Roles for macrophage-polarizing interleukins in cancer immunity and immunotherapy

K Mortezaee, J Majidpoor - Cellular Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Macrophages are the most abundant and one of the most critical cells of tumor immunity.
They provide a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity through releasing cytokines …

Inflammatory pathways in COVID19: mechanism and therapeutic interventions

Y Jiang, T Zhao, X Zhou, Y Xiang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID19) pandemic has become a global crisis.
In the immunopathogenesis of COVID19, SARSCoV2 infection induces an excessive …

Cytokine storm signature in patients with moderate and severe COVID-19

O Kalinina, A Golovkin, E Zaikova, A Aquino… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hypercytokinemia, found in SARS-CoV-2 infection, contributes to multiple organ
dysfunctions with acute respiratory distress syndrome, shock etc. The aim of this study was …

Checkpoint inhibitor/interleukinbased combination therapy of cancer

K Mortezaee, J Majidpoor - Cancer medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is the current focus in
cancer immunotherapy. However, issues are raised in the area, as the recent studies …

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer stemness and heterogeneity: updated

K Mortezaee, J Majidpoor, E Kharazinejad - Medical Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) as a trans-differentiation program and a key
process in tumor progression is linked positively with increased expansion of cancer stem …

Dysregulated metabolism: A friend-to-foe skewer of macrophages

K Mortezaee, J Majidpoor - International reviews of immunology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of solid cancers. Macrophages as major constituents
of immune system take important roles in regulation of tumorigenesis. Pro-tumor M2 …

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Preeclampsia—How an Infection Can Help Us to Know More about an Obstetric Condition

O González-Vanegas, O Martinez-Perez - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection have a significantly higher risk of maternal
death, ICU admission, preterm delivery, and stillbirth compared to those without infection …

Effects of Sulforaphane on SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and NF‑κB dependent expression of genes involved in the COVID‑19 'cytokine storm'

J Gasparello, G Marzaro, C Papi… - International …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Since its spread at the beginning of 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19)
pandemic represents one of the major health problems. Despite the approval, testing, and …

Roles of Interleukin-6-mediated immunometabolic reprogramming in COVID-19 and other viral infection-associated diseases

YS Li, HC Ren, JH Cao - International Immunopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a highly pleiotropic glycoprotein factor that can modulate
innate and adaptive immunity as well as various aspects of metabolism, including glycolysis …

NK and cells with NK-like activities in cancer immunotherapy-clinical perspectives

K Mortezaee, J Majidpoor - Medical Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphoid cells of innate immunity that take important roles in
immune surveillance. NK cells are considered as a bridge between innate and adaptive …