Impact of the Human Cell Atlas on medicine

JE Rood, A Maartens, A Hupalowska, SA Teichmann… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Single-cell atlases promise to provide a 'missing link'between genes, diseases and
therapies. By identifying the specific cell types, states, programs and contexts where disease …

Fibroblast pathology in inflammatory diseases

K Wei, HN Nguyen, MB Brenner - The Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Fibroblasts are important cells for the support of homeostatic tissue function. In inflammatory
diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, fibroblasts take on …

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Suppress CD8+ T-cell Infiltration and Confer Resistance to Immune-Checkpoint Blockade

L Jenkins, U Jungwirth, A Avgustinova, M Iravani… - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Immune-checkpoint blockade (ICB) promotes antitumor immune responses and can result in
durable patient benefit. However, response rates in breast cancer patients remain modest …

Untangling the web of intratumour heterogeneity

Z Li, M Seehawer, K Polyak - Nature cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Intratumour heterogeneity (ITH) is a hallmark of cancer that drives tumour evolution and
disease progression. Technological and computational advances have enabled us to …

Inflammatory microenvironment of skin wounds

Z Wang, F Qi, H Luo, G Xu, D Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Wound healing is a dynamic and highly regulated process that can be separated into three
overlapping and interdependent phases: inflammation, proliferation, and remodelling. This …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: mechanisms of tumor progression and novel therapeutic targets

RP Czekay, DJ Cheon, R Samarakoon, SM Kutz… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The tumor microenvironment plays an important role in determining the
biological behavior of several of the more aggressive malignancies. Among the various cell …

Fibroblast heterogeneity in solid tumors: From single cell analysis to whole-body imaging

A Peltier, RD Seban, I Buvat, FC Bidard… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) represent the most prominent component of
the tumor microenvironment (TME). Recent studies demonstrated that CAF are …

Classifying cancer-associated fibroblasts—The good, the bad, and the target

L Cords, N de Souza, B Bodenmiller - Cancer Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are heterogeneous and ubiquitous stromal cells within
the tumor microenvironment (TME). Numerous CAF types have been described, typically …

Fibroblasts as turned agents in cancer progression

R Wieder - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Normal epithelial cells in our organs are surrounded by stroma, which is
an ecosystem made up of a variety of cells and proteins that support their intended functions …

Metabolic targeting of cancer associated fibroblasts overcomes T-cell exclusion and chemoresistance in soft-tissue sarcomas

MT Broz, EY Ko, K Ishaya, J Xiao, M De Simone… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
T cell-based immunotherapies have exhibited promising outcomes in tumor control;
however, their efficacy is limited in immune-excluded tumors. Cancer-associated fibroblasts …