Pan-cancer single-cell analysis reveals the heterogeneity and plasticity of cancer-associated fibroblasts in the tumor microenvironment

H Luo, X Xia, LB Huang, H An, M Cao, GD Kim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the predominant components of the tumor
microenvironment (TME) and influence cancer hallmarks, but without systematic …

A complex metabolic network confers immunosuppressive functions to myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) within the tumour microenvironment

F Hofer, G Di Sario, C Musiu, S Sartoris, F De Sanctis… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) constitute a plastic and heterogeneous cell
population among immune cells within the tumour microenvironment (TME) that support …

CD36+ cancer-associated fibroblasts provide immunosuppressive microenvironment for hepatocellular carcinoma via secretion of macrophage migration inhibitory …

GQ Zhu, Z Tang, R Huang, WF Qu, Y Fang, R Yang… - Cell discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an immunotherapy-resistant malignancy characterized
by high cellular heterogeneity. The diversity of cell types and the interplay between tumor …

A new generation of imids as treatments for neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders

KO Kopp, ME Greer, EJ Glotfelty, SC Hsueh… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The immunomodulatory imide drug (IMiD) class, which includes the founding drug member
thalidomide and later generation drugs, lenalidomide and pomalidomide, has dramatically …

CXCL13 chemokine is a novel player in multiple myeloma osteolytic microenvironment, M2 macrophage polarization, and tumor progression

K Beider, V Voevoda-Dimenshtein, A Zoabi… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Background We assessed the mechanism by which multiple myeloma (MM) shapes the
bone marrow (BM) microenvironment and affects MΦ polarization. Methods In vivo xenograft …

Myeloid cell‐specific topoisomerase 1 inhibition using DNA origami mitigates neuroinflammation

K Zhu, Y Wang, H Sarlus, K Geng, E Nutma, J Sun… - EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Targeting myeloid cells, especially microglia, for the treatment of neuroinflammatory
diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), is underappreciated. Our in silico drug screening …

Emerging roles of MITF as a crucial regulator of immunity

A Lee, J Lim, JS Lim - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper
transcription factor (bHLH-Zip), has been identified as a melanocyte-specific transcription …

Macrophages, as a promising strategy to targeted treatment for colorectal cancer metastasis in tumor immune microenvironment

Y Zhang, Y Zhao, Q Li, Y Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor immune microenvironment plays a vital role in the metastasis of colorectal cancer.
As one of the most important immune cells, macrophages act as phagocytes, patrol the …

Tumor-associated macrophages and related myelomonocytic cells in the tumor microenvironment of multiple myeloma

SSY Wang, WJ Chng, H Liu, S de Mel - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second-most common blood cancer and is
currently incurable despite recent advances in treatment. The immune cells which are …

Mechanisms of immune evasion in multiple myeloma: open questions and therapeutic opportunities

C Botta, F Mendicino, EA Martino, E Vigna, D Ronchetti… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The growing interest in immunotherapy for the treatment of multiple
myeloma demands a deep knowledge of the complex interactions between malignant and …