Tryptophan metabolism as a common therapeutic target in cancer, neurodegeneration and beyond

M Platten, EAA Nollen, UF Röhrig, F Fallarino… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract l-Tryptophan (Trp) metabolism through the kynurenine pathway (KP) is involved in
the regulation of immunity, neuronal function and intestinal homeostasis. Imbalances in Trp …

Tryptophan metabolism in inflammaging: from biomarker to therapeutic target

FJH Sorgdrager, PJW Naudé, IP Kema… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation aims to restore tissue homeostasis after injury or infection. Age-related decline
of tissue homeostasis causes a physiological low-grade chronic inflammatory phenotype …

Competition for nutrients and its role in controlling immune responses

N Kedia-Mehta, DK Finlay - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in cellular metabolism are associated with the activation of diverse
immune subsets. These changes are fuelled by nutrients including glucose, amino acids …

Metabolic control of dendritic cell functions: digesting information

SK Wculek, SC Khouili, E Priego… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) control innate and adaptive immunity by patrolling tissues to gather
antigens and danger signals derived from microbes and tissue. Subsequently, DCs integrate …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic crosstalk in the breast cancer microenvironment

AS Dias, CR Almeida, LA Helguero, IF Duarte - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
During tumorigenesis, breast tumour cells undergo metabolic reprogramming, which
generally includes enhanced glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle activity, glutaminolysis and …

Altered cancer metabolism in mechanisms of immunotherapy resistance

R Ramapriyan, MS Caetano, HB Barsoumian… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Many metabolic alterations, including the Warburg effect, occur in cancer cells that influence
the tumor microenvironment, including switching to glycolysis from oxidative …

A role for tryptophan-2, 3-dioxygenase in CD8 T-cell suppression and evidence of tryptophan catabolism in breast cancer patient plasma

LI Greene, TC Bruno, JL Christenson… - Molecular Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Tryptophan catabolism is an attractive target for reducing tumor progression and improving
antitumor immunity in multiple cancers. Tumor infiltration by CD8 T cells correlates with …

The next generation of immunotherapy for cancer: small molecules could make big waves

WG Kerr, JD Chisholm - The Journal of Immunology, 2019 - journals.aai.org
After decades of intense effort, therapeutics that leverage the immune system to fight cancer
have now been conclusively demonstrated to be effective. Immuno-oncology has arrived …

Type I interferon signaling, regulation and gene stimulation in chronic virus infection

S Lukhele, GM Boukhaled, DG Brooks - Seminars in immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Type I Interferons (IFN-I) mediate numerous immune interactions during viral
infections, from the establishment of an antiviral state to invoking and regulating innate and …

Myeloid‐derived suppressor cells: roles in the tumor microenvironment and tumor radiotherapy

Z Yin, C Li, J Wang, L Xue - International journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer progression is closely related to the tumor microenvironment in which the tumor
exists, including surrounding blood vessels, immune cells, fibroblasts, bone marrow‐derived …