Toll‐like receptor‐2/7‐mediated T cell activation: An innate potential to augment CD8+ T cell cytokine production

JJ Freen‐van Heeren - Scandinavian journal of immunology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
CD8+ T cells are critical to combat pathogens and eradicate malignantly transformed cells.
To exert their effector function and kill target cells, T cells produce copious amounts of …

Integrated machine learning methods identify FNDC3B as a potential prognostic biomarker and correlated with immune infiltrates in glioma

X Wang, Y Huang, S Li, H Zhang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Recent discoveries have revealed that fibronectin type III domain containing 3B
(FNDC3B) acts as an oncogene in various cancers; however, its role in glioma remains …

The role of TRL7/8 agonists in Cancer Therapy, with special emphasis on hematologic malignancies

M Leśniak, J Lipniarska, P Majka, W Kopyt, M Lejman… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Toll-like receptors (TLR) belong to the pattern recognition receptors (PRR). TLR7 and the
closely correlated TLR8 affiliate with toll-like receptors family, are located in endosomes …

Immunomodulation by the commensal microbiome during immune-targeted interventions: Focus on cancer immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and vaccination

AL Reens, DJ Cabral, X Liang, JE Norton Jr… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Emerging evidence in clinical and preclinical studies indicates that success of
immunotherapies can be impacted by the state of the microbiome. Understanding the role of …

Intestinal tissue‐resident memory T cells maintain distinct identity from circulating memory T cells after in vitro restimulation

A Beumer‐Chuwonpad, FM Behr… - European journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Resident memory T (TRM) cells have been recently established as an important subset of
memory T cells that provide early and essential protection against reinfection in the absence …

Nanoparticle mediated targeting of toll-like receptors to treat colorectal cancer

RMS Haegebaert, M Kempers, W Ceelen… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) accounts for approximately 10% of all cancer cases worldwide.
Conventional treatment has relied on chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery with …

Memory CD8+ T cells upregulate glycolysis and effector functions under limiting oxygen conditions

A Beumer‐Chuwonpad, FPJ van Alphen… - European journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Memory CD8+ T cells are indispensable for maintaining long‐term immunity against
intracellular pathogens and tumors. Despite their presence at oxygen‐deprived infected …

Combined single-cell measurement of cytokine mRNA and protein in immune cells

JJ Freen-van Heeren, BP Nicolet… - Immune Mediators in …, 2020 - Springer
A key feature of immune cells, such as T cells, is their rapid responsiveness to activation.
The response rate of T cells depends on the signal strength, and the type of signals they …

Targeting toll-like receptors on T cells as a therapeutic strategy against tumors

R Ding, A Jiao, B Zhang - International Immunopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Innate and adaptive immunity synergistically contribute to an effective anti-tumor response.
Therapeutics targeting T cells, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors and engineered …

Broad-spectrum defenders: γδ T cells take on a multitude of immune challenges

JJ Freen-van Heeren - Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
A recent article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences investigated γδ T cell
antigen specificity in mice and humans, in which the authors show that γδ T cell antigen …