[HTML][HTML] Immunotherapy of glioblastoma: current strategies and challenges in tumor model development

B Majc, M Novak, N Kopitar-Jerala, A Jewett, B Breznik - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma is the most common brain malignant tumor in the adult population, and
immunotherapy is playing an increasingly central role in the treatment of many cancers …

[HTML][HTML] Cysteine cathepsins as therapeutic targets in immune regulation and immune disorders

E Senjor, J Kos, MP Nanut - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cysteine cathepsins, as the most abundant proteases found in the lysosomes, play a vital
role in several processes—such as protein degradation, changes in cell signaling, cell …

Inability of ovarian cancers to upregulate their MHC-class I surface expression marks their aggressiveness and increased susceptibility to NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity

N Chovatiya, K Kaur, S Huerta-Yepez, PC Chen… - Cancer Immunology …, 2022 - Springer
We extended our previous observations with other tumor models to study seven ovarian
tumor cell lines—OVCAR3, OVCAR4, OVCAR8, SKOV3, Kuramochi, OAW28, and CaOV3 …

Natural killer cells in the treatment of glioblastoma: Diverse antitumor functions and potential clinical applications

B Breznik, M Novak, B Majc, A Habič… - NK Cells in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes of innate immunity that recognize and kill
stressed, infected, and cancer cells. Moreover, NK cells orchestrate innate and adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] an update on glioblastoma biology, genetics, and current therapies: Novel inhibitors of the g protein-coupled receptor CCR5

T Lah Turnšek, X Jiao, M Novak, S Jammula… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The mechanisms governing therapeutic resistance of the most aggressive and lethal primary
brain tumor in adults, glioblastoma, have increasingly focused on tumor stem cells. These …

[HTML][HTML] The potential role of cytotoxic immune effectors in induction, progression and pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

K Kaur, PC Chen, MW Ko, A Mei, N Chovatiya… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an auto-immune neurodegenerative disorder affecting
the motor-neuron system. The causes of ALS are heterogeneous, and are only partially …

[HTML][HTML] Different glycosylation profiles of cystatin F alter the cytotoxic potential of natural killer cells

E Senjor, M Pirro, U Švajger, M Prunk, J Sabotič… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Cystatin F, a cysteine peptidase inhibitor, is a potent modulator of NK cytotoxicity. By
inhibiting granule-mediated cytotoxicity pathway, cystatin F induces formation of non …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the Potential of Natural Killer Cell-Based Immunotherapy in Targeting High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinomas

K Kaur, J Sanghu, S Memarzadeh, A Jewett - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
High-grade serous ovarian cancers (HGSOCs) likely consist of poorly differentiated stem-
like cells (PDSLCs) and differentiated tumor cells. Conventional therapeutics are incapable …

Multifaceted nature of natural killer cells: Potential mode of interaction and shaping of stem cells

E Senjor, MW Ko, K Kaur, PC Chen, B Breznik… - NK Cells in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural killer (NK) cells are the key immune effectors with the ability to lyse stem-like/poorly
differentiated tumor cells and mediate differentiation through their cytotoxic activity and via …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic cannabinoid WIN 55,212–2 inhibits growth and induces cell death of oral and pancreatic stem-like/poorly differentiated tumor cells

MW Ko, B Breznik, E Senjor, A Jewett - Advances in Cancer Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
We report here that synthetic cannabinoid WIN 55,212–2 inhibits tumor cell proliferation and
induces cell death of oral and pancreatic tumor cells, and the effect is much more …