Tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells as targets of cancer immunotherapy

C Tay, A Tanaka, S Sakaguchi - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are abundant in tumor tissues, raising a question of whether
immunosuppressive tumor-infiltrating Tregs (TI-Tregs) can be selectively depleted or …

Combination strategies with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade: current advances and future directions

M Yi, X Zheng, M Niu, S Zhu, H Ge, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or its ligand PD-L1 rescue T
cells from exhausted status and revive immune response against cancer cells. Based on the …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue-resident FOLR2+ macrophages associate with CD8+ T cell infiltration in human breast cancer

RN Ramos, Y Missolo-Koussou, Y Gerber-Ferder… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Macrophage infiltration is a hallmark of solid cancers, and overall macrophage infiltration
correlates with lower patient survival and resistance to therapy. Tumor-associated …

Mitochondrial oxidative stress in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunoescape: foe or friend?

CL Kuo, A Ponneri Babuharisankar, YC Lin… - Journal of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
The major concept of" oxidative stress" is an excess elevated level of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) which are generated from vigorous metabolism and consumption of oxygen …

Major pathways involved in macrophage polarization in cancer

C Kerneur, CE Cano, D Olive - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages play an important role in tissue homeostasis, tissue remodeling, immune
response, and progression of cancer. Consequently, macrophages exhibit significant …

Reactive astrocytes transduce inflammation in a blood-brain barrier model through a TNF-STAT3 signaling axis and secretion of alpha 1-antichymotrypsin

H Kim, K Leng, J Park, AG Sorets, S Kim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Astrocytes are critical components of the neurovascular unit that support blood-brain barrier
(BBB) function. Pathological transformation of astrocytes to reactive states can be protective …

Macrophages and metabolism in the tumor microenvironment

I Vitale, G Manic, LM Coussens, G Kroemer, L Galluzzi - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) constitute a plastic and heterogeneous cell
population of the tumor microenvironment (TME) that can account for up to 50% of some …

Monocyte heterogeneity and functions in cancer

CE Olingy, HQ Dinh, CC Hedrick - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Monocytes are innate immune cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system that have
emerged as important regulators of cancer development and progression. Our …

Resistance mechanisms to anti-angiogenic therapies in cancer

Y Haibe, M Kreidieh, H El Hajj, I Khalifeh… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor growth and metastasis rely on tumor vascular network for the adequate supply of
oxygen and nutrients. Tumor angiogenesis relies on a highly complex program of growth …

The intersection between tumor angiogenesis and immune suppression

OE Rahma, FS Hodi - Clinical Cancer Research, 2019 - aacrjournals.org
Both immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) and antiangiogenesis agents have changed the
landscape of cancer treatment in the modern era. While antiangiogenesis agents have …