Protumor vs antitumor functions of IL-17

G Murugaiyan, B Saha - The Journal of Immunology, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Inflammation appears to be a necessity for both metastasis and elimination of tumor cells. IL-
17, a proinflammatory cytokine produced by Th17 cells, contributes to both the processes by …

The application of immune checkpoint blockade in breast cancer and the emerging role of nanoparticle

E Masoumi, S Tahaghoghi-Hajghorbani… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in the female population with a high mortality
rate. Despite the satisfying depth of studies evaluating the contributory role of immune …

Physical activation of innate immunity by spiky particles

J Wang, HJ Chen, T Hang, Y Yu, G Liu, G He… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Microbial biochemicals have been indicated as the primary stimulators of innate immunity,
the first line of the body's defence against infections. However, the influence of topological …

Berberine mediates tumor cell death by skewing tumor-associated immunosuppressive macrophages to inflammatory macrophages

D Shah, N Challagundla, V Dave, A Patidar, B Saha… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Berberine is a plant-derived alkaloid with potent anti-cancer activities.
Berberine may redirect the tumor-promoting immunosuppressive M2 macrophages, to …

Tumor targeted delivery of mycobacterial adjuvant encapsulated chitosan nanoparticles showed potential anti-cancer activity and immune cell activation in tumor …

A Chakraborty, G Roy, B Swami, S Bhaskar - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Targeting immunotherapeutics inside the tumor microenvironment (TME) with intact
biological activity remains a pressing issue. Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP), an …

Boosting the Immune Response—Combining Local and Immune Therapy for Prostate Cancer Treatment

J Karwacki, A Kiełbik, W Szlasa, N Sauer, K Kowalczyk… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to its slow progression and susceptibility to radical forms of treatment, low-grade PC is
associated with high overall survival (OS). With the clinical progression of PC, the therapy is …

Type II‐activated macrophages suppress the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

JB Tierney, M Kharkrang… - Immunology and cell …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Treatment with immune complexes, which ligate Fcγ receptors (FcγRs), suppresses the
development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). To determine the …

T‐and B‐cell subsets in periodontitis

JR Gonzales - Periodontology 2000, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A large amount of information is available, in the medical literature, on the molecular and
immunological mechanisms in which T‐and B‐cells are involved in the pathogenesis of …

CD40 expression levels modulate regulatory T cells in Leishmania donovani infection

S Martin, R Agarwal, G Murugaiyan… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.aai.org
Dendritic cell (DC)-expressed CD40 is shown to play crucial roles in eliciting effector T cell
responses, primarily the proinflammatory CD4+ Th subsets and cytotoxic CD8+ T cells that …

The common costimulatory and coinhibitory signaling molecules in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

P Liao, H Wang, Y Tang, YJ Tang, X Liang - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are closely linked with
immunosuppression, accompanied by complex immune cell functional activities. The …