Hybrid azole-based conjugates as upcoming anticancer and antimicrobial agents by Luís M. T. Frija, Bruno E. C. Guerreiro, Inês C. C. Costa, Vera M. S. Isca, Lucília Saraiva, Beatriz G. Neves, Mariana Magalhães, Célia Cabral, Maria L. S. Cristiano, Patrícia Rijo

“…The anticancer activity of the compounds was assessed through i) proliferation assays for HCT116, MCF-7, and A375 human cell lines [cells were treated with serial dilutions of compounds and the effect on cell propagation was evaluated by sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay]; ii) antiproliferative and cytotoxic assays for glioma-type cell lines A172 (glioblastoma), U87 (brain-likely glioblastoma), and H4 (neuroglioma; cells were treated with diverse concentrations and the cell viability was assessed using a modified Alamar blue® assay). …”
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Outer retina micro-inflammation is driven by T cell responses prior to retinal degeneration in early age-related macular degeneration by Lucas Stürzbecher, Lucas Stürzbecher, Lucas Stürzbecher, Lucas Stürzbecher, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Theda U. P. Bartolomaeus, Theda U. P. Bartolomaeus, Theda U. P. Bartolomaeus, Theda U. P. Bartolomaeus, Sylvia Bolz, Andjela Sekulic, Marius Ueffing, Marius Ueffing, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Nadine Reichhart, Sergio Crespo-Garcia, Nicola Wilck, Nicola Wilck, Nicola Wilck, Nicola Wilck, Olaf Strauß

“…Importantly, the activation of T cells found at early AMD-like stages prior to degeneration possessed long-lasting cytotoxic properties and adopted typical features of senescent immune cells. …”
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Metabolomics insights into doxorubicin and 5-fluorouracil combination therapy in triple-negative breast cancer: a xenograft mouse model study by Mai M. Hassanein, Mai M. Hassanein, Yousra A. Hagyousif, Yousra A. Hagyousif, Ruba A. Zenati, Ruba A. Zenati, Hamza M. Al-Hroub, Farman Matloob Khan, Ahmad Y. Abuhelwa, Ahmad Y. Abuhelwa, Karem H. Alzoubi, Karem H. Alzoubi, Nelson C. Soares, Nelson C. Soares, Waseem El-Huneidi, Waseem El-Huneidi, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Hany Omar, Hany Omar, Dana M. Zaher, Yasser Bustanji, Yasser Bustanji, Yasser Bustanji, Mohammad H. Semreen, Mohammad H. Semreen

“…It significantly reduced critical metabolites such as guanine, xanthine, inosine, L-fucose, and sphinganine, demonstrating enhanced cytotoxic effects compared to individual treatments. …”
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Apheresis for the treatment of relapses in MS and NMOSD: reduced antibody reactivities, gene expression changes and potential clinical response indicators by Michael Hecker, Brit Fitzner, Isis Ludwig-Portugall, Friederike Bohne, Edmar Heyland, Juliane Klehmet, Matthias Grothe, Matthias Schwab, Alexander Winkelmann, Stefanie Meister, Ales Dudesek, Hannah Wurm, Ilya Ayzenberg, Ingo Kleiter, Ingo Kleiter, Corinna Trebst, Martin W. Hümmert, Bernhard Neumann, Bernhard Neumann, Klaus Eulitz, Dirk Koczan, Uwe K. Zettl

“…A gene expression signature that is characteristic of CD4+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD4-CTLs) was found to be elevated at baseline in non-responders to apheresis, although this could not be validated with statistical significance (n=19 MS patients).ConclusionOur data reveal that therapeutic apheresis in MS rapidly leads to a significant decrease in IgG reactivities against EBNA1 (391-410) and cross-reactive targets such as GlialCAM (370-389) and also has an impact on the gene expression of B cells and T cells. …”
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VCP downstream metabolite glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) inhibits CD8+T cells function in the HCC microenvironment by Cheng Cheng, Qingrui Zha, Linmao Sun, Tianming Cui, Xinyu Guo, Changjian Xing, Zhengxiang Chen, Changyong Ji, Shuhang Liang, Shengwei Tao, Junhui Chu, Chenghui Wu, Qi Chu, Xuetian Gu, Ning Zhang, Yumin Fu, Shumin Deng, Yitong Zhu, Jiabei Wang, Yao Liu, Lianxin Liu

