Hypoxic microenvironment in cancer: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions

Z Chen, F Han, Y Du, H Shi, W Zhou - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Having a hypoxic microenvironment is a common and salient feature of most solid tumors.
Hypoxia has a profound effect on the biological behavior and malignant phenotype of …

The effect of HIF on metabolism and immunity

CT Taylor, CC Scholz - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular hypoxia occurs when the demand for sufficient molecular oxygen needed to
produce the levels of ATP required to perform physiological functions exceeds the vascular …

Hypoxia signaling in human health and diseases: implications and prospects for therapeutics

Z Luo, M Tian, G Yang, Q Tan, Y Chen, G Li… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Molecular oxygen (O2) is essential for most biological reactions in mammalian cells. When
the intracellular oxygen content decreases, it is called hypoxia. The process of hypoxia is …

Single-cell multi-omics analysis of the immune response in COVID-19

E Stephenson, G Reynolds, RA Botting… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Analysis of human blood immune cells provides insights into the coordinated
response to viral infections such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which …

Hypoxia-inducible factors: master regulators of hypoxic tumor immune escape

Q Wu, L You, E Nepovimova, Z Heger, W Wu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Hypoxia, a common feature of the tumor microenvironment in various types of cancers,
weakens cytotoxic T cell function and causes recruitment of regulatory T cells, thereby …

Immunosuppressive mechanisms of regulatory B cells

D Catalán, MA Mansilla, A Ferrier, L Soto… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Regulatory B cells (Bregs) is a term that encompasses all B cells that act to suppress
immune responses. Bregs contribute to the maintenance of tolerance, limiting ongoing …

In-situ-sprayed therapeutic hydrogel for oxygen-actuated Janus regulation of postsurgical tumor recurrence/metastasis and wound healing

S Chen, Y Luo, Y He, M Li, Y Liu, X Zhou, J Hou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment modality for malignant melanoma. However, the
deteriorative hypoxic microenvironment after surgery is recognized as a stemming cause for …

Anti-inflammatory and immune-regulatory cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis

Z Chen, A Bozec, A Ramming, G Schett - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a failure of
spontaneous resolution of inflammation. Although the pro-inflammatory cytokines and …

Cellular immunology of relapsing multiple sclerosis: interactions, checks, and balances

A Bar-Or, R Li - The Lancet Neurology, 2021 - thelancet.com
Novel insights from basic and translational studies are resha** concepts of the
immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis and understanding of the different inflammatory …

T cell dysfunction in cancer immunity and immunotherapy

A **a, Y Zhang, J Xu, T Yin, XJ Lu - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In cancer, T cells become dysfunctional owing to persistent antigen exposure. Dysfunctional
T cells are characterized by reduced proliferative capacity, decreased effector function, and …