PeerJ,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12, P. e17184 - e17184
Published: March 28, 2024
Single-cell
annotation
plays
a
crucial
role
in
the
analysis
of
single-cell
genomics
data.
Despite
existence
numerous
algorithms,
comprehensive
tool
for
integrating
and
comparing
these
algorithms
is
also
lacking.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
635(8038), P. 453 - 461
Published: Oct. 16, 2024
Microbial
systems
have
been
synthetically
engineered
to
deploy
therapeutic
payloads
in
vivo1,2.
With
emerging
evidence
that
bacteria
naturally
home
on
tumours3,4
and
modulate
antitumour
immunity5,6,
one
promising
application
is
the
development
of
bacterial
vectors
as
precision
cancer
vaccines2,7.
Here
we
probiotic
Escherichia
coli
Nissle
1917
an
vaccination
platform
optimized
for
enhanced
production
cytosolic
delivery
neoepitope-containing
peptide
arrays,
with
increased
susceptibility
blood
clearance
phagocytosis.
These
features
enhance
both
safety
immunogenicity,
achieving
a
system
drives
potent
specific
T
cell-mediated
anticancer
immunity
effectively
controls
or
eliminates
tumour
growth
extends
survival
advanced
murine
primary
metastatic
solid
tumours.
We
demonstrate
elicited
immune
response
involves
recruitment
activation
dendritic
cells,
extensive
priming
neoantigen-specific
CD4+
CD8+
broader
natural
killer
reduction
tumour-infiltrating
immunosuppressive
myeloid
regulatory
B
cell
populations.
Taken
together,
this
work
leverages
advantages
living
medicines
deliver
arrays
tumour-specific
neoantigen-derived
epitopes
within
optimal
context
induce
specific,
effective
durable
systemic
immunity.
Probiotic
safely
Journal of Hematology & Oncology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18(1)
Published: Jan. 13, 2025
The
tumor
microenvironment
(TME)
is
integral
to
cancer
progression,
impacting
metastasis
and
treatment
response.
It
consists
of
diverse
cell
types,
extracellular
matrix
components,
signaling
molecules
that
interact
promote
growth
therapeutic
resistance.
Elucidating
the
intricate
interactions
between
cells
TME
crucial
in
understanding
progression
challenges.
A
critical
process
induced
by
epithelial-mesenchymal
transition
(EMT),
wherein
epithelial
acquire
mesenchymal
traits,
which
enhance
their
motility
invasiveness
progression.
By
targeting
various
components
TME,
novel
investigational
strategies
aim
disrupt
TME's
contribution
EMT,
thereby
improving
efficacy,
addressing
resistance,
offering
a
nuanced
approach
therapy.
This
review
scrutinizes
key
players
emphasizing
avenues
therapeutically
components.
Moreover,
article
discusses
implications
for
resistance
mechanisms
highlights
current
toward
modulation
along
with
potential
caveats.
Journal of Hematology & Oncology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: Oct. 10, 2024
Pancreatic
cancer
remains
one
of
the
most
aggressive
solid
tumors.
As
a
systemic
disease,
despite
improvement
multi-modality
treatment
strategies,
prognosis
pancreatic
was
not
improved
dramatically.
For
resectable
or
borderline
patients,
surgical
strategy
centered
on
improving
R0
resection
rate
is
consensus;
however,
role
neoadjuvant
therapy
in
patients
and
optimal
chemotherapy
with
without
radiotherapy
were
debated.
Postoperative
adjuvant
gemcitabine/capecitabine
mFOLFIRINOX
recommended
regardless
margin
status.
Chemotherapy
as
first-line
for
advanced
metastatic
included
FOLFIRINOX,
gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel,
NALIRIFOX
regimens
whereas
5-FU
plus
liposomal
irinotecan
only
standard
care
second-line
therapy.
Immunotherapy
an
innovative
although
anti-PD-1
antibody
currently
agent
approved
by
MSI-H,
dMMR,
TMB-high
tumors,
which
represent
very
small
subset
cancers.
