mechanism for functional tuning by …

[HTML][HTML] Akt isoforms in the immune system

M Guerau-de-Arellano, ZL Piedra-Quintero… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Akt is a PI3K-activated serine-threonine kinase that exists in three distinct isoforms. Akt's
expression in most immune cells, either at baseline or upon activation, reflects its …

Natural killer cells and type 1 innate lymphoid cells are new actors in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

C Luci, E Vieira, T Perchet, P Gual, R Golub - Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Obesity and associated liver diseases (Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, NAFLD) are a
major public health problem with increasing incidence in Western countries (25% of the …

IL-10: A bridge between immune cells and metabolism during pregnancy

H Wang, LL Wang, SJ Zhao, XX Lin, AH Liao - Journal of Reproductive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy metabolism plays a crucial role in the immune system. In addition to providing vital
energy for cell growth, reproduction and other cell activities, the metabolism of nutrients such …