The role of microbiota-derived vitamins in immune homeostasis and enhancing cancer immunotherapy

H Gholami, JA Chmiel, JP Burton, S Maleki Vareki - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite clinical success, only a limited percentage of cancer patients are
responsive to immunotherapy. Recently, gut microbiota modulation has been suggested as …

Gut and urinary microbiota: the causes and potential treatment measures of renal cell carcinoma

J Yang, S Wan, K Li, SY Chen, L Yang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mounting evidence suggests that the gut microbiota plays a crucial role in the development
and treatment of various cancers. Recent research on the urinary microbiota challenges the …

HILPDA promotes NASH-driven HCC development by restraining intracellular fatty acid flux in hypoxia

D Povero, Y Chen, SM Johnson, CE McMahon… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The prevalence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-driven
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rising rapidly, yet its underlying mechanisms remain …

Vitamin B6 competition in the tumor microenvironment hampers antitumor functions of NK cells

C He, D Wang, SK Shukla, T Hu, R Thakur, X Fu… - Cancer Discovery, 2024 - AACR
Nutritional factors play crucial roles in immune responses. The tumor-caused nutritional
deficiencies are known to affect antitumor immunity. Here, we demonstrate that pancreatic …

PNPO–PLP axis senses prolonged hypoxia in macrophages by regulating lysosomal activity

H Sekine, H Takeda, N Takeda, A Kishino… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Oxygen is critical for all metazoan organisms on the earth and impacts various biological
processes in physiological and pathological conditions. While oxygen-sensing systems …

Vitamin B6 deficiency cooperates with oncogenic Ras to induce malignant tumors in Drosophila

E Pilesi, G Tesoriere, A Ferriero, E Mascolo… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin which possesses antioxidant properties. Its
catalytically active form, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), is a crucial cofactor for DNA and …

E, K, B5, B6, and B9 vitamins and their specific immunological effects evaluated by flow cytometry

C Munteanu, I Berindean, M Mihai, B Pop… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
It has been proven that vitamins play an essential role in preventing certain diseases since
ancient times. It is thus fruitless to approach the roles of vitamins without making reference to …

The factor inhibiting HIF regulates T cell differentiation and anti-tumour efficacy

D Bargiela, PP Cunha, P Veliça, LCM Krause… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
T cells must adapt to variations in tissue microenvironments; these adaptations include the
degree of oxygen availability. The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) transcription factors control …

Antitumor immunostimulatory activity of the traditional Chinese medicine polysaccharide on hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Liu, J Wu, H Hao - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent malignancy, often associated with
compromised immune function in affected patients. This can be attributed to the secretion of …

PNPO-PLP axis senses prolonged hypoxia by regulating lysosomal activity

H Sekine, H Takeda, A Kishino, H Anzawa, T Isagawa… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Oxygen is critical for all metazoan organisms on the earth and impacts various biological
processes in physiological and pathological conditions. While oxygen sensing systems …