[HTML][HTML] The evolving tumor microenvironment: From cancer initiation to metastatic outgrowth

KE De Visser, JA Joyce - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cancers represent complex ecosystems comprising tumor cells and a multitude of non-
cancerous cells, embedded in an altered extracellular matrix. The tumor microenvironment …

Exploiting innate immunity for cancer immunotherapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, Q Mei, B Zhao, Q Chu, Z Dai, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment paradigms of various types of cancers.
However, most of these immunomodulatory strategies focus on harnessing adaptive …

The local microenvironment drives activation of neutrophils in human brain tumors

RR Maas, K Soukup, N Fournier, M Massara, S Galland… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Neutrophils are abundant immune cells in the circulation and frequently infiltrate tumors in
substantial numbers. However, their precise functions in different cancer types remain …

Systemic immune–inflammation index predicts prognosis of cancer immunotherapy: Systemic review and meta-analysis

BW Tian, YF Yang, CC Yang, LJ Yan, ZN Ding… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This meta-analysis was designed to explore the association between the systemic
immune–inflammation index (SII) and the therapeutic effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors …

[HTML][HTML] Firefighters' occupational exposure: Contribution from biomarkers of effect to assess health risks

B Barros, M Oliveira, S Morais - Environment international, 2021 - Elsevier
Firefighting is physically and physiologically exhausting besides encompassing exposure to
toxic fire emissions. Biomonitoring studies from the past five years have been significantly …

Pan-immune-inflammation value: a new prognostic index in operative breast cancer

F Lin, LP Zhang, SY **e, HY Huang, XY Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background To build a predictive scoring model based on simple immune and inflammatory
parameters to predict postoperative survival in patients with breast cancer. Methods We …

The good, the bad, and the ugly: neutrophils, angiogenesis, and cancer

I Ozel, I Duerig, M Domnich, S Lang, E Pylaeva… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor angiogenesis is one of the most critical steps in the progression of
cancer. Owing to its fundamental role in tumor growth and metastasis, tumor angiogenesis is …

The roles of neutrophils in cytokine storms

L Chan, N Karimi, S Morovati, K Alizadeh, JE Kakish… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
A cytokine storm is an abnormal discharge of soluble mediators following an inappropriate
inflammatory response that leads to immunopathological events. Cytokine storms can occur …

A gut microbial signature for combination immune checkpoint blockade across cancer types

A Gunjur, Y Shao, T Rozday, O Klein, A Mu, BW Haak… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and
cytotoxic T lymphocyte protein 4 (CTLA-4) can induce remarkable, yet unpredictable …

Inflammation indices in association with periodontitis and cancer

KA Walther, S Gröger, JAH Vogler… - Periodontology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation is a complex physiological process that plays a pivotal role in many if not all
pathological conditions, including infectious as well as inflammatory diseases, like …