Immunology and immunotherapy of head and neck cancer

RL Ferris - Journal of clinical oncology, 2015 - ascopubs.org
The immune system plays a key role in the development, establishment, and progression of
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). A greater understanding of the …

Therapeutic potential of targeting the Th17/Treg axis in autoimmune disorders

P Fasching, M Stradner, W Graninger, C Dejaco… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
A disruption of the crucial balance between regulatory T-cells (Tregs) and Th17-cells was
recently implicated in various autoimmune disorders. Tregs are responsible for the …

Galectin-1 fosters an immunosuppressive microenvironment in colorectal cancer by reprogramming CD8+ regulatory T cells

AJ Cagnoni, ML Giribaldi, AG Blidner… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents the third most common malignancy and the second
leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although immunotherapy has taken …

Regulatory T-cells in autoimmune diseases: challenges, controversies and—yet—unanswered questions

CR Grant, R Liberal, G Mieli-Vergani, D Vergani… - Autoimmunity …, 2015 - Elsevier
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are central to the maintenance of self-tolerance and tissue
homeostasis. Markers commonly used to define human Tregs in the research setting include …

Regulatory T cells, tumour immunity and immunotherapy

W Zou - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2006 - nature.com
Tumours express a range of antigens, including self-antigens. Regulatory T cells are crucial
for maintaining T-cell tolerance to self-antigens. Regulatory T cells are thought to dampen T …

Role for interferon-γ in the immunomodulatory activity of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

M Krampera, L Cosmi, R Angeli, A Pasini, F Liotta… - Stem …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) inhibit the proliferation of HLA-unrelated T lymphocytes to
allogeneic stimulation, but the mechanisms responsible for this activity are not fully …

Local and distant immunity induced by intralesional vaccination with an oncolytic herpes virus encoding GM-CSF in patients with stage IIIc and IV melanoma

HL Kaufman, DW Kim, G DeRaffele, J Mitcham… - Annals of surgical …, 2010 - Springer
Background An oncolytic herpes simplex virus engineered to replicate selectively in tumor
cells and to express granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was …

Regulatory T cells in cancer

D Mougiakakos, A Choudhury, A Lladser… - Advances in cancer …, 2010 - Elsevier
At the present time, regulatory T cells (Tregs) are an integral part of immunology but the
route from discovery of “suppressive” lymphocytes in the 1980s to the current established …

Increased populations of regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

LA Ormandy, T Hillemann, H Wedemeyer, MP Manns… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide with a poor
prognosis and one for which immunotherapy remains a viable option. Experimental tumor …

Human and Mouse CD8+CD25+FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells at Steady State and during Interleukin-2 Therapy

G Churlaud, F Pitoiset, F Jebbawi, R Lorenzon… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
In addition to CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs), CD8+ suppressor T cells are emerging as an
important subset of regulatory T cells. Diverse populations of CD8+ T cells with suppressive …