Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic modifications on the path to cancer

L Sun, H Zhang, P Gao - Protein & cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Metabolic rewiring and epigenetic remodeling, which are closely linked and reciprocally
regulate each other, are among the well-known cancer hallmarks. Recent evidence …

Cancer metabolism and tumor microenvironment: fostering each other?

Y Yuan, H Li, W Pu, L Chen, D Guo, H Jiang… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
The changes associated with malignancy are not only in cancer cells but also in
environment in which cancer cells live. Metabolic reprogramming supports tumor cell high …

Targeting SLC7A11 improves efferocytosis by dendritic cells and wound healing in diabetes

S Maschalidi, P Mehrotra, BN Keçeli, HKL De Cleene… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic non-healing wounds are a major complication of diabetes, which affects 1 in 10
people worldwide. Dying cells in the wound perpetuate the inflammation and contribute to …

A bimetallic nanoplatform for STING activation and CRISPR/Cas mediated depletion of the methionine transporter in cancer cells restores anti-tumor immune …

Y Huang, G Qin, TT Cui, C Zhao, J Ren, X Qu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Lack of sufficient cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8+ T cells) infiltration and dysfunctional state of
CD8+ T cells are considered enormous obstacles to antitumor immunity. Herein, we …

Myeloid-derived itaconate suppresses cytotoxic CD8+ T cells and promotes tumour growth

H Zhao, D Teng, L Yang, X Xu, J Chen, T Jiang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The tumour microenvironment possesses mechanisms that suppress anti-tumour immunity.
Itaconate is a metabolite produced from the Krebs cycle intermediate cis-aconitate by the …

Methionine restriction promotes cGAS activation and chromatin untethering through demethylation to enhance antitumor immunity

L Fang, Y Hao, H Yu, X Gu, Q Peng, H Zhuo, Y Li, Z Liu… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is the major sensor for cytosolic DNA and
activates type I interferon signaling and plays an essential role in antitumor immunity …

Immunometabolism in the single-cell era

MN Artyomov, J Van den Bossche - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Emerging research has identified metabolic pathways that are crucial for the proper
regulation of immune cells and how, when deranged, they can cause immune dysfunction …

Asparagine enhances LCK signalling to potentiate CD8+ T-cell activation and anti-tumour responses

J Wu, G Li, L Li, D Li, Z Dong, P Jiang - Nature cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Nutrient availability is central for T-cell functions and immune responses. Here we report that
CD8+ T-cell activation and anti-tumour responses are strongly potentiated by the non …

More than just protein building blocks: how amino acids and related metabolic pathways fuel macrophage polarization

M Kieler, M Hofmann, G Schabbauer - The FEBS journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages represent the first line of defence in innate immune responses and
additionally serve important functions for the regulation of host inflammation and tissue …

Biomedical applications of electrets: recent advance and future perspectives

X Zhang, J Zhao, P Xie, S Wang - Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, electrical stimulation, as a non-pharmacological physical stimulus, has been
widely exploited in biomedical and clinical applications due to its ability to significantly …