Emerging photodynamic nanotherapeutics for inducing immunogenic cell death and potentiating cancer immunotherapy

S Zhang, J Wang, Z Kong, X Sun, Z He, B Sun, C Luo… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has emerged as a promising cancer treatment modality. Despite the rapid
progress in cancer immunotherapy, the therapeutic efficiency and clinical translation of …

TIM-3 as a target for cancer immunotherapy and mechanisms of action

W Du, M Yang, A Turner, C Xu, RL Ferris… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cancer immunotherapy has produced impressive clinical results in recent years. Despite the
success of the checkpoint blockade strategies targeting cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 …

TIM-3 expression characterizes regulatory T cells in tumor tissues and is associated with lung cancer progression

X Gao, Y Zhu, G Li, H Huang, G Zhang, F Wang, J Sun… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background T cell immunoglobulin-3 (TIM-3) has been established as a negative regulatory
molecule and plays a critical role in immune tolerance. TIM-3 is upregulated in exhausted …

Beyond CTLA-4 and PD-1, the generation Z of negative checkpoint regulators

I Le Mercier, JL Lines, RJ Noelle - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
In the last two years, clinical trials with blocking antibodies to the negative checkpoint
regulators CTLA-4 and PD-1 have rekindled the hope for cancer immunotherapy. Multiple …

T cell exhaustion: from pathophysiological basics to tumor immunotherapy

K Catakovic, E Klieser, D Neureiter… - Cell Communication and …, 2017 - Springer
The immune system is capable of distinguishing between danger-and non-danger signals,
thus inducing either an appropriate immune response against pathogens and cancer or …

Tim-3: A co-receptor with diverse roles in T cell exhaustion and tolerance

R Tang, M Rangachari, VK Kuchroo - Seminars in immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
T cell inhibitory co-receptors play a crucial role in maintaining the balance between
physiologic immune responses and maladaptive ones. T cell immunoglobulin and mucin …

Enhanced suppressor function of TIM‐3+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells

AS Gautron, M Dominguez‐Villar… - European journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
T‐cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 (TIM‐3) is an Ig‐superfamily member expressed
on IFN‐γ‐secreting Th1 and Tc1 cells and was identified as a negative regulator of immune …

The HIF-1/glial TIM-3 axis controls inflammation-associated brain damage under hypoxia

HS Koh, CY Chang, SB Jeon, HJ Yoon, YH Ahn… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Inflammation is closely related to the extent of damage following cerebral ischaemia, and the
targeting of this inflammation has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy. Here, we …

Therapeutic potential of Galectin‐9 in human disease

VR Wiersma, M de Bruyn, W Helfrich… - Medicinal research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, an important role has emerged for the glycan‐binding protein Galectin‐9
(Gal‐9) in health and disease. In normal physiology, Gal‐9 seems to be a pivotal modulator …

Combinatorial approach to cancer immunotherapy: strength in numbers

AE Vilgelm, DB Johnson… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Immune-checkpoint blockade therapy with antibodies targeting CTLA-4 and PD-1 has
revolutionized melanoma treatment by eliciting responses that can be remarkably durable …