CD4 T-cell exhaustion: does it exist and what are its roles in cancer?

AM Miggelbrink, JD Jackson, SJ Lorrey… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
In chronic infections and in cancer, persistent antigen stimulation under suboptimal
conditions can lead to the induction of T-cell exhaustion. Exhausted T cells are …

Immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Zongyi, L Xiaowu - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
abstract Despite significant research efforts, only a few treatment approaches have been
developed for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In recent years, immune checkpoint …

Construction of a ferroptosis-related nine-lncRNA signature for predicting prognosis and immune response in hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Xu, B Peng, Q Liang, X Chen, Y Cai, S Zeng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent cell death process that plays important regulatory roles in
the occurrence and development of cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

HBV-induced immune imbalance in the development of HCC

Y Chen, Z Tian - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the high-risk factors for human HCC.
Despite the integration of virus DNA and the oncoprotein HBx, chronic necroinflammation …

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios as predictors of tumor response in hepatocellular carcinoma after DEB-TACE

IT Schobert, LJ Savic, J Chapiro, K Bousabarah… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To investigate the predictive value of quantifiable imaging and inflammatory
biomarkers in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for the clinical outcome after …

Innate and adaptive immunopathogeneses in viral hepatitis; crucial determinants of hepatocellular carcinoma

MYW Zaki, AM Fathi, S Samir, N Eldafashi, KY William… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Infections with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses are usually
asymptomatic and although some patients undergo resolution of infection, the majority do …

Follicular helper T cells remodel the immune microenvironment of pancreatic cancer via secreting CXCL13 and IL-21

X Lin, L Ye, X Wang, Z Liao, J Dong, Y Yang, R Zhang… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The immunosuppressive microenvironment is closely related to the poor
prognosis of patients with PDAC. Tfh cells play an anti-tumor function in various malignant …

Interleukin-10-regulated tumour tolerance in non-small cell lung cancer

JM Vahl, J Friedrich, S Mittler, S Trump, L Heim… - British journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Background: Lung cancer is the most life-threatening cancer type worldwide. Treatment
options include surgery, radio-and chemotherapy, as well as the use of immunomodulatory …

Disruption of SIRT7 increases the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitor via MEF2D regulation of programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

J Xiang, NI Zhang, H Sun, LI Su, C Zhang, H Xu, J Feng… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Immune checkpoint inhibitors have some efficacy in the treatment of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), expressed on …

NAFLD and HBV interplay-related mechanisms underlying liver disease progression

E Tourkochristou, SF Assimakopoulos… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) constitute
common chronic liver diseases with worldwide distribution. NAFLD burden is expected to …