Revisiting signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) as an anticancer target and its inhibitor discovery: Where are we and where should we go?

Q Huang, Y Zhong, H Dong, Q Zheng, S Shi… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
As a transcription factor, STAT3 protein transduces extracellular signals to the nucleus and
then activates transcription of target genes. STAT3 has been well validated as an attractive …

The role of AhR in transcriptional regulation of immune cell development and function

P Trikha, DA Lee - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcriptional factor (TF) that is a
member of the Per-Arnt-Sim family of proteins. AhR regulates diverse processes, including …

Nutritional therapy to modulate tryptophan metabolism and aryl hydrocarbon-receptor signaling activation in human diseases

M Ghiboub, CM Verburgt, B Sovran, MA Benninga… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a nuclear protein which, upon association with
certain endogenous and exogenous ligands, translocates into the nucleus, binds DNA and …

Tumor-associated GM-CSF overexpression induces immunoinhibitory molecules via STAT3 in myeloid-suppressor cells infiltrating liver metastases

M Thorn, P Guha, M Cunetta, NJ Espat, G Miller… - Cancer gene …, 2016 - nature.com
Assumptions that liver immune cells and immunosuppressive pathways are similar to their
counterparts in other spaces have led to gaps in our understanding of intrahepatic neoplasm …

COVID-19. Pandemic surgery guidance

BLDM Brücher, G Nigri, A Tinelli, J Florencio… - 4 OPEN, 2020 - iris.uniroma1.it
Based on high quality surgery and scientific data, scientists and surgeons are committed to
protecting patients as well as healthcare staff and hereby provide this Guidance to address …

Manipulating the tumor immune microenvironment to improve cancer immunotherapy: IGF1R, a promising target

M Pellegrino, V Secli, S D'Amico, LL Petrilli… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cancer immunotherapy has made impressive advances in improving the outcome of
patients affected by malignant diseases. Nonetheless, some limitations still need to be …

Tryptophan metabolism in brain tumors—IDO and beyond

M Platten, M Friedrich, DA Wainwright, V Panitz… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Metabolism of the essential amino acid tryptophan is a key metabolic pathway that restricts
antitumor immunity and is a drug development target for cancer immunotherapy. Tryptophan …

The tumor microenvironment—a metabolic obstacle to NK cells' activity

J Domagala, M Lachota, M Klopotowska… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Natural killer cells are able to effectively eliminate tumor cells without
previous sensitization, therefore the interest in their application in tumor immunotherapy has …

High AHR expression in breast tumors correlates with expression of genes from several signaling pathways namely inflammation and endogenous tryptophan …

S Vacher, P Castagnet, W Chemlali, F Lallemand… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Increasing epidemiological and animal experimental data provide substantial support for the
role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in mammary tumorigenesis. The effects of AhR have …

Microbial-derived tryptophan metabolites and their role in neurological disease: anthranilic acid and anthranilic acid derivatives

C Shaw, M Hess, BC Weimer - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiome provides the host access to otherwise indigestible nutrients, which are
often further metabolized by the microbiome into bioactive components. The gut microbiome …