De novo synthesis and salvage pathway coordinately regulate polyamine homeostasis and determine T cell proliferation and function

R Wu, X Chen, S Kang, T Wang… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Robust and effective T cell–mediated immune responses require proper allocation of
metabolic resources through metabolic pathways to sustain the energetically costly immune …

Metabolic abnormalities and oxidative stress in lupus

YL Lightfoot, LP Blanco, MJ Kaplan - Current Opinion in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
A paucity of knowledge exists regarding the metabolic needs of a number of immune cells
involved in the pathogenesis of SLE, including myeloid cells and B cells. Nonetheless, SLE …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting arginine in COVID-19-induced immunopathology and vasculopathy

W Durante - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) represents a major public health crisis that has
caused the death of nearly six million people worldwide. Emerging data have identified a …

Rational targeting of immunosuppressive neutrophils in cancer

Y Zhao, S Rahmy, Z Liu, C Zhang, X Lu - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Neutrophils, the most abundant circulating leukocytes in human, play an indispensable role
in the innate immune response to microbial infections. However, the contribution of tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Peptide-based targeting of immunosuppressive cells in cancer

NT Trac, EJ Chung - Bioactive materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer progression is marked by the infiltration of immunosuppressive cells, such as tumor-
associated macrophages (TAMs), regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs), and myeloid-derived …

[HTML][HTML] Aspartate metabolism facilitates IL-1β production in inflammatory macrophages

H Wang, X Zheng, B Liu, Y Xia, Z Xin, B Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Increasing evidence support that cellular amino acid metabolism shapes the fate of immune
cells; however, whether aspartate metabolism dictates macrophage function is still …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstitution of T Cell Proliferation under Arginine Limitation: Activated Human T Cells Take Up Citrulline via L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 and Use It to …

A Werner, M Koschke, N Leuchtner… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In the tumor microenvironment, arginine is metabolized by arginase-expressing myeloid
cells. This arginine depletion profoundly inhibits T cell functions and is crucially involved in …

Arginine deficiency is involved in thrombocytopenia and immunosuppression in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

XK Li, QB Lu, WW Chen, W Xu, R Liu… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) caused by a recently identified
bunyavirus, SFTSV, is an emerging infectious disease with extensive geographical …

Tumor Antigen-primed dendritic cell-derived exosome synergizes with colony stimulating Factor-1 receptor inhibitor by modulating the Tumor Microenvironment and …

A Barnwal, V Gaur, A Sengupta, W Tyagi… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dendritic cell-derived exosomes (Dex) have overcome the disadvantages associated with
dendritic cell (DC) vaccines, such as cost effectiveness, stability, and sensitivity to the …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory monocytes are detrimental to the host immune response during acute infection with Cryptococcus neoformans

LJ Heung, TM Hohl - PLoS pathogens, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of invasive fungal infections among
immunocompromised patients. However, the cellular constituents of the innate immune …