Tumor microenvironment diversity and plasticity in cancer multidrug resistance

Z Li, P Yin - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistance (MDR) poses a significant obstacle to effective cancer treatment, and
the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial for MDR development and reversal. The TME …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering customized nanovaccines for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

J Guo, C Liu, Z Qi, T Qiu, J Zhang, H Yang - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanovaccines have gathered significant attention for their potential to elicit tumor-specific
immunological responses. Despite notable progress in tumor immunotherapy, nanovaccines …

A Fluorinated Supramolecular Self‐Assembled Peptide as Nanovaccine Adjuvant for Enhanced Cancer Vaccine Therapy

S Jia, S Ji, J Zhao, Y Lv, J Wang, D Sun… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Adjuvants play an important role in enhancing vaccine‐induced immune protection.
Adequate cellular uptake, robust lysosomal escape, and subsequent antigen cross …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of the cGAS-STING pathway by a mitochondrial DNA-targeted emissive rhodium (iii) metallointercalator

Y Zheng, XX Chen, DY Zhang, WJ Wang, K Peng… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon (STING) pathway is a key
mediator of innate immunity involved in cancer development and treatment. The roles of …

An Aggregation‐Induced Emission Molecule‐Assembled Nanovaccine with Self‐Adjuvanted Function for Cancer Immunotherapy

X Zhang, K Wang, Z Gao, Z Wu, W Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer nanovaccine is a promising therapeutic strategy; however, the complicated
composition and ambiguous structure of cancer nanovaccines hinder their clinical …

Integration of Protein Nanocage with CpG Motifs: A Virus‐Mimicked Core‐Shell Nanostructure to Ignite Antitumor Immunity

Q Zhang, J Dong, J Wang, J Wang, C Wang, Y Li… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment typically possesses immunosuppressive properties that hinder
the effectiveness of antitumor immune responses, even in the context of immunotherapies …

Identification of a Self-Assembling Small-Molecule Cancer Vaccine Adjuvant with an Improved Toxicity Profile

SH Zhuo, N Noda, K Hioki, S Jin… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein or peptide cancer vaccines usually include immune potentiators, so-called
adjuvants. However, it remains challenging to identify structurally simple, chemically …

Cyclic dinucleotide self-assembled nanoparticles as a carrier-free delivery platform for STING-mediated cancer immunotherapy

L Zhao, SH Zhuo, TY Wang, JJ Wu, JY Su… - CCS …, 2024 - chinesechemsoc.org
Cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) are natural agonists of the stimulator of interferon genes
(STING), which is an attractive immunotherapy target. Currently, CDNs and their derivatives …

Mitochondrial Lon protease promotes CD4+ T cell activation by activating the cGAS-STING-TBK1 axis in systemic lupus erythematosus

X Huang, Y Liu, G Ling, X Cao - International Immunopharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which autoreactive CD4+
T cells play an essential role. We extracted CD4+ T cells from SLE-prone Fcgr2b-/-mice to …

piSTING: A Pocket‐Independent Agonist Based on Multivalency‐Driven STING Oligomerization

SH Zhuo, TY Wang, L Zhao, JY Su, JJ Hu… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway is a potent therapeutic target for innate
immunity. Despite the efforts to develop pocket‐dependent small‐molecule STING agonists …