Nano-enhanced immunotherapy: Targeting the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment

Y Jin, Y Huang, H Ren, H Huang, C Lai, W Wang… - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment (TME), which is mostly composed of tumor cells, immune cells,
signaling molecules, stromal tissue, and the vascular system, is an integrated system that is …

[HTML][HTML] Knowns and unknowns about CAR-T cell dysfunction

A Titov, Y Kaminskiy, I Ganeeva, E Zmievskaya… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The primary issue of adoptive cell therapy is the poor in vivo persistence.
In this context, it is necessary to clarify the fundamental mechanisms of T cell dysfunction …

[HTML][HTML] Ionizable polymeric nanocarriers for the codelivery of bi-adjuvant and neoantigens in combination tumor immunotherapy

T Su, X Liu, S Lin, F Cheng, G Zhu - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Ionizable lipid nanocarriers have made historical contribution to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
Here, we report ionizable polymeric nanoparticles that co-deliver bi-adjuvant and …

Metabolic plasticity and regulation of T cell exhaustion

F Li, H Liu, D Zhang, Y Ma, B Zhu - Immunology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The metabolic reprogramming during T cell activation and differentiation affects T cell fate
and immune responses. Cell metabolism may serve as the driving force that induces …

Advancing beyond the twists and turns of T cell exhaustion in cancer

V van der Heide, E Humblin, A Vaidya… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Chronic antigen stimulation leads to T cell exhaustion. Nutrient restrictions and other
suppressive factors in the tumor microenvironment further exacerbate T cell dysfunction …

Rebalancing TGFβ1/BMP signals in exhausted T cells unlocks responsiveness to immune checkpoint blockade therapy

AA Saadey, A Yousif, N Osborne, R Shahinfar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
T cell dysfunctionality prevents the clearance of chronic infections and cancer. Furthermore,
epigenetic programming in dysfunctional CD8+ T cells limits their response to …

Priming and Maintenance of Adaptive Immunity in the Liver

K Kawashima, F Andreata, CG Beccaria… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The liver's unique characteristics have a profound impact on the priming and maintenance of
adaptive immunity. This review delves into the cellular circuits that regulate adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] HMGB2 regulates the differentiation and stemness of exhausted CD8+ T cells during chronic viral infection and cancer

EN Neubert, JM DeRogatis, SA Lewis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic infections and cancers evade the host immune system through mechanisms that
induce T cell exhaustion. The heterogeneity within the exhausted CD8+ T cell pool has …

[HTML][HTML] Field cancerization is associated with tumor development, T-cell exhaustion, and clinical outcomes in bladder cancer

T Strandgaard, I Nordentoft, K Birkenkamp-Demtröder… - European Urology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Field cancerization is characterized by areas of normal tissue affected by
mutated clones. Bladder field cancerization may explain the development and recurrence of …

Mechanisms of T cell exhaustion guiding next-generation immunotherapy

CC Zebley, B Youngblood - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
The functional decline in T cells during their chronic stimulation, commonly referred to as T
cell exhaustion, is a major limitation for current immunotherapy approaches. As modern …