γδ T cells: origin and fate, subsets, diseases and immunotherapy

Y Hu, Q Hu, Y Li, L Lu, Z Xiang, Z Yin… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The intricacy of diseases, shaped by intrinsic processes like immune system exhaustion and
hyperactivation, highlights the potential of immune renormalization as a promising strategy …

CTLs heterogeneity and plasticity: implications for cancer immunotherapy

S Peng, A Lin, A Jiang, C Zhang, J Zhang, Q Cheng… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play critical antitumor roles, encompassing diverse subsets
including CD4+, NK, and γδ T cells beyond conventional CD8+ CTLs. However, definitive …

Gamma/delta T cells as cellular vehicles for anti-tumor immunity

CQ Wang, PY Lim, AHM Tan - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Adoptive cellular immunotherapy as a new paradigm to treat cancers is exemplified by the
FDA approval of six chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapies targeting hematological …

T cells in abdominal aortic aneurysm: immunomodulation and clinical application

W Gong, Y Tian, L Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration,
extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation, and vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) dysfunction …

Potential anti-tumor effects of regulatory T cells in the tumor microenvironment: a review

Y Li, C Zhang, A Jiang, A Lin, Z Liu, X Cheng… - Journal of Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) expressing the transcription factor FoxP3 are essential for
maintaining immunological balance and are a significant component of the …

Novel potential therapeutic targets of alopecia areata

W Xu, S Wan, B Xie, X Song - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alopecia areata (AA) is a non-scarring hair loss disorder caused by autoimmunity. The
immune collapse of the hair follicle, where interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and CD8+ T cells …

Decidual γδT cells of early human pregnancy produce angiogenic and immunomodulatory proteins while also possessing cytotoxic potential

J Nörenberg, P Vida, I Bösmeier, B Forró… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
During pregnancy, the maternal immune system must allow and support the growth of the
developing placenta while maintaining the integrity of the mother's body. The trophoblast's …

Chimeric antigen receptor natural killer cells: a promising antitumor immunotherapy

Y Wang, S Jin, Q Zhuang, N Liu, R Chen, SA Adam… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have been successfully used in adoptive cell
therapy for malignancies. However, some obstacles, including side effects such as graft …

Targeting melanoma-associated fibroblasts (MAFs) with activated γδ (Vδ2) T cells: an in vitro cytotoxicity model

A Hajdara, U Çakır, B Érsek, P Silló, B Széky… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) has gained considerable scientific attention by playing a
role in immunosuppression and tumorigenesis. Besides tumor cells, TME is composed of …

Human gamma-delta (γδ) T cell therapy for glioblastoma: A novel alternative to overcome challenges of adoptive immune cell therapy

H Choi, TG Kim, SS Jeun, S Ahn - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma is the most common brain malignancy with devastating prognosis. Numerous
clinical trials using various target therapeutic agents have failed and recent clinical trials …