Alpha‐fetoprotein and hepatocellular carcinoma immunity

X Wang, Q Wang - Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocarcinoma is one of the most prevalent gastroenterological cancers in the world with
less effective therapy. As an oncofetal antigen and diagnostic marker for liver cancer, alpha …

Antigens reversibly conjugated to a polymeric glyco-adjuvant induce protective humoral and cellular immunity

DS Wilson, S Hirosue, MM Raczy, L Bonilla-Ramirez… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
Fully effective vaccines for complex infections must elicit a diverse repertoire of antibodies
(humoral immunity) and CD8+ T-cell responses (cellular immunity). Here, we present a …

Oncolytic virotherapy: From bench to bedside

L Yang, X Gu, J Yu, S Ge, X Fan - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Oncolytic viruses are naturally occurring or genetically engineered viruses that can replicate
preferentially in tumor cells and inhibit tumor growth. These viruses have been considered …

Self-adjuvanting nanoemulsion targeting dendritic cell receptor Clec9A enables antigen-specific immunotherapy

B Zeng, APJ Middelberg, A Gemiarto… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Non–antigen-specific stimulatory cancer immunotherapies are commonly complicated by off-
target effects. Antigen-specific immunotherapy, combining viral tumor antigen or …

Tumor-derived α-fetoprotein suppresses fatty acid metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation in dendritic cells

PM Santos, AV Menk, J Shi, A Tsung… - Cancer immunology …, 2019 - AACR
Cellular metabolism supports immune cell function. Here, we identify a reduction in fatty acid
synthesis and mitochondrial metabolism in dendritic cells (DC) due to α-fetoprotein (AFP), a …

Hepatic dendritic cells, the tolerogenic liver environment, and liver disease

L Dou, Y Ono, Y Chen, AW Thomson… - Seminars in Liver …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
The unique liver immune microenvironment favors resistance to inflammation that promotes
normal physiological function. At the same time, it endows the liver with tolerogenic …

Alpha-fetoprotein binding mucin and scavenger receptors: an available bio-target for treating cancer

B Lin, Q Wang, K Liu, X Dong, M Zhu, M Li - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) entrance into cancer cells is mediated by AFP receptors (AFPRs)
and exerts malignant effects. Therefore, understanding the structure of AFPRs will facilitate …

Ionic liquid functionalized trapezoidal Zn-MOF nanosheets integrated with gold nanoparticles for photoelectrochemical immunosensing alpha-fetoprotein

X Qin, Y Pan, J Zhang, J Shen, C Li - Talanta, 2023 - Elsevier
An imidazolium based ionic liquid was successfully prepared and used as an organic ligand
to coordinate with Zn 2+ to prepare trapezoidal metal-organic frameworks (Zn-MOF) …

The alpha-fetoprotein third domain receptor binding fragment: in search of scavenger and associated receptor targets

GJ Mizejewski - Journal of Drug Targeting, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Recent studies have demonstrated that the carboxyterminal third domain of alpha-
fetoprotein (AFP-CD) binds with various ligands and receptors. Reports within the last …

Promising new strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Nakamoto - Hepatology Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common causes of cancer death
worldwide. It usually arises based on a background of chronic liver diseases, defined as the …