Chemical and biomolecular strategies for STING pathway activation in cancer immunotherapy

KM Garland, TL Sheehy, JT Wilson - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) cellular signaling pathway is a promising target
for cancer immunotherapy. Activation of the intracellular STING protein triggers the …

Combination of anti-angiogenic therapy and immune checkpoint blockade normalizes vascular-immune crosstalk to potentiate cancer immunity

WS Lee, H Yang, HJ Chon, C Kim - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has revolutionized the
treatment of advanced cancers. However, the tumor microenvironment (TME) functions as a …

Epigenetic modulation of antitumor immunity for improved cancer immunotherapy

E Dai, Z Zhu, S Wahed, Z Qu, WJ Storkus, ZS Guo - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Epigenetic mechanisms play vital roles not only in cancer initiation and progression, but also
in the activation, differentiation and effector function (s) of immune cells. In this review, we …

Aspects of the tumor microenvironment involved in immune resistance and drug resistance

K Khalaf, D Hana, JTT Chou, C Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing “rogue organ”
composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells …

Macrophages and metabolism in the tumor microenvironment

I Vitale, G Manic, LM Coussens, G Kroemer, L Galluzzi - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) constitute a plastic and heterogeneous cell
population of the tumor microenvironment (TME) that can account for up to 50% of some …

Membrane lipid composition: effect on membrane and organelle structure, function and compartmentalization and therapeutic avenues

D Casares, PV Escribá, CA Rosselló - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biological membranes are key elements for the maintenance of cell architecture and
physiology. Beyond a pure barrier separating the inner space of the cell from the outer, the …

Tumor microenvironment and epithelial mesenchymal transition as targets to overcome tumor multidrug resistance

N Erin, J Grahovac, A Brozovic, T Efferth - Drug Resistance Updates, 2020 - Elsevier
It is well established that multifactorial drug resistance hinders successful cancer treatment.
Tumor cell interactions with the tumor microenvironment (TME) are crucial in epithelial …

Lipid metabolic reprogramming in tumor microenvironment: from mechanisms to therapeutics

HR Jin, J Wang, ZJ Wang, MJ Xi, BH Xia… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Lipid metabolic reprogramming is an emerging hallmark of cancer. In order to sustain
uncontrolled proliferation and survive in unfavorable environments that lack oxygen and …

Silk fibroin and sericin differentially potentiate the paracrine and regenerative functions of stem cells through multiomics analysis

Y Zhang, R Sheng, J Chen, H Wang, Y Zhu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Silk fibroin (SF) and sericin (SS), the two major proteins of silk, are attractive biomaterials
with great potential in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. However, their …

Prostaglandin E2 and cancer: insight into tumor progression and immunity

F Finetti, C Travelli, J Ercoli, G Colombo, E Buoso… - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Inflammation is assessed as a hallmark of cancer and it is now widely
recognized that there exists a direct causal link between inflammation and tumors. Among …