Reactive astrocytes and emerging roles in central nervous system (CNS) disorders

SA Liddelow, ML Olsen… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
In addition to their many functions in the healthy central nervous system (CNS), astrocytes
respond to CNS damage and disease through a process called “reactivity.” Recent evidence …

Glial polarization in neurological diseases: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

Y Liu, L Wu, W Peng, X Mao - Ageing Research Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Glial cell polarization plays a pivotal role in various neurological disorders. In response to
distinct stimuli, glial cells undergo polarization to either mitigate neurotoxicity or facilitate …

Crosstalk between small-cell lung cancer cells and astrocytes mimics brain development to promote brain metastasis

F Qu, SC Brough, W Michno, CJ Madubata… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Brain metastases represent an important clinical problem for patients with small-cell lung
cancer (SCLC). However, the mechanisms underlying SCLC growth in the brain remain …

Interrogation of endothelial and mural cells in brain metastasis reveals key immune-regulatory mechanisms

L Bejarano, A Kauzlaric, E Lamprou, J Lourenco… - Cancer cell, 2024 - cell.com
Brain metastasis (BrM) is a common malignancy, predominantly originating from lung,
melanoma, and breast cancers. The vasculature is a key component of the BrM tumor …

Astrocyte-induced Cdk5 expedites breast cancer brain metastasis by suppressing MHC-I expression to evade immune recognition

AE Yuzhalin, FJ Lowery, Y Saito, X Yuan, J Yao… - Nature cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Brain metastases (BrMs) evade the immune response to develop in the brain, yet the
mechanisms of BrM immune evasion remains unclear. This study shows that brain …

Label-free biosensing with singular-phase-enhanced lateral position shift based on atomically thin plasmonic nanomaterials

S Zhu, R Jaffiol, A Crunteanu, C Vézy… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Rapid plasmonic biosensing has attracted wide attention in early disease diagnosis and
molecular biology research. However, it was still challenging for conventional angle …

A20 promotes colorectal cancer immune evasion by upregulating STC1 expression to block “eat-me” signal

M Luo, X Wang, S Wu, C Yang, Q Su, L Huang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have induced durable clinical responses in a subset of
patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the dis-satisfactory response rate and the …

CCL2 blockade combined with PD-1/P-selectin immunomodulators impedes breast cancer brain metastasis

S Israeli Dangoor, R Khoury, K Salomon, S Pozzi… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Over the last two decades, the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients have
considerably improved. However, brain metastases remain a major clinical challenge and a …

Unveiling the role of astrogliosis in Alzheimer's disease Pathology: Insights into mechanisms and therapeutic approaches

M Paidlewar, S Kumari, R Dhapola, P Sharma… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most debilitating age-related disorders that affect
people globally. It impacts social and cognitive behavior of the individual and is …

In situ blockade of TNF-TNFR2 axis via oncolytic adenovirus improves antitumor efficacy in solid tumors

X Kang, Y Han, M Wu, Y Li, P Qian, C Xu, Z Zou… - Molecular Therapy, 2025 - cell.com
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has been recognized as an immune activation factor in tumor
immunotherapy. Our study demonstrated that TNF blockade markedly enhanced the …