Oxidized mitochondrial DNA: a protective signal gone awry

H Xian, M Karin - Trends in Immunology, 2023 - cell.com
Despite the emergence of mitochondria as key regulators of innate immunity, the
mechanisms underlying the generation and release of immunostimulatory alarmins by …

Advanced nanomaterials targeting activation of STING for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

J Tan, M Wang, B Ding, J Lin - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The activation of STING in cancer cells is conducive to inducing apoptosis of cancer cells
and activating immune responses for immunotherapy by improving antigen presentation …

HBV infection and host interactions: the role in viral persistence and oncogenesis

R Nevola, D Beccia, V Rosato, R Ruocco… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and
hepatocellular carcinoma. Despite the advent of vaccines and potent antiviral agents able to …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria during T cell aging

JI Escrig-Larena, S Delgado-Pulido… - Seminars in Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of aging that contributes to inflammaging. It is
characterized by alterations of the mitochondrial DNA, reduced respiratory capacity …

Tumor-associated miRNAs activated HCR-DNAzyme theranostic nanosystem to trigger innate-and adaptive-immune responses for long-term immunotherapy

C Chen, S Du, Q Lu, K Liu, Y Pan, Y Jiang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Targeted manipulation of cytoplasmic double-strand (dsDNA) generation in tumors to
activate cGAS-STING signaling remains challenging in antitumor immunity. Herein, we …

Viral infection disrupts intestinal homeostasis via Sting-dependent NF-κB signaling in Drosophila

JC Nigg, M Castelló-Sanjuán, H Blanc, L Frangeul… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Host-microbe interactions influence intestinal stem cell (ISC) activity to modulate epithelial
turnover and composition. Here, we investigated the functional impacts of viral infection on …

cGAS in nucleus: The link between immune response and DNA damage repair

JX Song, D Villagomes, H Zhao, M Zhu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As the first barrier of host defense, innate immunity sets up the parclose to keep out external
microbial or virus attacks. Depending on the type of pathogens, several cytoplasm pattern …

N-MYC impairs innate immune signaling in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma

A Miranda, S Pattnaik, PT Hamilton, MA Fuss… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) is a challenging disease, especially for patients
with immunologically “cold” tumors devoid of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). We found …

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) LANA prevents KSHV episomes from degradation

K Nakajima, T Inagaki, JM Espera, Y Izumiya - Journal of Virology, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Protein knockdown with an inducible degradation system is a powerful tool for studying
proteins of interest in living cells. Here, we adopted the auxin-inducible degron (AID) …

Manganese-based nanomaterials in diagnostics and chemodynamic therapy of cancers: new development

M Wu, Y Liao, D Guo, M Zhai, D Xia, Z Zhang, X Liu… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In the realm of cancer treatment, traditional modalities like radiotherapy and chemotherapy
have achieved certain advancements but continue to grapple with challenges including …