The therapeutic potential of targeting tryptophan catabolism in cancer

CA Opitz, LF Somarribas Patterson… - British journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Based on its effects on both tumour cell intrinsic malignant properties as well as anti-tumour
immune responses, tryptophan catabolism has emerged as an important metabolic regulator …

Immune control by amino acid catabolism during tumorigenesis and therapy

H Lemos, L Huang, GC Prendergast… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Immune checkpoints arise from physiological changes during tumorigenesis that
reprogramme inflammatory, immunological and metabolic processes in malignant lesions …

Limitations and off-target effects of tryptophan-related IDO inhibitors in cancer treatment

J Günther, J Däbritz, E Wirthgen - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Immunooncology is still a growing area in cancer therapy. Drugs within this therapeutic
approach do not directly target/attack the tumor but interfere with immune checkpoints and …

The role of AhR in transcriptional regulation of immune cell development and function

P Trikha, DA Lee - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcriptional factor (TF) that is a
member of the Per-Arnt-Sim family of proteins. AhR regulates diverse processes, including …

COVID-19. Pandemic surgery guidance

BLDM Brücher, G Nigri, A Tinelli, J Florencio… - 4 OPEN, 2020 - iris.uniroma1.it
Based on high quality surgery and scientific data, scientists and surgeons are committed to
protecting patients as well as healthcare staff and hereby provide this Guidance to address …

Molecular crosstalk between macrophages and mesenchymal stromal cells

HY Stevens, AC Bowles, C Yeago… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been widely investigated for regenerative
medicine applications, from treating various inflammatory diseases as a cell therapy to …

The function of the kynurenine pathway in the placenta: a novel pharmacotherapeutic target?

M Broekhuizen, AHJ Danser, IKM Reiss… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(L-) tryptophan is metabolized via the kynurenine pathway into several kynurenine
metabolites with distinct functions. Dysfunction of the kynurenine pathway can lead to …

Preclinical characterization of linrodostat mesylate, a novel, potent, and selective oral indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 inhibitor

A Balog, T Lin, D Maley, J Gullo-Brown… - Molecular Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Tumors can exploit the indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) pathway to create an
immunosuppressive microenvironment. Activated IDO1 metabolizes tryptophan into …

Immunoregulatory effects of indole-3-carbinol on monocyte-derived macrophages in systemic lupus erythematosus: A crucial role for aryl hydrocarbon receptor

S Mohammadi, A Memarian, S Sedighi… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Macrophages are versatile phagocytic cells in immune system with immunoregulatory
functions. However, the removal of apoptotic cells by macrophages is disturbed in systemic …

Activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in mesenchymal stem cells modulates macrophage polarization in asthma

Z Cui, Y Feng, D Li, T Li, P Gao, T Xu - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Macrophage polarization has been demonstrated to exert a vital role on asthma
pathogenesis. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have the capacity to modulate macrophage …