Cellular and molecular mechanisms in graft-versus-host disease

L Zhang, J Chu, J Yu, W Wei - Journal of Leucocyte Biology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Graft-versus-host disease is a complication in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation. Graft-versus-host disease includes acute graft-versus-host disease and …

T helper cell lineage-defining transcription factors: potent targets for specific GVHD therapy?

J Campe, E Ullrich - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) represents a potent and
potentially curative treatment for many hematopoietic malignancies and hematologic …

Inhibition of BTK and ITK with ibrutinib is effective in the prevention of chronic graft-versus-host disease in mice

SD Schutt, J Fu, H Nguyen, D Bastian, J Heinrichs… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) and IL-2 Inducible T-cell Kinase (ITK) are enzymes
responsible for the phosphorylation and activation of downstream effectors in the B-cell …

c-Rel and its many roles in cancer: an old story with new twists

JE Hunter, J Leslie, ND Perkins - British journal of cancer, 2016 - nature.com
When the genes encoding NF-κB subunits were first isolated, their homology to the
previously identified c-Rel proto-oncogene and its viral homologue v-Rel was clear. This …

Thioredoxin-1 confines T cell alloresponse and pathogenicity in graft-versus-host disease

MH Sofi, Y Wu, SD Schutt, M Dai… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jci.org
Oxidative stress is elevated in the recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
(allo-HCT) and likely contributes to the development of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) …

T-bet is critical for the development of acute graft-versus-host disease through controlling T cell differentiation and function

J Fu, D Wang, Y Yu, J Heinrichs, Y Wu… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.aai.org
T-bet is a master regulator for IFN-γ production and Th1 differentiation. We evaluated the
roles of T-bet and IFN-γ in T cell responses in acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and …

A small-molecule c-Rel inhibitor reduces alloactivation of T cells without compromising antitumor activity

Y Shono, AZ Tuckett, S Ouk, HC Liou… - Cancer …, 2014 - aacrjournals.org
Preventing unfavorable GVHD without inducing broad suppression of the immune system
presents a major challenge of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo …

Characterization of a c-Rel inhibitor that mediates anticancer properties in hematologic malignancies by blocking NF-κB–controlled oxidative stress responses

Y Shono, AZ Tuckett, HC Liou, E Doubrovina… - Cancer …, 2016 - aacrjournals.org
NF-κB plays a variety of roles in oncogenesis and immunity that may be beneficial for
therapeutic targeting, but strategies to selectively inhibit NF-κB to exert antitumor activity …

Prognostic impact of c-Rel nuclear expression and REL amplification and crosstalk between c-Rel and the p53 pathway in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

L Li, ZY Xu-Monette, CY Ok, A Tzankov… - …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dysregulated NF-κB signaling is critical for lymphomagenesis. The regulation, function, and
clinical relevance of c-Rel/NF-κB activation in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have …

Helper T-cell differentiation in graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

J Fu, J Heinrichs, XZ Yu - Archivum immunologiae et therapiae …, 2014 - Springer
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an effective therapeutic
option for many malignant diseases. However, the efficacy of allo-HSCT is limited by the …