Emerging targets in cancer immunotherapy

S Burugu, AR Dancsok, TO Nielsen - Seminars in cancer biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The first generation of immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1/PD-L1)
targeted natural immune homeostasis pathways, co-opted by cancers, to drive anti-tumor …

Biology and pathology of the uterine microenvironment and its natural killer cells

F Wang, AE Qualls, L Marques-Fernandez… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Tissues are the new frontier of discoveries in immunology. Cells of the immune system are
an integral part of tissue physiology and immunity. Determining how immune cells inhabit …

The role of antigen processing and presentation in cancer and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy

A Mpakali, E Stratikos - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A new class of drugs, termed Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, has
revolutionized cancer therapy during the last few years. Unfortunately, these drugs are only …

How ERAP1 and ERAP2 shape the peptidomes of disease-associated MHC-I proteins

JA López de Castro - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Four inflammatory diseases are strongly associated with Major Histocompatibility Complex
class I (MHC-I) molecules: birdshot chorioretinopathy (HLA-A* 29: 02), ankylosing …

EULAR study group on 'MHC-I-opathy': identifying disease-overarching mechanisms across disciplines and borders

JJW Kuiper, JC Prinz, E Stratikos… - Annals of the …, 2023 - ard.bmj.com
The 'MHC-I (major histocompatibility complex class I)-opathy'concept describes a family of
inflammatory conditions with overlap** clinical manifestations and a strong genetic link to …

PD-L1 is a therapeutic target of the bromodomain inhibitor JQ1 and, combined with HLA class I, a promising prognostic biomarker in neuroblastoma

O Melaiu, M Mina, M Chierici, R Boldrini… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - aacrjournals.org
Purpose: This study sought to evaluate the expression of programmed cell death-ligand-1
(PD-L1) and HLA class I on neuroblastoma cells and programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and …

[HTML][HTML] Behçet's Disease: A Comprehensive Review on the Role of HLA-B*51, Antigen Presentation, and Inflammatory Cascade

S Khoshbakht, D Başkurt, A Vural, S Vural - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Behçet's disease (BD) is a complex, recurring inflammatory disorder with autoinflammatory
and autoimmune components. This comprehensive review aims to explore BD's …

Targeting the antigen processing and presentation pathway to overcome resistance to immune checkpoint therapy

S D'Amico, P Tempora, O Melaiu, V Lucarini… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite the significant clinical advances with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)
in a wide range of cancer patients, response rates to the therapy are variable and do not …

Molecular and pathogenic effects of endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases ERAP1 and ERAP2 in MHC-I-associated inflammatory disorders: towards a unifying view

JAL de Castro, C Alvarez-Navarro, A Brito, P Guasp… - Molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
The inflammatory diseases that are most strongly associated with major histocompatibility
Complex class I (MHC-I) alleles are also influenced by endoplasmic reticulum …

Is Behçet's disease a 'class 1-opathy'? The role of HLA-B* 51 in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease

M Giza, D Koftori, L Chen… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The association between carriage of the human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B* 51 allele and
development of Behçet's disease (BD) has been known since the early 1970s, but the exact …