[HTML][HTML] The clinical impact of glycobiology: targeting selectins, Siglecs and mammalian glycans

BAH Smith, CR Bertozzi - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Carbohydrates—namely glycans—decorate every cell in the human body and most secreted
proteins. Advances in genomics, glycoproteomics and tools from chemical biology have …

Pyroptosis, a new bridge to tumor immunity

L Li, M Jiang, L Qi, Y Wu, D Song, J Gan, Y Li… - Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pyroptosis refers to the process of gasdermin (GSDM)‐mediated programmed cell death
(PCD). Our understanding of pyroptosis has expanded beyond cells and is known to involve …

[HTML][HTML] Immunopathological signatures in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and pediatric COVID-19

K Sacco, R Castagnoli, S Vakkilainen, C Liu… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Pediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 (pCOVID-19) is rarely severe; however, a
minority of children infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Sialic acid–binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs) detect self-associated molecular patterns to regulate immune responses

H Läubli, A Varki - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The mammalian immune system evolved to tightly regulate the elimination of pathogenic
microbes and neoplastic transformed cells while tolerating our own healthy cells. Here, we …

Targeting the siglec–sialic acid immune axis in cancer: current and future approaches

H Läubli, SC Nalle, D Maslyar - Cancer immunology research, 2022 - AACR
The sialic acid–binding immunoglobulin-like lectin (Siglec)–sialic acid immune axis is an
evolutionarily conserved immunoregulatory pathway that provides a mechanism for …

Siglec-7 glyco-immune binding mAbs or NK cell engager biologics induce potent antitumor immunity against ovarian cancers

D Bordoloi, AJ Kulkarni, OS Adeniji, MB Pampena… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Ovarian cancer (OC) is a lethal gynecologic malignancy, with modest responses to CPI.
Engagement of additional immune arms, such as NK cells, may be of value. We focused on …

[HTML][HTML] Natural killer cells: tumor surveillance and signaling

LG Meza Guzman, N Keating, SE Nicholson - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Natural killer (NK) cells play a pivotal role in cancer immunotherapy due to their innate
ability to detect and kill tumorigenic cells. The decision to kill is determined by the …

The sialoglycan-Siglec glyco-immune checkpoint–a target for improving innate and adaptive anti-cancer immunity

A Bärenwaldt, H Läubli - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: During cancer progression, tumor cells develop several mechanisms to prevent
killing and to shape the immune system into a tumor-promoting environment. One of such …

[HTML][HTML] Gestational diabetes augments group B Streptococcus infection by disrupting maternal immunity and the vaginal microbiota

V Mercado-Evans, ME Mejia, JJ Zulk, S Ottinger… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a pervasive perinatal pathogen, yet factors driving
GBS dissemination in utero are poorly defined. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasome activation by Gram-positive bacteria: Mechanisms of activation and regulation

AM Keestra-Gounder, PE Nagao - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The inflammasomes are intracellular multimeric protein complexes consisting of an innate
immune sensor, the adapter protein ASC and the inflammatory caspases-1 and/or-11 and …