The liver cancer immune microenvironment: Therapeutic implications for hepatocellular carcinoma

R Donne, A Lujambio - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The liver is the sixth most common site of primary cancer in humans and the fourth leading
cause of cancer‐related death in the world. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for …

Tumor-infiltrating natural killer cells

B Cózar, M Greppi, S Carpentier, E Narni-Mancinelli… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Because of their potent antitumor activity and their proinflammatory role, natural killer (NK)
cells are at the forefront of efforts to develop immuno-oncologic treatments. NK cells …

Association of Toll-like receptor 7 variants with life-threatening COVID-19 disease in males: findings from a nested case-control study

C Fallerini, S Daga, S Mantovani, E Benetti, N Picchiotti… - elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Background: Recently, loss-of-function variants in TLR7 were identified in two families in
which COVID-19 segregates like an X-linked recessive disorder environmentally …

The natural cytotoxicity receptors in health and disease

AD Barrow, CJ Martin, M Colonna - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Natural Cytotoxicity Receptors (NCRs), NKp46, NKp44, and NKp30, were some of the
first human activating Natural Killer (NK) cell receptors involved in the non-MHC-restricted …

Targeting immune cells in the tumor microenvironment of HCC: new opportunities and challenges

X Hao, G Sun, Y Zhang, X Kong, D Rong… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immune associated cells in the microenvironment have a significant impact on the
development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and have received more …

The tumour microenvironment and immune milieu of cholangiocarcinoma

L Fabris, MJ Perugorria, J Mertens… - Liver …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tumour microenvironment is a complex, multicellular functional compartment that,
particularly when assembled as an abundant desmoplastic reaction, may profoundly affect …

Hepatic natural killer cells: organ-specific sentinels of liver immune homeostasis and physiopathology

J Mikulak, E Bruni, F Oriolo, C Di Vito… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The liver is considered a preferential tissue for NK cells residency. In humans, almost 50% of
all intrahepatic lymphocytes are NK cells that are strongly imprinted in a liver-specific …

Understanding NK cell biology for harnessing NK cell therapies: targeting cancer and beyond

E Shin, SH Bak, T Park, JW Kim, SR Yoon… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Gene-engineered immune cell therapies have partially transformed cancer treatment, as
exemplified by the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells in certain hematologic …

The role of natural killer cell in gastrointestinal cancer: killer or helper

F Wang, JKC Lau, J Yu - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Gastrointestinal cancer is one of the leading health problems worldwide, with a high
morbidity and mortality. To date, harnessing both the innate and adaptive immune system …

Innate lymphocytes: pathogenesis and therapeutic targets of liver diseases and cancer

Y Chen, Z Tian - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The liver is a lymphoid organ with unique immunological properties, particularly, its
predominant innate immune system. The balance between immune tolerance and immune …