Cathepsins in the extracellular space: Focusing on non-lysosomal proteolytic functions with clinical implications

H Wang, A Inoue, Y Lei, H Wu, L Hong, XW Cheng - Cellular Signalling, 2023 - Elsevier
Cathepsins can be found in the extracellular space, cytoplasm, and nucleus. It was initially
suspected that the primary physiological function of the cathepsins was to break down …

Unveiling cytokine charge disparity as a potential mechanism for immune regulation

JM Messina, M Luo, MS Hossan, HA Gadelrab… - Cytokine & Growth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cytokines are small signaling proteins that regulate the immune responses to infection and
tissue damage. Surface charges of cytokines determine their in vivo fate in immune …

[HTML][HTML] DPP inhibition alters the CXCR3 axis and enhances NK and CD8+ T cell infiltration to improve anti-PD1 efficacy in murine models of pancreatic ductal …

AA Fitzgerald, S Wang, V Agarwal… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is projected to be the second
leading cause of cancer death in the USA by 2030. Immune checkpoint inhibitors fail to …

SLC7A11, a potential therapeutic target through induced ferroptosis in colon adenocarcinoma

X Cheng, Y Wang, L Liu, C Lv, C Liu… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Ferroptosis induced by SLC7A11 has an important translational value in the
treatment of cancers. However, the mechanism of SLC7A11 in the pathogenesis of colon …

Inhibition of anti-tumor immunity by melanoma cell-derived Activin-A depends on STING

K Pinjusic, G Ambrosini, J Lourenco… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family member activin A (hereafter Activin-A) is
overexpressed in many cancer types, often correlating with cancer-associated cachexia and …

ADAM12 abrogation alters immune cell infiltration and improves response to checkpoint blockade therapy in the T11 murine model of triple-negative breast cancer

G Wang, Y Romero, I Thevarajan… - OncoImmunology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) impedes anti-tumor immune responses
and contributes to immunotherapy resistance in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) …

The chemokine CXCL7 is related to angiogenesis and associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer patients

L Li, K Jiang, D Li, D Li, Z Fan, G Dai, S Tu, X Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective The present study was designed to investigate the role of the chemokine CXCL7
in angiogenesis and explore its prognostic value in colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods A total …

The role of post-translational modifications of chemokines by CD26 in cancer

A De Zutter, J Van Damme, S Struyf - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chemokines are central players in cancer and can be post-translationally
modified by dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV)/CD26. This can have different effects on …

Amplification of the CXCR3/CXCL9 axis via intratumoral electroporation of plasmid CXCL9 synergizes with plasmid IL-12 therapy to elicit robust anti-tumor immunity

JY Lee, B Nguyen, A Mukhopadhyay, M Han… - Molecular Therapy …, 2022 - cell.com
Clinical studies have demonstrated that local expression of the cytokine IL-12 drives
interferon-gamma expression and recruits T cells to the tumor microenvironment, ultimately …

SLC7A11, a potential immunotherapeutic target in lung adenocarcinoma

Q Shan, C Zhang, Y Li, Q Li, Y Zhang, X Li, J Shi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
SLC7A11 has significant translational value in cancer treatment. However, there are few
studies on whether SLC7A11 affects the immune status of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) …