Insights into the biology and therapeutic implications of TNF and regulatory T cells

BL Salomon - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2021 - nature.com
Treatments that block tumour necrosis factor (TNF) have major beneficial effects in several
autoimmune and rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis. However, some …

TNF and TNF receptors as therapeutic targets for rheumatic diseases and beyond

D Siegmund, H Wajant - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2023 - nature.com
The cytokine TNF signals via two distinct receptors, TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) and TNFR2,
and is a central mediator of various immune-mediated diseases. Indeed, TNF-neutralizing …

IL-6 and TNFα drive extensive proliferation of human tregs without compromising their lineage stability or function

N Skartsis, Y Peng, LMR Ferreira, V Nguyen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Treg therapies are being tested in clinical trials in transplantation and autoimmune diseases,
however, the impact of inflammation on Tregs remains controversial. We challenged human …

Phenotypic and functional diversity in regulatory T cells

LE Sjaastad, DL Owen, SI Tracy… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The concept that a subset of T cells exists that specifically suppresses immune responses
was originally proposed over 50 years ago. It then took the next 30 years to solidify the …

Regulatory T cell therapy for multiple sclerosis: Breaching (blood-brain) barriers

J Verreycken, P Baeten, B Broux - Human Vaccines & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder causing demyelination and
neurodegeneration in the central nervous system. MS is characterized by disturbed motor …

[HTML][HTML] IL2RA+ VSIG4+ tumor-associated macrophage is a key subpopulation of the immunosuppressive microenvironment in anaplastic thyroid cancer

Z Pan, L Bao, X Lu, X Hu, L Li, J Chen, T Jin… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive infiltration of tumor-associated macrophages was correlated poor prognosis in
anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC). However, the heterogeneity and characteristics of the ATC …

A TNFR2-Specific TNF Fusion Protein With Improved In Vivo Activity

JG Vargas, J Wagner, H Shaikh, I Lang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-2 (TNFR2) has attracted considerable interest as a
target for immunotherapy. Indeed, using oligomeric fusion proteins of single chain-encoded …

Implications of regulatory T cells in non-lymphoid tissue physiology and pathophysiology

D Malko, T Elmzzahi, M Beyer - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Treg cells have been initially described as gatekeepers for the control of autoimmunity, as
they can actively suppress the activity of other immune cells. However, their role goes …

Changes in cerebrospinal fluid balance of TNF and TNF receptors in naïve multiple sclerosis patients: early involvement in compartmentalised intrathecal …

R Magliozzi, F Pezzini, M Pucci, S Rossi, F Facchiano… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
An imbalance of TNF signalling in the inflammatory milieu generated by meningeal immune
cell infiltrates in the subarachnoid space in multiple sclerosis (MS), and its animal model …

Sequential treatment with a TNFR2 agonist and a TNFR1 antagonist improves outcomes in a humanized mouse model for MS

V Pegoretti, J Bauer, R Fischer, I Paro… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
TNF signaling is an essential regulator of cellular homeostasis. Through its two receptors
TNFR1 and TNFR2, soluble versus membrane-bound TNF enable cell death or survival in a …