[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Cancer-derived exosomes: their role in cancer biology and biomarker development

VC Kok, CC Yu - International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Exosomes are a subset of tiny extracellular vesicles manufactured by all cells and are
present in all body fluids. They are produced actively in tumor cells, which are released and …

[HTML][HTML] IL4I1 is a metabolic immune checkpoint that activates the AHR and promotes tumor progression

A Sadik, LFS Patterson, S Öztürk, SR Mohapatra… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) activation by tryptophan (Trp) catabolites enhances tumor
malignancy and suppresses anti-tumor immunity. The context specificity of AHR target …

The future of cancer treatment: immunomodulation, CARs and combination immunotherapy

DN Khalil, EL Smith, RJ Brentjens… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2016 - nature.com
In the past decade, advances in the use of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and adoptive
cellular therapy to treat cancer by modulating the immune response have led to …

[HTML][HTML] Chloroquine modulates antitumor immune response by resetting tumor-associated macrophages toward M1 phenotype

D Chen, J Xie, R Fiskesund, W Dong, X Liang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Resetting tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) is a promising strategy to ameliorate the
immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and improve innate and adaptive antitumor …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in tumors: from mechanisms to antigen specificity and microenvironmental regulation

Y Yang, C Li, T Liu, X Dai, AV Bazhin - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Among the various immunological and non-immunological tumor-promoting activities of
myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), their immunosuppressive capacity remains a …

IDO1 in cancer: a Gemini of immune checkpoints

L Zhai, E Ladomersky, A Lenzen, B Nguyen… - Cellular & molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) is a rate-limiting metabolic enzyme that
converts the essential amino acid tryptophan (Trp) into downstream catabolites known as …

[HTML][HTML] Ibrutinib treatment improves T cell number and function in CLL patients

M Long, K Beckwith, P Do, BL Mundy… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND. Ibrutinib has been shown to have immunomodulatory effects by inhibiting
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) and IL-2–inducible T cell kinase (ITK). The relative …

Tumor-derived exosomes modulate PD-L1 expression in monocytes

F Haderk, R Schulz, M Iskar, LL Cid, T Worst… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), monocytes and macrophages are skewed toward
protumorigenic phenotypes, including the release of tumor-supportive cytokines and the …