Macrophages as tools and targets in cancer therapy

A Mantovani, P Allavena, F Marchesi… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumour-associated macrophages are an essential component of the tumour
microenvironment and have a role in the orchestration of angiogenesis, extracellular matrix …

Regulation of the nucleic acid-sensing Toll-like receptors

NA Lind, VE Rael, K Pestal, B Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Many of the ligands for Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are unique to microorganisms, such that
receptor activation unequivocally indicates the presence of something foreign. However, a …

Phase I dose-escalation trial of MIW815 (ADU-S100), an intratumoral STING agonist, in patients with advanced/metastatic solid tumors or lymphomas

F Meric-Bernstam, RF Sweis, FS Hodi… - Clinical cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: This phase I study assessed the safety, pharmacokinetics (PKs), and efficacy of
MIW815 (ADU-S100), a novel synthetic cyclic dinucleotide that activates the stimulator of IFN …

STING signaling promotes NK cell antitumor immunity and maintains a reservoir of TCF-1+ NK cells

L Lu, C Yang, X Zhou, L Wu, X Hong, W Li, X Wang… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic innate lymphocytes that eradicate tumor cells. Inducing
durable antitumor immune responses by NK cells represents a major priority of cancer …

Macrophages and cancer stem cells: a malevolent alliance

P Allavena, E Digifico, C Belgiovine - Molecular Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Myeloid cells infiltrating tumors are gaining ever growing attention in the last years because
their pro-tumor and immunosuppressive functions are relevant for disease progression and …

Endogenous adenosine triphosphate-assisted three-dimensional DNA walker assembled on soft nanoparticles for intracellular microRNA imaging

L Liang, X Shuai, L Cao, J Wang, Y Wang, L Li… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
DNA walkers, a sophisticated type of nanomachines, exhibit intelligent application in
biosensing with high programmability and flexibility but usually need additional auxiliary …

Noncanonical MAVS signaling restrains dendritic cell–driven antitumor immunity by inhibiting IL-12

L Wu, X Hong, C Yang, Y Yang, W Li, L Lu, M Cai… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS)–mediated cytosolic RNA sensing plays a
central role in tumor immunogenicity. However, the effects of host MAVS signaling on …

Synergy of a STING agonist and an IL-2 superkine in cancer immunotherapy against MHC I–deficient and MHC I+ tumors

NK Wolf, C Blaj, LK Picton, G Snyder… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Cyclic dinucleotides (CDN) and Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands mobilize antitumor
responses by natural killer (NK) cells and T cells, potentially serving as complementary …

Fucoidan, as an immunostimulator promotes M1 macrophage differentiation and enhances the chemotherapeutic sensitivity of capecitabine in colon cancer

Z Deng, N Wu, Q Suo, J Wang, Y Yue, L Geng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy resistance is one of the most critical challenges in colorectal cancer (CRC)
treatment. The occurrence and development of chemotherapy resistance closely related to …

Understanding nucleic acid sensing and its therapeutic applications

LZ Kong, SM Kim, C Wang, SY Lee, SC Oh… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Nucleic acid sensing is involved in viral infections, immune response-related diseases, and
therapeutics. Based on the composition of nucleic acids, nucleic acid sensors are defined as …