“…Our findings reveal that VCP suppresses the activation, expansion, and cytotoxic capacity of CD8+T cells both in vitro and in vivo, significantly contributing to the immunosuppressive nature of the TME. …”
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Congenital T-cell activation impairs transitional-to-follicular B-cell maturation in humans by Hugues Allard-Chamard, Kirsty Hillier, Michelle L. Ramseier, Alice Bertocchi, Naoki Kaneko, Katherine Premo, Grace Yuen, Marshall Karpel, Vinay S. Mahajan, Christina Tsekeri, Joseph S. Hong, Jean Vencic, Rory Crotty, Anish V. Sharda, Sara Barmettler, Emma Westermann-Clark, Jolan E. Walter, Musie Ghebremichael, Alex K. Shalek, Jocelyn R. Farmer, Shiv Pillai

“…Abstract: Patients with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated protein 4 (CTLA4) deficiency exhibit profound humoral immune dysfunction, yet the basis for the B-cell defect is not known. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Potential and Synergic Activities of <i>Eclipta prostrata</i> (L.) L. Leaf-Derived Ointment Formulation in Combination with the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Dr... by Muhammad M. Poyil, Mohammed H. Karrar Alsharif, Mahmoud H. El-Bidawy, Salman Bin Dayel, Mohammed Sarosh Khan, Zainab Mohammed M. Omar, Alaaeldin Ahmed Mohamed, Reda M. Fayyad, Tarig Gasim Mohamed Alarabi, Hesham A. Khairy, Nasraddin Othman Bahakim, Mohamed A. Samhan, Abd El-Lateef Saeed Abd El-Lateef

“…An MTT assay performed using L₉₂₉ cells proved that the extract has no cytotoxic effect. The plant extract displayed potential antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>; the growth was inhibited at 1 mg/mL of <i>E. prostrata</i> extract. …”
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A New CYP2E1 Inhibitor, 12-Imidazolyl-1-dodecanol, Represents a Potential Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Torsten Diesinger, Alfred Lautwein, Sebastian Bergler, Dominik Buckert, Christian Renz, Radovan Dvorsky, Vyacheslav Buko, Siarhei Kirko, Edith Schneider, Florian Kuchenbauer, Mukesh Kumar, Cagatay Günes, Felicitas Genze, Berthold Büchele, Thomas Simmet, Martin Haslbeck, Kai Masur, Thomas Barth, Dieter Müller-Enoch, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Haehner

“…Cell viability was reduced in a dose-dependent manner, with only the highest doses causing a cytotoxic effect associated with caspase 3/7 activation. …”
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced severe epidermal necrolysis mediated by macrophage-derived CXCL10 and abated by TNF blockade by Chun-Bing Chen, Shuen-Iu Hung, John Wen-Cheng Chang, Chan-Keng Yang, David Hui-Kang Ma, Yu-Chuan Teng, Chun-Wei Lu, Wei-Ti Chen, Hsiao-Yin Yang, Cheng-Chang Tsai, Chih Liang Wang, Pin-Hsuan Chiang, Jennifer Wu, Ya-Wen Tsai, Lai-Ying Lu, Yang Yu-Wei Lin, Rosaline Chung-Yee Hui, Fu-Mei Hsieh, Chao-Kai Hsu, Chaw-Ning Lee, Yi-Ju Chen, Chih-Chiang Chen, Yilei Cui, Hung-Chih Hsu, Ya-Ching Chang, Chih-Jung Chang, Ho-Chen Lin, Chee Jen Chang, Yu-Jr Lin, Cheng-Lung Ku, Chuang-Wei Wang, Wen-Hung Chung

“…We examine 6 cohorts including 25 ICI-induced SJS/TEN patients and conduct single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis, which shows overexpression of macrophage-derived CXCL10 that recruits CXCR3+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in blister cells from ICI-SJS/TEN skin lesions. …”
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First-in-human dose escalation trial to evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of an anti-MAGEA1 autologous TCR-transgenic T cell therapy in relapsed and refractory solid tumors by Ignacio I Wistuba, Mamta Kalra, Linus Backert, Martin Wermke, Edwin R Parra, Jason John Luke, Apostolia M Tsimberidou, Sebastian Bunk, Mohammad B Hossain, Andrea Mayer-Mokler, Arun Satelli, Norbert Hilf, Steffen Walter, Cedrik M Britten, Van K Morris, Tobias A W Holderried, Winfried H Alsdorf, Katrin Wetzko, Borje S Andersson, Sandra Grund-Gröschke, Katrin Aslan, Anantha Marisetty, Swapna Satam, Jens Hukelmann, M Alper Kursunel, Karine Pozo, Andreas Acs, Melissa Baumeister, Claudia Wagner, Oliver Schoor, Ali S Mohamed, Delfi Krishna

