Mechanisms regulating PD-L1 expression in cancers and associated opportunities for novel small-molecule therapeutics

H Yamaguchi, JM Hsu, WH Yang… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Antagonistic antibodies targeting the inhibitory immune-checkpoint receptor PD-1 or its
ligand PD-L1 are used to treat a wide range of cancer types and can substantially improve …

Regulation of PD-L1 expression in the tumor microenvironment

M Yi, M Niu, L Xu, S Luo, K Wu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) on cancer cells engages with programmed
cell death-1 (PD-1) on immune cells, contributing to cancer immune escape. For multiple …

Regulatory mechanisms of immune checkpoints PD-L1 and CTLA-4 in cancer

H Zhang, Z Dai, W Wu, Z Wang, N Zhang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4)/B7 and programmed death 1
(PD-1)/programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) are two most representative immune …

Aspects of the tumor microenvironment involved in immune resistance and drug resistance

K Khalaf, D Hana, JTT Chou, C Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing “rogue organ”
composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells …

The diverse function of PD-1/PD-L pathway beyond cancer

W Qin, L Hu, X Zhang, S Jiang, J Li, Z Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The recent success of PD-1 and PD-L1 blockade in cancer therapy illustrates the important
role of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in the regulation of antitumor immune responses. However …

The role of cancer-derived microRNAs in cancer immune escape

M Yi, L Xu, Y Jiao, S Luo, A Li, K Wu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
During malignant transformation, accumulated somatic mutations endow cancer cells with
increased invasiveness and immunogenicity. Under selective pressure, these highly …

Exosome-derived microRNAs of human milk and their effects on infant health and development

BC Melnik, W Stremmel, R Weiskirchen, SM John… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multiple biologically active components of human milk support infant growth, health and
development. Milk provides a wide spectrum of mammary epithelial cell-derived …

Updated review of advances in microRNAs and complex diseases: experimental results, databases, webservers and data fusion

L Huang, L Zhang, X Chen - Briefings in bioinformatics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are gene regulators involved in the pathogenesis of complex
diseases such as cancers, and thus serve as potential diagnostic markers and therapeutic …

Current insight into the regulation of PD-L1 in cancer

Z Liu, X Yu, L Xu, Y Li, C Zeng - Experimental hematology & oncology, 2022 - Springer
The molecular mechanisms underlying cancer immune escape are a core topic in cancer
immunology research. Cancer cells can escape T cell-mediated cellular cytotoxicity by …

PD/1-PD-Ls checkpoint: insight on the potential role of NK cells

S Pesce, M Greppi, F Grossi, G Del Zotto… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The identification of inhibitory NK cell receptors specific for HLA-I molecules (KIRs and
NKG2A) provided the molecular basis for clarifying the mechanism by which NK cells kill …