Regulatory T cells in tumor microenvironment: new mechanisms, potential therapeutic strategies and future prospects

C Li, P Jiang, S Wei, X Xu, J Wang - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) characterized by the expression of the master transcription factor
forkhead box protein p3 (Foxp3) suppress anticancer immunity, thereby hindering protective …

Reprogramming the tumor microenvironment by genome editing for precision cancer therapy

K Liu, JJ Cui, Y Zhan, QY Ouyang, QS Lu, DH Yang… - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is essential for immune escape by tumor cells. It plays
essential roles in tumor development and metastasis. The clinical outcomes of tumors are …

Mechanisms of fetal T cell tolerance and immune regulation

E Rackaityte, J Halkias - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The developing human fetus generates both tolerogenic and protective immune responses
in response to the unique requirements of gestation. Thus, a successful human pregnancy …

Understanding early-life adaptive immunity to guide interventions for pediatric health

EC Semmes, JL Chen, R Goswami, TD Burt… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Infants are capable of mounting adaptive immune responses, but their ability to develop long-
lasting immunity is limited. Understanding the particularities of the neonatal adaptive …

Loss-of-function mutation in IKZF2 leads to immunodeficiency with dysregulated germinal center reactions and reduction of MAIT cells

I Hetemäki, M Kaustio, M Kinnunen, N Heikkilä… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The Ikaros family transcription factors regulate lymphocyte development. Loss-of-function
variants in IKZF1 cause primary immunodeficiency, but Ikaros family members IKZF2 and …

Exosomal delivery of NF-κB inhibitor delays LPS-induced preterm birth and modulates fetal immune cell profile in mouse models

S Sheller-Miller, E Radnaa, JK Yoo, K Choi, Y Kim… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Accumulation of immune cells and activation of the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-
κB in feto-maternal uterine tissues is a key feature of preterm birth (PTB) pathophysiology …

Helios is a marker, not a driver, of human Treg stability

AJ Lam, P Uday, JK Gillies… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Treg therapy holds promise as a potentially curative approach to establish immune
tolerance in transplantation and autoimmune disease. An outstanding question is whether …

Maternal and fetal T cells in term pregnancy and preterm labor

D Miller, M Gershater, R Slutsky, R Romero… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Pregnancy is a state of immunological balance during which the mother and the developing
fetus must tolerate each other while maintaining sufficient immunocompetence to ward off …

Building a T cell compartment: how immune cell development shapes function

MP Davenport, NL Smith, BD Rudd - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
We are just beginning to understand the diversity of the peripheral T cell compartment,
which arises from the specialization of different T cell subsets and the plasticity of individual …

Regulatory T-cell therapy approaches

O McCallion, M Bilici, J Hester… - Clinical and Experimental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have enormous therapeutic potential to treat a variety of
immunopathologies characterized by aberrant immune activation. Adoptive transfer of ex …