2024
Synergistic Immunoregulation: harnessing CircRNAs and PiRNAs to Amplify PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibition Therapy
Han R, Rao X, Zhou H, Lu L. Synergistic Immunoregulation: harnessing CircRNAs and PiRNAs to Amplify PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibition Therapy. International Journal Of Nanomedicine 2024, 19: 4803-4834. PMID: 38828205, PMCID: PMC11144010, DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s461289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulate PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 expressionPD-1/PD-L1Inhibition therapySensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitorsEfficacy of cancer immunotherapyPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAnti-cancer immunityEfficacy of monotherapyExploration of combination strategiesModulate immune responsesMRNA vaccine technologyCheckpoint inhibitorsCancer immunotherapyRNA-based therapiesTreatment strategiesImmunomodulatory effectsCancer therapyImmune responseTherapyCancer treatmentVaccine technologyCombination strategiesCancer
2020
Factors affecting tumor responders and predictive biomarkers of toxicities in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Yao L, Jia G, Lu L, Bao Y, Ma W. Factors affecting tumor responders and predictive biomarkers of toxicities in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. International Immunopharmacology 2020, 85: 106628. PMID: 32474388, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse effectsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsICI therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsCancer patientsPredictive biomarkersTumor respondersAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapyCell death protein 1 (PD-1) pathwayT-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4PD-L1 immunotherapyVariety of malignanciesAdvanced human cancersConventional anticancer therapiesDegree of severityProtein 1 pathwayNew potential mechanismAntigen-4Cancer immunotherapyToxicity profileImmunotherapyTherapyPatientsAdverse effectsAnticancer therapy
2017
IFNγ enhances cytotoxic efficiency of the cytotoxic T lymphocytes against human glioma cells
Shao S, Risch E, Burner D, Lu L, Minev B, Ma W. IFNγ enhances cytotoxic efficiency of the cytotoxic T lymphocytes against human glioma cells. International Immunopharmacology 2017, 47: 159-165. PMID: 28410529, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytotoxic T lymphocytesPositive glioma cellsT cell activation scoreMHC class IGlioma cellsClass IT lymphocytesTumor antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytesAntigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytesIFNγ treatmentActivity of CTLHuman dendritic cellsRisk of deathHuman leukocyte antigenActivation scoresLow-grade gliomasMHC class I moleculesClass I moleculesHuman glioma cellsCytotoxic efficiencyDendritic cellsTumor immunityLeukocyte antigenCancer immunotherapyGlioma patients