Cancer immunotherapy with γδ T cells: many paths ahead of us

D Kabelitz, R Serrano, L Kouakanou, C Peters… - Cellular & molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract γδ T cells play uniquely important roles in stress surveillance and immunity for
infections and carcinogenesis. Human γδ T cells recognize and kill transformed cells …

Interleukin-18 in health and disease

K Yasuda, K Nakanishi, H Tsutsui - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Interleukin (IL)-18 was originally discovered as a factor that enhanced IFN-γ production from
anti-CD3-stimulated Th1 cells, especially in the presence of IL-12. Upon stimulation with Ag …

Butyrophilin 2A1 is essential for phosphoantigen reactivity by γδ T cells

M Rigau, S Ostrouska, TS Fulford, DN Johnson… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION T cells represent a key component of the immune system that can
recognize foreign molecules (antigens) via cognate cell surface receptors termed T cell …

Allogeneic Vγ9Vδ2 T-cell immunotherapy exhibits promising clinical safety and prolongs the survival of patients with late-stage lung or liver cancer

Y Xu, Z Xiang, M Alnaggar, L Kouakanou, J Li… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Vγ9Vδ2 T cells are promising candidates for cellular tumor immunotherapy. Due to
their HLA-independent mode of action, allogeneic Vγ9Vδ2 T cells can be considered for …

Phosphoantigens glue butyrophilin 3A1 and 2A1 to activate Vγ9Vδ2 T cells

L Yuan, X Ma, Y Yang, Y Qu, X Li, X Zhu, W Ma, J Duan… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
In both cancer and infections, diseased cells are presented to human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells
through an 'inside out'signalling process whereby structurally diverse phosphoantigen (pAg) …

Characterisation and induction of tissue-resident gamma delta T-cells to target hepatocellular carcinoma

N Zakeri, A Hall, L Swadling, LJ Pallett… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Immunotherapy is now the standard of care for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),
yet many patients fail to respond. A major unmet goal is the boosting of T-cells with both …

γδ T cells in the tumor microenvironment—Interactions with other immune cells

KF Chan, JDG Duarte, S Ostrouska… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A growing number of studies have shown that γδ T cells play a pivotal role in mediating the
clearance of tumors and pathogen-infected cells with their potent cytotoxic, cytolytic, and …

Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates

MJ Rogers, JC Crockett, FP Coxon, J Mönkkönen - Bone, 2011 - Elsevier
This review describes the key discoveries over the last 15 years that have led to a clearer
understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which bisphosphonate drugs inhibit bone …

Molecular mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates and new insights into their effects outside the skeleton

MJ Rogers, J Mönkkönen, MA Munoz - Bone, 2020 - Elsevier
Bisphosphonates (BP) are a class of calcium-binding drug used to prevent bone resorption
in skeletal disorders such as osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease. They act by …

Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws–characteristics, risk factors, clinical features, localization and impact on oncological treatment

S Otto, C Schreyer, S Hafner, G Mast… - Journal of Cranio …, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a serious side-effect of intravenous
nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate therapy frequently used in the treatment of malignant …