Immune checkpoint inhibitors in multiple myeloma: A review of the literature

S Caserta, V Innao, C Musolino, A Allegra - Pathology-Research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The human immune system has structures called checkpoints controlling the intensity and
the duration of immune responses. In the last years, studies and research have been …

[HTML][HTML] Potential role of microRNAs in inducing drug resistance in patients with multiple myeloma

A Allegra, R Ettari, V Innao, A Bitto - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prognosis for newly diagnosed subjects with multiple myeloma (MM) has significantly
progressed in recent years. However, most MM patients relapse and after several salvage …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular adverse events in multiple myeloma patients

MB Heckmann, S Doroudgar, HA Katus… - Journal of thoracic …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multiple myeloma is a malignant disease, caused by an uncontrolled clonal proliferation of a
specific group of white blood cells, the plasma cells. Clinical manifestations include bone …

A new class of α-ketoamide derivatives with potent anticancer and anti-SARS-CoV-2 activities

J Wang, B Liang, Y Chen, JFW Chan, S Yuan… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inhibitors of the proteasome have been extensively studied for their applications in the
treatment of human diseases such as hematologic malignancies, autoimmune disorders …

Immunoproteasome subunit β5i regulates diet‐induced atherosclerosis through altering MERTK‐mediated efferocytosis in Apoe knockout mice

J Liao, Y Xie, Q Lin, X Yang, X An, Y Xia… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The immunoproteasome contains three catalytic subunits (β1i, β2i and β5i) that are
important modulators of immune cell homeostasis. A previous study showed a correlation …

[HTML][HTML] PA28α/β promote breast cancer cell invasion and metastasis via down-regulation of CDK15

S Li, X Dai, K Gong, K Song, F Tai, J Shi - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
PA28α/β activated immunoproteasome frequently participates in MHC class I antigen
processing, however, whether it is involved in breast tumor progression remains largely …

[HTML][HTML] Immunoproteasome-selective inhibitors: the future of autoimmune diseases?

C Zhang, H Zhu, J Shao, R He, J Xi… - Future Medicinal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The immunoproteasome, a specialized variant of the constitutive one, is predominantly
expressed in lymphocytes and monocytes of jawed vertebrates and is considered to be …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into YES-associated protein signaling pathways in hematological malignancies: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

A Allegra, G Pioggia, V Innao, C Musolino, S Gangemi - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary YES-associated protein (YAP) is a co-transcriptional activator that binds to
transcriptional factors to increase the rate of transcription of a set of genes, and it can …

[HTML][HTML] Oncolytic viruses and hematological malignancies: A new class of immunotherapy drugs

V Innao, V Rizzo, AG Allegra, C Musolino, A Allegra - Current Oncology, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of viruses for tumour treatment has been imagined more than one hundred years
ago, when it was reported that viral diseases were occasionally leading to a decrease in …

Recent advances and future perspectives of noncompetitive proteasome inhibitors

G Zeng, Q Yu, R Zhuang, H Zhu, J Shao, J Xi… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The proteasome regulates intracellular processes, maintains biological homeostasis, and
has shown great significance in the study of various diseases, such as neurodegenerative …