2022
Interferon-γ resistance and immune evasion in glioma develop via Notch-regulated co-evolution of malignant and immune cells
Parmigiani E, Ivanek R, Rolando C, Hafen K, Turchinovich G, Lehmann FM, Gerber A, Brkic S, Frank S, Meyer SC, Wakimoto H, Günel M, Louvi A, Mariani L, Finke D, Holländer G, Hutter G, Tussiwand R, Taylor V, Giachino C. Interferon-γ resistance and immune evasion in glioma develop via Notch-regulated co-evolution of malignant and immune cells. Developmental Cell 2022, 57: 1847-1865.e9. PMID: 35803280, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated microglia/macrophagesGlioma cellsImmune surveillanceMicroglia/macrophagesImmune cell populationsBrain tumor cellsMouse glioma cellsCytokine expressionImmune attackImmune cellsMouse modelImmune evasionSuppression of NotchTumor cellsNotch inhibitionTumor initiationUpregulation of oncogenesNotch activityCell populationsGliomasCellsSurveillanceLow Notch activityNiche controlTherapy
2021
Spatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of the Immunological Landscape in Human Meningiomas
Yeung J, Yaghoobi V, Aung TN, Vesely MD, Zhang T, Gaule P, Gunel M, Rimm DL, Chen L. Spatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of the Immunological Landscape in Human Meningiomas. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2021, 80: 150-159. PMID: 33393633, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlaa152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionT cell infiltrationPD-L1PD-L2Human meningiomasTumor-infiltrating immune cell populationsHigh PD-L1 expressionT-cell activation/proliferationActivation/dysfunctionLevels of CD3Immune cell subsetsT-cell phenotypeImmune cell populationsHigh-grade tumorsActivation/proliferationHigher CD3TIL infiltrationCD8 ratioImmunotherapeutic strategiesCell subsetsImmunological statusGrade tumorsImmunological landscapeTissue microarrayMacrophage phenotype