“…IMA202 consists of autologous genetically modified cytotoxic CD8+ T cells expressing a T cell receptor (TCR), which is specific for a nine amino acid peptide derived from MAGEA1. …”
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A novel oncolytic Vaccinia virus armed with IL-12 augments antitumor immune responses leading to durable regression in murine models of lung cancer by Lijuan Chen, Lijuan Chen, Pengju Wang, Carmela Di Gioia, Ming Yuan, Zhe Zhang, Jinxin Miao, Wenli Yan, Guanghao Zhao, Yangyang Jia, Na Wang, Zhongxian Zhang, Haoran Guo, Giulia Marelli, Louisa Chard Dunmall, Nicholas R. Lemoine, Nicholas R. Lemoine, Yaohe Wang, Yaohe Wang

“…Tumor-targeted VVL-m12 replicated to high levels, was cytotoxic in lung cancer cell lines. VVL-m12 demonstrated superior antitumor efficacy in subcutaneous lung cancer models compared with other VVs examined. …”
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Uvaol attenuates TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human alveolar epithelial cells by modulating expression and membrane localization of β-catenin by Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Felipe Henrique da Cunha Xavier, Felipe Henrique da Cunha Xavier, Felipe Henrique da Cunha Xavier, Felipe Henrique da Cunha Xavier, Mônica Silveira Wagner, Kayo Moreira Bagri, Erick Gabriel Alves Ferreira, Romulo Galvani, Romulo Galvani, Romulo Galvani, Romulo Galvani, Claudia Mermelstein, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Wilson Savino, Wilson Savino, Wilson Savino, Wilson Savino, Emiliano Barreto, Emiliano Barreto

“…Uvaol had no significant cytotoxic effects on A549 cells. By contrast, the changes in the cell morphology consistent with TGF-β1-induced EMT were largely suppressed by treatment with uvaol. …”
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Microbial metabolites and immune modulation by Hassan Ghasemi

“…Indole derivatives regulate natural killer (NK) cell activity, fine-tuning their cytotoxic responses and cytokine secretion to ensure the precise elimination of infected or malignant cells. …”
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Enhancement of anti‐sarcoma immunity by NK cells engineered with mRNA for expression of a EphA2‐targeted CAR by Pui Yeng Lam, Natacha Omer, Josh K. M. Wong, Cui Tu, Louisa Alim, Gustavo R. Rossi, Maria Victorova, Hannah Tompkins, Cheng‐Yu Lin, Ahmed M. Mehdi, Amos Choo, Melissa R. Elliott, Elaina Coleborn, Jane Sun, Timothy Mercer, Orazio Vittorio, Lachlan J. Dobson, Alexander D. McLellan, Andrew Brooks, Zewen Kelvin Tuong, Seth W. Cheetham, Wayne Nicholls, Fernando Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes

“…EphA2‐specific CAR‐NK cells exhibit superior cytotoxicity against sarcoma cell lines in vitro and demonstrate significant anti‐tumour activity in in vivo mouse models of rhabdomyosarcoma and osteosarcoma. …”
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A TRAILR2/CDH3 bispecific antibody demonstrates selective apoptosis and tumor regression in CDH3-positive pancreatic cancer by Peter Jung, Stefan P. Glaser, Jing Han, Alexandra Popa, Laura Pisarsky, Ningping Feng, Antonia Geyer, Franziska Haderk, Donat Alpar, Christopher Bristow, Susanne Schmittner, Paula-Elena Traexler, Mikhila Mahendra, Birgit Poehn, Poojabahen Gandhi, Roberto Fiorelli, Sanket Awate, Nicole Budano, Florian Martin, Christoph Albrecht, Barbara Drobits-Handl, Sathanandam S. Anand, Srinath Kasturirangan, Francesca Trapani, Norbert Schweifer, Joseph R. Marszalek, Ulrike Tontsch-Grunt, Mark Pearson, Timothy P. Heffernan, Norbert Kraut, Christopher P. Vellano, Juan Manuel García-Martínez

