Clearance of apoptotic cells: implications in health and disease

MR Elliott, KS Ravichandran - Journal of Cell Biology, 2010 - rupress.org
Recent advances in defining the molecular signaling pathways that regulate the
phagocytosis of apoptotic cells have improved our understanding of this complex and …

TAM receptor tyrosine kinases as emerging targets of innate immune checkpoint blockade for cancer therapy

YT Akalu, CV Rothlin, S Ghosh - Immunological reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer immunotherapy utilizing T‐cell checkpoint inhibitors has shown tremendous clinical
success. Yet, this mode of treatment is effective in only a subset of patients. Unresponsive …

[HTML][HTML] Dying cell clearance and its impact on the outcome of tumor radiotherapy

K Lauber, A Ernst, M Orth, M Herrmann… - Frontiers in oncology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The induction of tumor cell death is one of the major goals of radiotherapy and has been
considered to be the central determinant of its therapeutic outcome for a long time. However …

Clearance of apoptotic and necrotic cells and its immunological consequences

DV Krysko, K D'Herde, P Vandenabeele - Apoptosis, 2006 - Springer
The ultimate and most favorable fate of almost all dying cells is engulfment by neighboring
or specialized cells. Efficient clearance of cells undergoing apoptotic death is crucial for …

[HTML][HTML] Antiphospholipid antibodies promote leukocyte–endothelial cell adhesion and thrombosis in mice by antagonizing eNOS via β2GPI and apoER2

S Ramesh, CN Morrell, C Tarango… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
In antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) binding to β2
glycoprotein I (β2GPI) induce endothelial cell–leukocyte adhesion and thrombus formation …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphatidylserine targeting for diagnosis and treatment of human diseases

K Schutters, C Reutelingsperger - Apoptosis, 2010 - Springer
Cells are able to execute apoptosis by activating series of specific biochemical reactions.
One of the most prominent characteristics of cell death is the externalization of …

Anticancer β-hairpin peptides: membrane-induced folding triggers activity

C Sinthuvanich, AS Veiga, K Gupta… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Several cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have recently been shown to display
anticancer activity via a mechanism that usually entails the disruption of cancer cell …

[HTML][HTML] Concepts and mechanisms underlying chemotherapy induced immunogenic cell death: impact on clinical studies and considerations for combined therapies

S Gebremeskel, B Johnston - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chemotherapy has historically been thought to induce cancer cell death in an
immunogenically silent manner. However, recent studies have demonstrated that …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting inside-out phosphatidylserine as a therapeutic strategy for viral diseases

MM Soares, SW King, PE Thorpe - Nature medicine, 2008 - nature.com
There is a pressing need for antiviral agents that are effective against multiple classes of
viruses. Broad specificity might be achieved by targeting phospholipids that are widely …

Phosphatidylserine-targeting antibody induces M1 macrophage polarization and promotes myeloid-derived suppressor cell differentiation

Y Yin, X Huang, KD Lynn, PE Thorpe - Cancer immunology research, 2013 - AACR
Multiple tumor-derived factors are responsible for the accumulation and expansion of
immune-suppressing myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) and M2-like tumor …