Prospects of bacterial and plant protein-based immunotoxins for treatment of cancer

UH Weidle, G Tiefenthaler, C Schiller… - Cancer genomics & …, 2014 - cgp.iiarjournals.org
Bacterial-and plant-derived immunotoxins have documented potential for treatment of
cancer. We discuss Anthrax toxin, ribosome inactivating-toxins, such as saporin and ricin …

Identification and elimination of an immunodominant T-cell epitope in recombinant immunotoxins based on Pseudomonas exotoxin A

R Mazor, AN Vassall, JA Eberle… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Recombinant immunotoxins (RITs) are chimeric proteins that are being developed for
cancer treatment. We have produced RITs that contain PE38, a portion of the bacterial …

The role of GSK3β in T lymphocytes in the tumor microenvironment

A Dimou, KN Syrigos - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy options for patients with cancer have emerged following decades of
research on immune responses against tumors. Most treatments in this category harness T …

The ion channel TRPV5 regulates B-cell signaling and activation

T Mahtani, H Sheth, LK Smith, L Benedict… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction B-cell activation triggers the release of endoplasmic reticulum calcium stores
through the store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) pathway resulting in calcium influx by …

Administration of amyloid precursor protein gene deleted mouse ESC-derived thymic epithelial progenitors attenuates Alzheimer's pathology

J Zhao, M Su, Y Lin, H Liu, Z He, L Lai - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder and the most
common cause of dementia in older adults. Although amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaque deposition …

Metformin inhibits the pathogenic functions of AChR-specific B and Th17 cells by targeting miR-146a

Y Hao, W Zhao, L Chang, X Chen, C Liu, Y Liu, L Hou… - Immunology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is characterized by fatigable skeletal muscle weakness with a
fluctuating and unpredictable disease course and is caused by circulating autoantibodies …

Administration of anti-ERMAP antibody ameliorates Alzheimer's disease in mice

H Liu, J Zhao, Y Lin, M Su, L Lai - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2021 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating age-related neurodegenerative
disorder and characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognitive functions, which …

Impaired cerebral microvascular endothelial cells integrity due to elevated dopamine in myasthenic model

Y Hao, Y Su, Y He, W Zhang, Y Liu, Y Guo… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease characterized by pathogenic antibodies that
target structures of the neuromuscular junction. However, some patients also experience …

In silico analysis suggests less effective MHC-II presentation of SARS-CoV-2 RBM peptides: Implication for neutralizing antibody responses

A Castro, K Ozturk, M Zanetti, H Carter - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies develop within two weeks of infection, but wane relatively rapidly
post-infection, raising concerns about whether antibody responses will provide protection …

The effects of perinatal/juvenile heptachlor exposure on adult immune and reproductive system function in rats

RJ Smialowicz, WC Williams, CB Copeland… - Toxicological …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
This study was performed to determine if developmental exposure of rats to heptachlor (H)
during the last half of gestation through puberty adversely affects adult functioning of the …