Potential role of CXCR4 targeting in the context of radiotherapy and immunotherapy of cancer

F Eckert, K Schilbach, L Klumpp, L Bardoscia… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cancer immunotherapy has been established as standard of care in different tumor entities.
After the first reports on synergistic effects with radiotherapy and the induction of abscopal …

Tumor inhibition or tumor promotion? The duplicity of CXCR3 in cancer

E Russo, A Santoni, G Bernardini - Journal of Leucocyte Biology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Tumor tissue includes cancer cells and normal stromal cells such as vascular endothelial
cells, connective tissue cells (cancer associated fibroblast, mesenchymal stem cell), and …

CXCR4 as biomarker for radioresistant cancer stem cells

F Trautmann, M Cojoc, I Kurth, N Melin… - … journal of radiation …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Radioresistance of cancer cells remains a fundamental barrier for maximum
efficient radiotherapy. Tumor heterogeneity and the existence of distinct cell subpopulations …

Targeting CXCL12/CXCR4 axis in tumor immunotherapy

W Zhou, S Guo, M Liu, ME Burow… - Current medicinal …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Chemokines, which have chemotactic abilities, are comprised of a family of small cytokines
with 8-10 kilodaltons. Chemokines work in immune cells by trafficking and regulating cell …

CXCR3 ligands in cancer and autoimmunity, chemoattraction of effector T cells, and beyond

N Karin - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
CXCR3 is a chemokine receptor with three ligands; CXCL9, CXCL10, and CXCL11.
CXCL11 binds CXCR3 with a higher affinity than the other ligands leading to receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of CXCR4 signaling in cancer pathogenesis and progression

RKME Alsayed, AQ Khan, F Ahmad, AW Ansari… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Signaling involving chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its ligand SDF-1/CXL12 has been
investigated for many years for its possible role in cancer progression and pathogenesis …

The multiple faces of CXCL12 (SDF-1α) in the regulation of immunity during health and disease

N Karin - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Review discusses the role of CXCL12 (SDF1α) as a regulatory chemokine that drives Foxp3-
regulatory T cells (Tr1), and its therapeutic implications. Chemokines are a group of small …

CXCR4/CXCL12 activities in the tumor microenvironment and implications for tumor immunotherapy

R Mezzapelle, M Leo, F Caprioglio, LS Colley… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chemokines are small soluble proteins that control and regulate cell
trafficking within and between tissues by binding to their receptors. Among them, CXCL12 …

CXCR4 ligands: the next big hit?

AME Walenkamp, C Lapa, K Herrmann… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
The G protein–coupled protein receptor CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is an attractive
target for cancer diagnosis and treatment, as it is overexpressed in many solid and …

[HTML][HTML] CXCR6 is required for antitumor efficacy of intratumoral CD8+ T cell

B Wang, Y Wang, X Sun, G Deng… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Increasing infiltration of CD8+ T cells within tumor tissue predicts a better
prognosis and is essential for response to checkpoint blocking therapy. Furthermore, current …