Neuroactive Kynurenines as Pharmacological Targets: New Experimental Tools and Exciting Therapeutic Opportunities

A Pocivavsek, R Schwarcz, S Erhardt… - Pharmacological Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Both preclinical and clinical studies implicate functional impairments of several neuroactive
metabolites of the kynurenine pathway (KP), the major degradative cascade of the essential …

Advances in the application of immune checkpoint inhibitors in gynecological tumors

YG Zou, Y Xu, XC Chen, L Zheng - International immunopharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Immune checkpoints are regulatory molecules that suppress immune effector
cells, and are essential for maintaining tolerance, preventing autoimmune reactions, and …

Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase (IDO) Activity: A Perspective Biomarker for Laboratory Determination in Tumor Immunotherapy

P Yang, J Zhang - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) is a heme enzyme involved in catalyzing the
conversion of tryptophan (Trp) into kynurenine (Kyn) at the first rate-limiting step in the …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic codependencies in the tumor microenvironment and gastric cancer: difficulties and opportunities

X Zhao, K Li, M Chen, L Liu - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Oncogenesis and the development of tumors affect metabolism throughout the body.
Metabolic reprogramming (also known as metabolic remodeling) is a feature of malignant …

Research Progress in Bifunctional small molecules for cancer immunotherapy

B Cheng, H Li, Y Hong, Y Zhou, J Chen, C Shao… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has become one of the most revolutionary modalities for cancer treatment
with the approval of many anti-PD-L1 (programmed cell death-ligand 1)/PD-1 (programmed …

Exploring a repurposed candidate with dual hIDO1/hTDO2 inhibitory potential for anticancer efficacy identified through pharmacophore-based virtual screening and in …

NM Aboomar, O Essam, A Hassan, AR Bassiouny… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Discovering effective anti-cancer agents poses a formidable challenge given the limited
efficacy of current therapeutic modalities against various cancer types due to intrinsic …

Cancer Cell-Intrinsic Alterations Associated with an Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment and Resistance to Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer

N Otegui, M Houry, I Arozarena, D Serrano, E Redin… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a clinical reality
with impressive efficacy for some patients. However, less than half of them will benefit from …

[HTML][HTML] Non-Invasive Endometrial Cancer Screening through Urinary Fluorescent Metabolome Profile Monitoring and Machine Learning Algorithms

M Švecová, K Dubayová, A Birková, P Urdzík… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The incidence of endometrial cancer is increasing, creating a need for fast
and efficient diagnostic methods. This study explores a new, non-invasive approach using …

Complete and early response to cemiplimab associated to severe immune toxicity in advanced cervical cancer: a case report

A Passarelli, C Pisano, E Coppola, J Ventriglia… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading
cause of cancer death among females. The options of treatment for recurrent/advanced CC …

IDO1 facilitates esophageal carcinoma progression by driving the direct binding of NF-κB and CXCL10

W Yao, X Cui, H Peng, Y Zhang, X Jia, S Wu… - Cell Death …, 2023 - nature.com
Esophageal carcinoma (EC), one of the most lethal human malignancies, lacks effective
targeted therapies. Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) plays a key role in a variety of …