6-Gingerol as an arginase inhibitor prevents urethane-induced lung carcinogenesis by reprogramming tumor supporting M2 macrophages to M1 phenotype

J Yao, Z Du, Z Li, S Zhang, Y Lin, H Li, L Zhou… - Food & function, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
6-Gingerol (6-G) is the main bioactive component in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). The
aim of this study was to explore the contribution of macrophage polarization in 6-G …

Review to understand the crosstalk between immunotherapy and tumor metabolism

P Pandey, F Khan, TK Upadhyay, R Maqsood - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have ushered in a new era of cancer treatment by increasing
the likelihood of long-term survival for patients with metastatic disease and by introducing …

Control of T-cell activation and signaling by amino-acid catabolizing enzymes

F Castellano, V Molinier-Frenkel - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Amino acids are essential for protein synthesis, epigenetic modification through the
methylation of histones, and the maintenance of a controlled balance of oxidoreduction via …

Protein intake and amino acid supplementation regulate exercise recovery and performance through the modulation of mTOR, AMPK, FGF21, and immunity

I Torre-Villalvazo, G Alemán-Escondrillas, R Valle-Ríos… - Nutrition research, 2019 - Elsevier
Exercise is considered to be the best approach to improve quality of life, and together with a
healthy and adequate dietary pattern, exercise represents the best strategy to reduce the …

Critical role for arginase II in osteoarthritis pathogenesis

WS Choi, JI Yang, W Kim, HE Kim, SK Kim… - Annals of the …, 2019 - ard.bmj.com
Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) appears to be associated with various metabolic disorders, but
the potential contribution of amino acid metabolism to OA pathogenesis has not been clearly …

Metabolomics in bone research

J Fan, V Jahed, K Klavins - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
Identifying the changes in endogenous metabolites in response to intrinsic and extrinsic
factors has excellent potential to obtain an understanding of cells, biofluids, tissues, or …

Immunometabolism: a 'hot'switch for 'cold'pediatric solid tumors

L Xiao, H Yeung, M Haber, MD Norris, K Somers - Trends in Cancer, 2021 - cell.com
Despite the success of immunotherapies in adult solid cancers and pediatric hematological
malignancies, limited progress has been made towards implementing these strategies in …

[HTML][HTML] Expansion phase 1 study of pegargiminase plus pemetrexed and cisplatin in patients with argininosuccinate synthetase 1–deficient mesothelioma: safety …

PW Szlosarek, MM Phillips, I Pavlyk, J Steele… - JTO Clinical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Pegargiminase (ADI-PEG 20; ADI) degrades arginine and potentiates
pemetrexed (Pem) cytotoxicity in argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1)–deficient malignant …

[HTML][HTML] Immunosuppressive Features of the Microenvironment in Lymph Nodes Granulomas from Tuberculosis and HIV–Co-Infected Patients

S Ashenafi, JR Muvva, A Mily, J Snäll, M Zewdie… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infection claims many lives every year. This study assessed
immune responses in Mycobacterium tuberculosis–infected lymph node tissues from HIV …

Helminth infections induce tissue tolerance mitigating immunopathology but enhancing microbial pathogen susceptibility

GS Yap, WC Gause - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Helminths are ubiquitous and have chronically infected vertebrates throughout their
evolution. As such helminths have likely exerted considerable selection pressure on our …