Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors and cancer immunotherapy

Y Fujiwara, S Kato, MK Nesline, JM Conroy… - Cancer treatment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Strategies for unlocking immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment have been
investigated to overcome resistance to first-generation immune checkpoint blockade with …

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: an environmental sensor integrating immune responses in health and disease

V Rothhammer, FJ Quintana - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
The environment, diet, microbiota and body's metabolism shape complex biological
processes in health and disease. However, our understanding of the molecular pathways …

Multifunctional metal-organic framework-based nanoreactor for starvation/oxidation improved indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase-blockade tumor immunotherapy

L Dai, M Yao, Z Fu, X Li, X Zheng, S Meng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Inhibited immune response and low levels of delivery restrict starvation cancer therapy
efficacy. Here, we report on the co-delivery of glucose oxidase (GOx) and indoleamine 2, 3 …

Regulation of the immune response by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

C Gutiérrez-Vázquez, FJ Quintana - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that is
activated by small molecules provided by the diet, microorganisms, metabolism, and …

Immunogenic camptothesome nanovesicles comprising sphingomyelin-derived camptothecin bilayers for safe and synergistic cancer immunochemotherapy

Z Wang, N Little, J Chen, KT Lambesis, KT Le… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite the enormous therapeutic potential of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), it benefits
only a small subset of patients. Some chemotherapeutics can switch 'immune-cold'tumours …

IDO in the tumor microenvironment: inflammation, counter-regulation, and tolerance

DH Munn, AL Mellor - Trends in immunology, 2016 - cell.com
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) has immunoregulatory roles associated with tryptophan
metabolism. These include counter-regulation (controlling inflammation) and acquired …

Antidepressant activity of anti-cytokine treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials of chronic inflammatory conditions

N Kappelmann, G Lewis, R Dantzer, PB Jones… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Inflammatory cytokines are commonly elevated in acute depression and are associated with
resistance to monoaminergic treatment. To examine the potential role of cytokines in the …

Environmental chemicals, breast cancer progression and drug resistance

M Koual, C Tomkiewicz, G Cano-Sancho… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common causes of cancer in the world and the second
leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Mortality is associated mainly with the …

Nano-enabled pancreas cancer immunotherapy using immunogenic cell death and reversing immunosuppression

J Lu, X Liu, YP Liao, F Salazar, B Sun, W Jiang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
While chemotherapy delivery by nanocarriers has modestly improved the survival prospects
of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), additional engagement of the immune …

Acetate production from glucose and coupling to mitochondrial metabolism in mammals

X Liu, DE Cooper, AA Cluntun, MO Warmoes, S Zhao… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Acetate is a major nutrient that supports acetyl-coenzyme A (Ac-CoA) metabolism and thus
lipogenesis and protein acetylation. However, its source is unclear. Here, we report that …