VISTA: a mediator of quiescence and a promising target in cancer immunotherapy

L Yuan, J Tatineni, KM Mahoney, GJ Freeman - Trends in immunology, 2021 - cell.com
V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA) is a B7 family member that maintains T
cell and myeloid quiescence and is a promising target for combination cancer …

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 …

Eliminating a barrier: Aiming at VISTA, reversing MDSC-mediated T cell suppression in the tumor microenvironment

Y Deng, M Shi, L Yi, MN Khan, Z **a, X Li - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment by producing
remarkable clinical outcomes for patients with various cancer types. However, only a subset …

Design, synthesis, and Antitumor Activity evaluation of Novel VISTA small molecule inhibitors

C Sun, Y He, G Wang, G Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
VISTA (V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation) is a novel immune checkpoint protein
and represents a promising target for cancer immunotherapy. Here, we report the design …

Discovery of first-in-class small molecule inhibitors of lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG-3)

SA Abdel-Rahman, AU Rehman… - ACS Medicinal Chemistry …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG-3) is a negative immune checkpoint that plays a key role
in downregulating the immune response to cancer. Inhibition of LAG-3 interactions allows T …

Discovery of small-molecule TIM-3 inhibitors for acute myeloid leukemia using pharmacophore-based virtual screening

SA Abdel-Rahman, V Talagayev, S Pach… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 (TIM-3) is a negative immune checkpoint that
represents a promising target for cancer immunotherapy. Although encouraging results have …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecule targeting immune cells: A novel approach for cancer treatment

S Singh, D Barik, AP Arukha, S Prasad, I Mohapatra… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional and cancer immunotherapies encompass diverse strategies to address
various cancer types and stages. However, combining these approaches often encounters …

Development of small molecule drugs targeting immune checkpoints

L Chen, X Zhao, X Liu, Y Ouyang, C Xu… - Cancer Biology & …, 2024 - cancerbiomed.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are used to relieve and refuel anti-tumor immunity by
blocking the interaction, transcription, and translation of co-inhibitory immune checkpoints or …

Chemotherapy induces immune checkpoint VISTA expression in tumor cells via HIF-2alpha

N Li, S Yang, Y Ren, R Tai, H Liu, Y Wang, J Li… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tumor cells can evade the innate and adaptive immune systems, which play important roles
in tumor recurrence and metastasis. Malignant tumors that recur after chemotherapy are …

Inhibitors of immune checkpoints: small molecule-and peptide-based approaches

N Fuchs, L Zhang, L Calvo-Barreiro… - Journal of Personalized …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The revolutionary progress in cancer immunotherapy, particularly the advent of immune
checkpoint inhibitors, marks a significant milestone in the fight against malignancies …