Immune checkpoint therapy for solid tumours: clinical dilemmas and future trends

Q Sun, Z Hong, C Zhang, L Wang, Z Han… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICBs), in addition to targeting CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-
L1, novel targeting LAG-3 drugs have also been approved in clinical application. With the …

Lactic acid and an acidic tumor microenvironment suppress anticancer immunity

JX Wang, SYC Choi, X Niu, N Kang, H Xue… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Immune evasion and altered metabolism, where glucose utilization is diverted to increased
lactic acid production, are two fundamental hallmarks of cancer. Although lactic acid has …

Metabolic profiles of regulatory T cells and their adaptations to the tumor microenvironment: implications for antitumor immunity

Y Yan, L Huang, Y Liu, M Yi, Q Chu, D Jiao… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Characterized by the expression of the critical transcription factor forkhead box protein P3,
regulatory T (Treg) cells are an essential part of the immune system, with a dual effect on the …

Smart and bioinspired systems for overcoming biological barriers and enhancing disease theranostics

X Li, Y Gao, H Li, JP Majoral, X Shi, A Pich - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising mean to improve theranostic efficacy and
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …

Unraveling the complex interplay between T cell metabolism and function

RI Klein Geltink, RL Kyle… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Metabolism drives function, on both an organismal and a cellular level. In T cell biology,
metabolic remodeling is intrinsically linked to cellular development, activation, function …

Reactivation of the tumor suppressor PTEN by mRNA nanoparticles enhances antitumor immunity in preclinical models

YX Lin, Y Wang, J Ding, A Jiang, J Wang… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Increasing clinical evidence has demonstrated that the deletion or mutation of tumor
suppressor genes such as the gene-encoding phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on …

Targeting the IDO1 pathway in cancer: from bench to bedside

M Liu, X Wang, L Wang, X Ma, Z Gong… - Journal of hematology & …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenases (IDO1 and IDO2) and tryptophan 2, 3-dioxygenase
(TDO) are tryptophan catabolic enzymes that catalyze the conversion of tryptophan into …

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 …

Modulating Treg stability to improve cancer immunotherapy

JH Kang, R Zappasodi - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Immunosuppressive regulatory T cells (Tregs) provide a main mechanism of tumor immune
evasion. Targeting Tregs, especially in the tumor microenvironment (TME), continues to be …

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 …