Latest advances in targeting the tumor microenvironment for tumor suppression

C Laplagne, M Domagala, A Le Naour… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The tumor bulk is composed of a highly heterogeneous population of cancer cells, as well as
a large variety of resident and infiltrating host cells, extracellular matrix proteins, and …

Transcript-targeted therapy based on RNA interference and antisense oligonucleotides: current applications and novel molecular targets

V Barresi, C Musmeci, A Rinaldi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of novel target therapies based on the use of RNA interference (RNAi) and
antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) is growing in an exponential way, challenging the …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors for vaccine improvements: current status and new approaches

A Batista-Duharte, F Hassouneh, P Alvarez-Heredia… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in combination with approved
or experimental vaccines has proven to be a promising approach to improve vaccine …

Targeting regulatory T cells for immunotherapy in melanoma

L Huang, Y Guo, S Liu, H Wang, J Zhu, L Ou… - Molecular biomedicine, 2021 - Springer
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential in the maintenance of immunity, and they are also a
key to immune suppressive microenvironment in solid tumors. Many studies have revealed …

Tumor vaccines: Toward multidimensional anti-tumor therapies

Y Tan, H Chen, X Gou, Q Fan… - Human Vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
For decades, immunotherapies have offered hope for patients with advanced cancer.
However, they show distinct benefits and limited clinical effects. Tumor vaccines have the …

PD-L1 exon 3 is a hidden switch of its expression and function in oral cancer cells

L Yan, Y Sun, J Guo, R Jia - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The interaction between programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) and programmed cell
death protein 1 (PD-1) protects tumor cells from immune surveillance. PD-L1 exon 3 is a …

Progress in the use of antisense oligonucleotides for vaccine improvement

A Batista-Duharte, L Sendra, MJ Herrero… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are synthetically prepared short single-stranded
deoxynucleotide sequences that have been validated as therapeutic agents and as a …

Regulatory T cells and vaccine effectiveness in older adults. Challenges and prospects

A Batista-Duharte, A Pera, SF Alino… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of lymphocytes with immunosuppressive activity, increasing interest has
arisen in their possible influence on the immune response induced by vaccines. Regulatory …

Step-by-step immune activation for suicide gene therapy reinforcement

I Alekseenko, A Kuzmich, L Kondratyeva… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gene-directed enzyme prodrug gene therapy (GDEPT) theoretically represents a useful
method to carry out chemotherapy for cancer with minimal side effects through the formation …

Foxp3 Silencing with Antisense Oligonucleotide Improves Immunogenicity of an Adjuvanted Recombinant Vaccine against Sporothrix schenckii

A Batista-Duharte, L Sendra, MJ Herrero… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: In recent years, there has been great interest in developing molecular
adjuvants based on antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) targeting immunosuppressor …