Next generation of immune checkpoint inhibitors and beyond

JA Marin-Acevedo, EMO Kimbrough, Y Lou - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
The immune system is the core defense against cancer development and progression.
Failure of the immune system to recognize and eliminate malignant cells plays an important …

NF-κB: at the borders of autoimmunity and inflammation

L Barnabei, E Laplantine, W Mbongo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The transcription factor NF-κB regulates multiple aspects of innate and adaptive immune
functions and serves as a pivotal mediator of inflammatory response. In the first part of this …

Cytokines and chemokines involved in osteoarthritis pathogenesis

V Molnar, V Matišić, I Kodvanj, R Bjelica… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis is a common cause of disability worldwide. Although commonly referred to as
a disease of the joint cartilage, osteoarthritis affects all joint tissues equally. The …

Kinase inhibition in autoimmunity and inflammation

AA Zarrin, K Bao, P Lupardus, D Vucic - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite recent advances in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, unmet
medical needs in some areas still exist. One of the main therapeutic approaches to alleviate …

The IL-1 family of cytokines and receptors in rheumatic diseases

CA Dinarello - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2019 - nature.com
More than any other cytokine family, the 11 members of the IL-1 family are associated with
innate immune responses, which occur in acute inflammation and chronic inflammatory …

Interleukin-1 beta—a friend or foe in malignancies?

R Bent, L Moll, S Grabbe, M Bros - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) is induced by inflammatory signals in a broad number of immune
cell types. IL-1β (and IL-18) are the only cytokines which are processed by caspase-1 after …

Single-cell RNA sequencing of tumor-infiltrating NK cells reveals that inhibition of transcription factor HIF-1α unleashes NK cell activity

J Ni, X Wang, A Stojanovic, Q Zhang, M Wincher… - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Enhancing immune cell functions in tumors remains a major challenge in cancer
immunotherapy. Hypoxia is a common feature of solid tumors, and cells adapt by …

Interleukin-1β signaling in osteoarthritis–chondrocytes in focus

Z Jenei-Lanzl, A Meurer, F Zaucke - Cellular Signalling, 2019 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) can be regarded as a chronic, painful and degenerative disease that
affects all tissues of a joint and one of the major endpoints being loss of articular cartilage. In …

Toll‐like receptors: general molecular and structural biology

P Behzadi, HA García-Perdomo… - Journal of Immunology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background/Aim. Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) are pivotal biomolecules in the immune system.
Today, we are all aware of the importance of TLRs in bridging innate and adaptive immune …

Structural basis of IL-1 family cytokine signaling

JK Fields, S Günther, EJ Sundberg - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) family cytokines are key signaling molecules in both the innate and
adaptive immune systems, mediating inflammation in response to a wide range of stimuli …