Combination
strategies
to
increase
immunogenicity
overcome
immunosuppressive
tumor
microenvironment
may
sensitize
immunotherapy.
Targeted
therapies
represented
PARP
KRAS
inhibitors
are
also
under
investigation,
showing
benefits
progression-free
survival
objective
response
rate.
This
review
discusses
current
modalities
highlights
cancer.
International Journal of Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
21(2), P. 789 - 801
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
As
the
first
T
cell
immunoglobulin
mucin
(Tim)
family
member
to
be
identified,
Tim-3
is
a
powerful
immune
checkpoint
that
functions
in
immunoregulation
and
induction
of
tolerance.Conventionally,
considered
play
role
adaptive
immunity,
especially
helper
cell-mediated
responses.As
researches
progress,
has
been
detected
wider
range
types,
modulating
function
through
ligand-receptor
interactions
other
pathways.Strikingly,
plays
pivotal
maternal-fetal
tolerance
by
regulating
orchestrating
cross-talk.In
this
review,
we
elaborate
on
involvement
immunology,
with
focus
its
participation
provide
new
insights
into
during
pregnancy.Our
work
will
helpful
further
understanding
pathogenesis
pregnancy-related
diseases
inspire
strategies
for
their
diagnosis
treatment.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(6), P. 795 - 808
Published: Feb. 14, 2024
Kidney
injury
molecule-1
(KIM-1),
also
known
as
T-cell
Ig
and
mucin
domain-1
(TIM-1),
is
a
widely
recognized
biomarker
for
AKI,
but
its
biological
function
less
appreciated.
KIM-1/TIM-1
belongs
to
the
domain
family
of
conserved
transmembrane
proteins,
which
bear
characteristic
six-cysteine
Ig-like
variable
domain.
The
latter
enables
binding
natural
ligand,
phosphatidylserine,
expressed
on
surface
apoptotic
cells
necrotic
cells.
in
variety
tissues
plays
fundamental
roles
regulating
sterile
inflammation
adaptive
immune
responses.
In
kidney,
KIM-1
upregulated
injured
renal
proximal
tubule
cells,
transforms
them
into
phagocytes
clearance
dying
helps
dampen
inflammation.
TIM-1,
T
B
killer
essential
cell
activation
regulatory
functions
host.
Functional
polymorphisms
gene
KIM-1/TIM-1,
HAVCR1
,
have
been
associated
with
susceptibility
immunoinflammatory
conditions
hepatitis
A
virus-induced
liver
failure,
thought
be
due
differential
ability
variants
bind
phosphatidylserine.
This
review
will
summarize
role
health
disease
potential
clinical
applications
therapeutic
target
humans.
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(4), P. e008636 - e008636
Published: April 1, 2024
Immunotherapy
profoundly
changed
the
landscape
of
cancer
therapy
by
providing
long-lasting
responses
in
subsets
patients
and
is
now
standard
care
several
solid
tumor
types.
However,
immunotherapy
activity
beyond
conventional
immune
checkpoint
inhibition
plateauing,
biomarkers
are
overall
lacking
to
guide
treatment
selection.
Most
studies
have
focused
on
T
cell
engagement
response,
but
there
a
growing
evidence
that
B
cells
may
be
key
players
establishment
an
organized
notably
through
tertiary
lymphoid
structures.
Mechanisms
response
include
antibody-dependent
cellular
cytotoxicity
phagocytosis,
promotion
CD4+
CD8+
activation,
maintenance
antitumor
memory.
In
types,
higher
levels
cells,
specific
subpopulations,
or
presence
structures
been
associated
with
improved
outcomes
inhibitors.
The
fate
subpopulations
widely
influenced
cytokine
milieu,
versatile
roles
for
B-specific
cytokines
activating
factor
attracting
chemokine-1/CXCL13,
master
regulatory
role
IL-10.
Roles
cell-specific
checkpoints
such
as
TIM-1
emerging
could
represent
potential
therapeutic
targets.
Overall,
expanding
field
tumors
holds
promise
improvement
current
strategies
patient