[HTML][HTML] The therapeutic age of the neonatal Fc receptor

M Pyzik, LK Kozicky, AK Gandhi… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
IgGs are essential soluble components of the adaptive immune response that evolved to
protect the body from infection. Compared with other immunoglobulins, the role of IgGs is …

Endocytosis in cancer and cancer therapy

B Banushi, SR Joseph, B Lum, JJ Lee… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Endocytosis is a complex process whereby cell surface proteins, lipids and fluid from the
extracellular environment are packaged, sorted and internalized into cells. Endocytosis is …

[HTML][HTML] The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn): a misnomer?

M Pyzik, KMK Sand, JJ Hubbard, JT Andersen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Antibodies are essential components of an adaptive immune response. Immunoglobulin G
(IgG) is the most common type of antibody found in circulation and extracellular fluids …

Nutrient scavenging in cancer

BT Finicle, V Jayashankar, AL Edinger - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
While cancer cell proliferation depends on access to extracellular nutrients, inadequate
tumour perfusion means that glucose, amino acids and lipids are often in short supply. To …

Engineering a HER2-specific antibody–drug conjugate to increase lysosomal delivery and therapeutic efficacy

JC Kang, W Sun, P Khare, M Karimi, X Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
We improve the potency of antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) containing the human
epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-specific antibody pertuzumab by substantially …

[HTML][HTML] In translation: FcRn across the therapeutic spectrum

T Qi, Y Cao - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
As an essential modulator of IgG disposition, the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) governs the
pharmacokinetics and functions many therapeutic modalities. In this review, we thoroughly …

Barriers for orally inhaled therapeutic antibodies

T Sécher, N Heuzé-Vourc'h - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Respiratory diseases represent a worldwide health issue. The recent Sars-CoV-
2 pandemic, the burden of lung cancer, and inflammatory respiratory diseases urged the …

KRAS-enhanced macropinocytosis and reduced FcRn-mediated recycling sensitize pancreatic cancer to albumin-conjugated drugs

H Liu, M Sun, Z Liu, C Kong, W Kong, J Ye… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a dominantly (~ 95%) KRAS-mutant cancer
that has extremely poor prognosis, in part this is due to its strong intrinsic resistance towards …

[HTML][HTML] FcRn expression in cancer: Mechanistic basis and therapeutic opportunities

I Rudnik-Jansen, KA Howard - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an urgent need to identify new cellular targets to expand the repertoire, potency and
safety of cancer therapeutics. Neonatal Fc Receptor (FcRn)-driven cellular recycling plays a …

FcRn overexpression in human cancer drives albumin recycling and cell growth; a mechanistic basis for exploitation in targeted albumin-drug designs

MT Larsen, OA Mandrup, KK Schelde, Y Luo… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Albumin accumulation in tumours could reflect a role of albumin in transport of endogenous
nutrient cargos required for cellular growth and not just a suggested source of amino acids; …