Immune checkpoint blockade in infectious diseases

MN Wykes, SR Lewin - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018‏ - nature.com
The upregulation of immune checkpoint molecules, such as programmed cell death protein
1 (PD1) and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4), on immune cells occurs during acute …

IL-6 as a keystone cytokine in health and disease

CA Hunter, SA Jones - Nature immunology, 2015‏ - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin 6 (IL-6) has a broad effect on cells of the immune system and those not
of the immune system and often displays hormone-like characteristics that affect homeostatic …

The CD8 T cell response to respiratory virus infections

ME Schmidt, SM Varga - Frontiers in immunology, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Humans are highly susceptible to infection with respiratory viruses including respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV), influenza virus, human metapneumovirus, rhinovirus, coronavirus, and …

Host-directed antiviral therapy

N Kumar, S Sharma, R Kumar, BN Tripathi… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020‏ - journals.asm.org
Antiviral drugs have traditionally been developed by directly targeting essential viral
components. However, this strategy often fails due to the rapid generation of drug-resistant …

Virological and immunological outcomes of coinfections

N Kumar, S Sharma, S Barua, BN Tripathi… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018‏ - journals.asm.org
Coinfections involving viruses are being recognized to influence the disease pattern that
occurs relative to that with single infection. Classically, we usually think of a clinical …

Renal transport of uric acid: evolving concepts and uncertainties

IA Bobulescu, OW Moe - Advances in chronic kidney disease, 2012‏ - Elsevier
In addition to its role as a metabolic waste product, uric acid has been proposed to be an
important molecule with multiple functions in human physiologic and pathophysiologic …

Cytomegalovirus infection enhances the immune response to influenza

D Furman, V Jojic, S Sharma, SS Shen-Orr… - Science translational …, 2015‏ - science.org
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a β-herpesvirus present in a latent form in most people
worldwide. In immunosuppressed individuals, CMV can reactivate and cause serious …

LC3-associated phagocytosis in myeloid cells promotes tumor immune tolerance

LD Cunha, M Yang, R Carter, C Guy, L Harris… - Cell, 2018‏ - cell.com
Targeting autophagy in cancer cells and in the tumor microenvironment are current goals of
cancer therapy. However, components of canonical autophagy play roles in other biological …

VISTA and its ligands: the next generation of promising therapeutic targets in immunotherapy

N Shekari, D Shanehbandi, T Kazemi, H Zarredar… - Cancer Cell …, 2023‏ - Springer
V-domain immunoglobulin suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA) is a novel negative
checkpoint receptor (NCR) primarily involved in maintaining immune tolerance. It has a role …

Galectin-9 as a biomarker of disease severity

P Moar, R Tandon - Cellular immunology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is a β-galactoside binding lectin known for its immunomodulatory
role in various microbial infections. Gal-9 is expressed in all organ systems and localized in …