4-1BB agonists: multi-potent potentiators of tumor immunity

T Bartkowiak, MA Curran - Frontiers in oncology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy is a rapidly expanding field of oncology aimed at targeting, not the tumor
itself, but the immune system combating the cancerous lesion. Of the many approaches …

The essential role of neutrophils during infection with the intracellular bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes

AR Witter, BM Okunnu, RE Berg - The Journal of Immunology, 2016 - journals.aai.org
Neutrophils have historically been characterized as first responder cells vital to host survival
because of their ability to contain and eliminate bacterial and fungal pathogens. However …

Results from an integrated safety analysis of urelumab, an agonist anti-CD137 monoclonal antibody

NH Segal, TF Logan, FS Hodi, D McDermott… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - aacrjournals.org
Purpose: Urelumab is an agonist antibody to CD137 with potential application as an
immuno-oncology therapeutic. Data were analyzed to assess safety, tolerability, and …

Optimization of 4-1BB antibody for cancer immunotherapy by balancing agonistic strength with FcγR affinity

X Qi, F Li, Y Wu, C Cheng, P Han, J Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Costimulation of T cell responses with monoclonal antibody agonists (mAb-AG) targeting 4-
1BB showed robust anti-tumor activity in preclinical models, but their clinical development …

4-1BB signaling beyond T cells

DS Vinay, BS Kwon - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2011 - nature.com
Originally discovered as a T cell-activating molecule, 4-1BB (CD137) is now also recognized
as an activator of non-T cells, thus imparting a new dimension to its potential in vivo effects …

Specific depletion reveals a novel role for neutrophil‐mediated protection in the liver during Listeria monocytogenes infection

KD Carr, AN Sieve, M Indramohan… - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have suggested that neutrophils are required for resistance during infection
with multiple pathogenic microorganisms. However, the depleting antibody used in those …

Nano-adjuvants and immune agonists promote antitumor immunity of peptide amphiphiles

H Yan, G Lin, Z Liu, F Gu, Y Zhang - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Immunostimulatory cues play an important role in priming antitumor immunity and promoting
the efficacy of subunit cancer vaccines. However, the clinical use of many …

Proinflammatory allogeneic dendritic cells enhance the therapeutic efficacy of systemic anti-4-1BB treatment

A Ali, M Gao, A Iskantar, H Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As an immune adjuvant, proinflammatory allogeneic dendritic cells (AlloDCs) have
demonstrated promising immune-priming effects in several preclinical and clinical studies …

CD137 expressed on neutrophils plays dual roles in antibacterial responses against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial infections

QT Nguyen, THT Nguyen, SA Ju, YS Lee… - Infection and …, 2013 - journals.asm.org
Severe sepsis and septic shock caused mainly by bacterial infections are life-threatening
conditions that urge the development of novel therapies. However, host responses to and …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Neonatal Gr-1+ Myeloid Cells in a Murine Model of Rhesus-Rotavirus–Induced Biliary Atresia

R Zhang, Z Lin, M Fu, X Guan, J Yu, W Zhong… - The American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Activation of innate immunity together with cholangiocyte damage occurs in biliary atresia
(BA). However, detailed information on the inflammatory cells involved is lacking. This study …