Flip the coin: IL-7 and IL-7R in health and disease

JT Barata, SK Durum, B Seddon - Nature immunology, 2019 - nature.com
The cytokine IL-7 and its receptor, IL-7R, are critical for T cell and, in the mouse, B cell
development, as well as differentiation and survival of naive T cells, and generation and …

Involvement of the central nervous system in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: opinions on molecular mechanisms and clinical implications based on recent data

L Lenk, A Alsadeq, DM Schewe - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. One of the major
clinical challenges is adequate diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system (CNS) …

[HTML][HTML] A narrative review of central nervous system involvement in acute leukemias

D Deak, N Gorcea-Andronic, V Sas… - Annals of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acute leukemias (both myeloid and lymphoblastic) are a group of diseases for which each
year more successful therapies are implemented. However, in a subset of cases the overall …

Modulation of signaling mediated by TSLP and IL-7 in inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and cancer

I Marković, SN Savvides - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLP) and Interleukin-7 (IL-7) are widely studied cytokines
within distinct branches of immunology. On one hand, TSLP is crucially important for …

[HTML][HTML] IL-7R-mediated signaling in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An update

ML Oliveira, P Akkapeddi, D Ribeiro, A Melão… - Advances in biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Interleukin 7 (IL-7) and its receptor (IL-7R, a heterodimer of IL-7Rα and γc) are
essential for normal lymphoid development. In their absence, severe combined …

Facts and challenges in immunotherapy for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

F Bayón-Calderón, ML Toribio… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), a T-cell malignant disease that mainly affects
children, is still a medical challenge, especially for refractory patients for whom therapeutic …

Daratumumab eradicates minimal residual disease in a preclinical model of pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

F Vogiatzi, D Winterberg, L Lenk… - Blood, The Journal …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
Novel immunotherapies have recently led to a broadened spectrum of therapeutic options in
pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, even in the setting of …

IL-7R is essential for leukemia-initiating cell activity of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

S González-García, M Mosquera… - Blood, The Journal …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematological malignancy
resulting from the dysregulation of signaling pathways that control intrathymic T-cell …

CD79a promotes CNS-infiltration and leukemia engraftment in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia

L Lenk, M Carlet, F Vogiatzi, L Spory… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Central nervous system (CNS) involvement remains a challenge in the diagnosis and
treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In this study, we identify CD79a (also …

Deregulation of the interleukin-7 signaling pathway in lymphoid malignancies

I Lodewijckx, J Cools - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The cytokine interleukin-7 (IL-7) and its receptor are critical for lymphoid cell development.
The loss of IL-7 signaling causes severe combined immunodeficiency, whereas gain-of …