Targeting the gut microbiota for cancer therapy

MR Fernandes, P Aggarwal, RGF Costa… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Growing evidence suggests that the gut microbiota modulates the efficacy and toxicity of
cancer therapy, most notably immunotherapy and its immune-related adverse effects. The …

CD8+ T cell metabolism in infection and cancer

M Reina-Campos, NE Scharping… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Cytotoxic CD8+ T cells play a key role in the elimination of intracellular infections and
malignant cells and can provide long-term protective immunity. In the response to infection …

Structural cells are key regulators of organ-specific immune responses

T Krausgruber, N Fortelny, V Fife-Gernedl… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The mammalian immune system implements a remarkably effective set of mechanisms for
fighting pathogens. Its main components are haematopoietic immune cells, including …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon source availability drives nutrient utilization in CD8+ T cells

I Kaymak, KM Luda, LR Duimstra, EH Ma, J Longo… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
How environmental nutrient availability impacts T cell metabolism and function remains
poorly understood. Here, we report that the presence of physiologic carbon sources (PCSs) …

[HTML][HTML] Immunometabolic interplay in the tumor microenvironment

I Kaymak, KS Williams, JR Cantor, RG Jones - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
Immune cells' metabolism influences their differentiation and function. Given that a complex
interplay of environmental factors within the tumor microenvironment (TME) can have a …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay of immunology and cachexia in infection and cancer

H Baazim, L Antonio-Herrera… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Diverse inflammatory diseases, infections and malignancies are associated with wasting
syndromes. In many of these conditions, the standards for diagnosis and treatment are …

[HTML][HTML] Ketolysis drives CD8+ T cell effector function through effects on histone acetylation

KM Luda, J Longo, SM Kitchen-Goosen, LR Duimstra… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Environmental nutrient availability influences T cell metabolism, impacting T cell function
and shaping immune outcomes. Here, we identified ketone bodies (KBs)—including β …

[HTML][HTML] Innate metabolic responses against viral infections

CS Palmer - Nature Metabolism, 2022 - nature.com
Metabolic adaptation to viral infections critically determines the course and manifestations of
disease. At the systemic level, a significant feature of viral infection and inflammation that …

[HTML][HTML] Proteomic and metabolomic characterization of COVID-19 patient sera

B Shen, X Yi, Y Sun, X Bi, J Du, C Zhang, S Quan… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Early detection and effective treatment of severe COVID-19 patients remain major
challenges. Here, we performed proteomic and metabolomic profiling of sera from 46 COVID …

Metabolomic analyses reveal new stage-specific features of COVID-19

H Jia, C Liu, D Li, Q Huang, D Liu… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected> 160 million
individuals to date, and has caused millions of deaths worldwide, at least in part due to the …