From purines to purinergic signalling: molecular functions and human diseases

Z Huang, N **e, P Illes, F Di Virgilio, H Ulrich… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Purines and their derivatives, most notably adenosine and ATP, are the key molecules
controlling intracellular energy homoeostasis and nucleotide synthesis. Besides, these …

Integrating oncolytic viruses in combination cancer immunotherapy

PK Bommareddy, M Shettigar… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Oncolytic viruses can be usefully integrated into tumour immunotherapies, as they target
multiple steps within the cancer–immunity cycle. Oncolytic viruses directly lyse tumour cells …

Targeting adenosine in cancer immunotherapy to enhance T-cell function

S Vigano, D Alatzoglou, M Irving… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
T cells play a critical role in cancer control, but a range of potent immunosuppressive
mechanisms can be upregulated in the tumor microenvironment (TME) to abrogate their …

NAD (H) and NADP (H) redox couples and cellular energy metabolism

W **ao, RS Wang, DE Handy… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)/reduced NAD+ (NADH) and
NADP+/reduced NADP+ (NADPH) redox couples are essential for maintaining cellular …

Host type I IFN signals are required for antitumor CD8+ T cell responses through CD8α+ dendritic cells

MB Fuertes, AK Kacha, J Kline, SR Woo… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - rupress.org
Despite lack of tumor control in many models, spontaneous T cell priming occurs frequently
in response to a growing tumor. However, the innate immune mechanisms that promote …

Role of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and related precursors as therapeutic targets for age-related degenerative diseases: rationale, biochemistry …

N Braidy, J Berg, J Clement, F Khorshidi… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is an essential pyridine nucleotide
that serves as an essential cofactor and substrate for a number of critical cellular processes …

Hallmarks of resistance to immune-checkpoint inhibitors

M Karasarides, AP Cogdill, PB Robbins… - Cancer immunology …, 2022 - aacrjournals.org
Abstract Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), although revolutionary in improving long-term
survival outcomes, are mostly effective in patients with immune-responsive tumors. Most …

ADP-ribosylation, a multifaceted posttranslational modification involved in the control of cell physiology in health and disease

B Lüscher, M Bütepage, L Eckei, S Krieg… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) regulate protein functions and interactions. ADP-
ribosylation is a PTM, in which ADP-ribosyltransferases use nicotinamide adenine …

The influence of nicotinamide on health and disease in the central nervous system

RA Fricker, EL Green, SI Jenkins… - International Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Nicotinamide, the amide form of vitamin B3 (niacin), has long been associated with neuronal
development, survival, and function in the central nervous system (CNS), being implicated in …

NAD+ precursors nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR): potential dietary contribution to health

GFS Alegre, GM Pastore - Current nutrition reports, 2023 - Springer
Purpose of Review NAD+ is a vital molecule that takes part as a redox cofactor in several
metabolic reactions besides being used as a substrate in important cellular signaling in …