TGF-β: duality of function between tumor prevention and carcinogenesis

DR Principe, JA Doll, J Bauer, B Jung… - Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Several mechanisms underlying tumor progression have remained elusive, particularly in
relation to transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β). Although TGF-β initially inhibits epithelial …

Immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D in pregnancy and beyond

F Cyprian, E Lefkou, K Varoudi, G Girardi - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In addition to its role in calcium homeostasis and bone formation, a modulatory role of the
active form of vitamin D on cells of the immune system, particularly T lymphocytes, has been …

Discrete tissue microenvironments instruct diversity in resident memory T cell function and plasticity

SN Christo, M Evrard, SL Park, LC Gandolfo… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells are non-recirculating cells that exist throughout the
body. Although TRM cells in various organs rely on common transcriptional networks to …

Regulatory T cells promote cancer immune-escape through integrin αvβ8-mediated TGF-β activation

A Lainé, O Labiad, H Hernandez-Vargas, S This… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Presence of TGFβ in the tumor microenvironment is one of the most relevant cancer immune-
escape mechanisms. TGFβ is secreted in an inactive form, and its activation within the tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell protein expression profiling resolves circulating and resident memory T cell diversity across tissues and infection contexts

M Evrard, E Becht, R Fonseca, A Obers, SL Park… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Memory CD8+ T cells can be broadly divided into circulating (T CIRCM) and tissue-resident
memory T (T RM) populations. Despite well-defined migratory and transcriptional …

[HTML][HTML] Transforming growth factor-β-regulated mTOR activity preserves cellular metabolism to maintain long-term T cell responses in chronic infection

SS Gabriel, C Tsui, D Chisanga, F Weber… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Antigen-specific CD8+ T cells in chronic viral infections and tumors functionally deteriorate,
a process known as exhaustion. Exhausted T cells are sustained by precursors of exhausted …

Divergent molecular networks program functionally distinct CD8+ skin-resident memory T cells

SL Park, SN Christo, AC Wells, LC Gandolfo, A Zaid… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Skin-resident CD8+ T cells include distinct interferon-γ–producing [tissue-resident memory T
type 1 (TRM1)] and interleukin-17 (IL-17)–producing (TRM17) subsets that differentially …

TGFβ inhibition restores a regenerative response in acute liver injury by suppressing paracrine senescence

TG Bird, M Müller, L Boulter, DF Vincent… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Liver injury results in rapid regeneration through hepatocyte proliferation and hypertrophy.
However, after acute severe injury, such as acetaminophen poisoning, effective …

TGF-β inhibits the activation and functions of NK cells by repressing the mTOR pathway

S Viel, A Marçais, FSF Guimaraes, R Loftus… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Transforming growth factor–β (TGF-β) is a major immunosuppressive cytokine that maintains
immune homeostasis and prevents autoimmunity through its antiproliferative and anti …

[HTML][HTML] Competition for active TGFβ cytokine allows for selective retention of antigen-specific tissue-resident memory T cells in the epidermal niche

T Hirai, Y Yang, Y Zenke, H Li, VK Chaudhri, S Jacinto… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Following antigen-driven expansion in lymph node, transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) is
required for differentiation of skin-recruited CD8+ T cell effectors into epidermal resident …