Inactivation of DNA repair triggers neoantigen generation and impairs tumour growth

G Germano, S Lamba, G Rospo, L Barault, A Magrì… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Molecular alterations in genes involved in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) promote cancer
initiation and foster tumour progression. Cancers deficient in MMR frequently show …

Different tumor microenvironments contain functionally distinct subsets of macrophages derived from Ly6C (high) monocytes

K Movahedi, D Laoui, C Gysemans, M Baeten… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) form a major component of the tumor stroma.
However, important concepts such as TAM heterogeneity and the nature of the monocytic …

Ecto‐calreticulin in immunogenic chemotherapy

M Obeid, A Tesniere, T Panaretakis, R Tufi… - Immunological …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The conventional treatment of cancer relies upon radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Such
treatments supposedly mediate their effects via the direct elimination of tumor cells …

[HTML][HTML] Mammary adipocytes stimulate breast cancer invasion through metabolic remodeling of tumor cells

YY Wang, C Attané, D Milhas, B Dirat, S Dauvillier… - JCI insight, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In breast cancer, a key feature of peritumoral adipocytes is their loss of lipid content
observed both in vitro and in human tumors. The free fatty acids (FFAs), released by …

Rab27a supports exosome-dependent and-independent mechanisms that modify the tumor microenvironment and can promote tumor progression

A Bobrie, S Krumeich, F Reyal, C Recchi, LF Moita… - Cancer research, 2012 - AACR
During progression from single cancer cells to a tumor mass and metastases, tumor cells
send signals that can subvert their tissue microenvironment. These signals involve soluble …

CIITA-induced MHC class II expression in mammary adenocarcinoma leads to a Th1 polarization of the tumor microenvironment, tumor rejection, and specific …

L Mortara, P Castellani, R Meazza, G Tosi… - Clinical cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: We have shown previously that the MHC class II–negative murine TS/A
adenocarcinoma is rejected in vivo if induced to express MHC class II molecules by …

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of ruthenium (II)− arene PTA complexes

C Scolaro, A Bergamo, L Brescacin… - Journal of medicinal …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The antitumor activity of the organometallic ruthenium (II)− arene complexes, RuCl2 (η6-
arene)(PTA),(arene= p-cymene, toluene, benzene, benzo-15-crown-5, 1-ethylbenzene-2, 3 …

Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition augments endogenous antitumor immunity by reducing myeloid-derived suppressor cell function

P Serafini, K Meckel, M Kelso, K Noonan… - The Journal of …, 2006 - rupress.org
Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil) are agents
currently in clinical use for nonmalignant conditions. We report the use of PDE5 inhibitors as …

High-dose vitamin C enhances cancer immunotherapy

A Magrì, G Germano, A Lorenzato, S Lamba… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Vitamin C (VitC) is known to directly impair cancer cell growth in preclinical models, but
there is little clinical evidence on its antitumoral efficacy. In addition, whether and how VitC …

Redirecting In vivo Elicited Tumor Infiltrating Macrophages and Dendritic Cells towards Tumor Rejection

C Guiducci, AP Vicari, S Sangaletti, G Trinchieri… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
A hostile tumor microenvironment interferes with the development and function of the
adaptive immune response. Here we report the mechanisms by which large numbers of …