Macrophages in immunoregulation and therapeutics

S Chen, AFUH Saeed, Q Liu, Q Jiang, H Xu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Macrophages exist in various tissues, several body cavities, and around mucosal surfaces
and are a vital part of the innate immune system for host defense against many pathogens …

Targeting ferroptosis as a vulnerability in cancer

G Lei, L Zhuang, B Gan - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death that is triggered by the toxic
build-up of lipid peroxides on cellular membranes. In recent years, ferroptosis has garnered …

The blood–brain barrier: structure, regulation, and drug delivery

D Wu, Q Chen, X Chen, F Han, Z Chen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a natural protective membrane that prevents central nervous
system (CNS) from toxins and pathogens in blood. However, the presence of BBB …

Nanoparticles for cancer therapy: current progress and challenges

S Gavas, S Quazi, TM Karpiński - Nanoscale research letters, 2021 - Springer
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and morbidity with a complex pathophysiology.
Traditional cancer therapies include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and …

Combination strategies to maximize the benefits of cancer immunotherapy

S Zhu, T Zhang, L Zheng, H Liu, W Song, D Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and adoptive cell therapy
(ACT) have revolutionized cancer treatment, especially in patients whose disease was …

The single‐cell landscape of intratumoral heterogeneity and the immunosuppressive microenvironment in liver and brain metastases of breast cancer

Y Zou, F Ye, Y Kong, X Hu, X Deng, J Xie… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Distant metastasis remains the major cause of morbidity for breast cancer. Individuals with
liver or brain metastasis have an extremely poor prognosis and low response rates to anti …

[HTML][HTML] Turning cold tumors into hot tumors by improving T-cell infiltration

YT Liu, ZJ Sun - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immunotherapy, represented by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has greatly improved
the clinical efficacy of malignant tumor therapy. ICI-mediated antitumor responses depend …

Tumor‐associated macrophages in liver cancer: from mechanisms to therapy

K Cheng, N Cai, J Zhu, X Yang, H Liang… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Multidimensional analyses have demonstrated the presence of a unique tumor
microenvironment (TME) in liver cancer. Tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) are …

A review on metal-and metal oxide-based nanozymes: properties, mechanisms, and applications

Q Liu, A Zhang, R Wang, Q Zhang, D Cui - Nano-micro letters, 2021 - Springer
Since the ferromagnetic (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles were firstly reported to exert enzyme-like
activity in 2007, extensive research progress in nanozymes has been made with deep …

d-lactate modulates M2 tumor-associated macrophages and remodels immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for hepatocellular carcinoma

S Han, X Bao, Y Zou, L Wang, Y Li, L Yang, A Liao… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The polarization of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) from M2 to M1 phenotype
demonstrates great potential for remodeling the immunosuppressive tumor …