“…In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), where patient benefit from current cytotoxic therapy options is unsatisfactory, a close to uniform cell surface expression of CDH3 and TRAILR2 was observed, which will qualify the majority of PDAC patients for TR2/CDH3 BAB-based treatment. …”
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Global outcomes and prognosis for relapsed/refractory mature T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas: results from the PETAL consortium by Jessy Xinyi Han, Min Jung Koh, Leora Boussi, Mark Sorial, Sean M. McCabe, Luke Peng, Shambhavi Singh, Ijeoma Julie Eche-Ugwu, Judith Gabler, Maria J. Fernandez Turizo, Caroline T. MacVicar, Aditya Garg, Alexander Disciullo, Kusha Chopra, Alexandra Lenart, Emmanuel Nwodo, Jeffrey Barnes, Min Ji Koh, Eliana Miranda, Carlos Chiattone, Robert Stuver, Steven M. Horwitz, Mwanasha Merrill, Eric Jacobsen, Martina Manni, Monica Civallero, Tetiana Skrypets, Athina Lymboussaki, Massimo Federico, Yuri Kim, Jin Seok Kim, Jae Yong Cho, Thomas Eipe, Tanuja Shet, Epari Sridhar, Alok Shetty, Saswata Saha, Hasmukh Jain, Manju Sengar, Carrie Van Der Weyden, Henry Miles Prince, Ramzi Hamouche, Tinatin Murdashvili, Francine Foss, Marianna Gentilini, Beatrice Casadei, Pier Luigi Zinzani, Takeshi Okatani, Noriaki Yoshida, Sang Eun Yoon, Won-Seog Kim, Girisha Panchoo, Zainab Mohamed, Estelle Verburgh, Jackielyn Cuenca Alturas, Mubarak Al-Mansour, Josie Ford, Maria Elena Cabrera, Amy Ku, Govind Bhagat, Helen Ma, Ahmed Sawas, Khyati Maulik Kariya, Makoto Iwasaki, Forum Bhanushali, Owen A. O’Connor, Enrica Marchi, Changyu Shen, Devavrat Shah, Salvia Jain

“…Patients received either a ''novel'' single agent (SA; 35%) or cytotoxic chemotherapy (CC; 60%) for their second-line treatment. …”
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Cigarette and e-cigarette reversely regulated autophagy via distinct level of ROS in vitro by Yao Wang, Jialing Zhong, Zuyi Jin, An Luo, Zehong Wu, Xingtao Jiang, Jianwen Chen, Peiqing Liu, Min Li

“…With the increasing prevalence of e-cigarettes, a systematic evaluation of the cytotoxicity among the components of e-cigarettes is needed. …”
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Baicalin and Baicalein Inhibit Src Tyrosine Kinase and Production of IL-6 by Dubravko Jelić, Agnieszka D. Lower-Nedza, Adelheid H. Brantner, Biljana Blažeković, Baolin Bian, Jian Yang, Karmen Brajša, Sanda Vladimir-Knežević

“…Baicalin and baicalein showed no signs of cytotoxicity in the MTS cytotoxicity assay in THP-1 cells.…”
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Evaluation of Clinical Interest of Anti-Aquaporin-4 Autoantibody Followup in Neuromyelitis Optica by Jean-Baptiste Chanson, Melissa Alame, Nicolas Collongues, Frédéric Blanc, Marie Fleury, Gabrielle Rudolf, Jérôme de Seze, Thierry Vincent

“…We found a strong correlation between serum anti-AQP4 Ab concentration and complement-mediated cytotoxicity (P<0.0001). Nevertheless, neither relapse nor worsening of impairment level was closely associated with a significant increase in serum Ab concentration or cytotoxicity. …”
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Uncovering NK cell sabotage in gut diseases via single cell transcriptomics. by Hansong Lee, Dai Sik Ko, Hye Jin Heo, Seung Eun Baek, Eun Kyoung Kim, Eun Jung Kwon, Junho Kang, Yeuni Yu, Ninib Baryawno, Kihun Kim, Dongjun Lee, Yun Hak Kim

“…Natural killer (NK) cells from UC patients on medication showed reduced cytotoxicity compared to those from healthy individuals. …”
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