Neoantigen mRNA vaccines and A2A receptor antagonism: A strategy to enhance T cell immunity by Saber Imani, Parham Jabbarzadeh Kaboli, Ali Babaeizad, Mazaher Maghsoudloo

“…The adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) inhibits dendritic cell (DC) function and weakens antitumor T cell responses through hypoxia-driven mechanisms within the TME. …”
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Single‐Nucleus and Spatial Transcriptome Profiling Delineates the Multicellular Ecosystem in Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy by YeXing Huang, ZeFeng Du, ZhiCheng Lai, DongSheng Wen, LiChang Huang, MinKe He, ZiChao Wu, HuiFang Li, HanYue OuYang, WenChao Wu, Anna Kan, Ming Shi

“…Increased fractions and enhanced cellular communication of CD4+ T, CD20+ B, and dendritic cell subtypes were identified in post‐HAIC tumors. …”
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From the Role of Microbiota in Gut-Lung Axis to SARS-CoV-2 Pathogenesis by Sara Ahmadi Badi, Samira Tarashi, Abolfazl Fateh, Pejman Rohani, Andrea Masotti, Seyed Davar Siadat

“…The effects of microbiota on antiviral immune responses, including dendritic cell (DC) function and lymphocyte homing in the gut-lung axis, have been reported in the recent literature. …”
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A Helminth-Derived Chitinase Structurally Similar to Mammalian Chitinase Displays Immunomodulatory Properties in Inflammatory Lung Disease by Friederike Ebner, Katja Lindner, Katharina Janek, Agathe Niewienda, Piotr H. Malecki, Manfred S. Weiss, Tara E. Sutherland, Arnd Heuser, Anja A. Kühl, Jürgen Zentek, Andreas Hofmann, Susanne Hartmann

“…While there is no indication of T. suis chitinase directly interfering with dendritic cell activation or antigen presentation to CD4 T cells, treatment of allergic mice with the worm chitinase influenced the hosts’ own chitinase activity in the inflamed lung. …”
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Comprehensive Landscape of ARID Family Members and Their Association with Prognosis and Tumor Microenvironment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Ji Sun, Nan-sheng Cheng

“…The data revealed that the risk score was positively related to the infiltration of CD8+ T cells, B cell, T cell CD8+, neutrophil, macrophage, and myeloid dendritic cell. This study conducted a thorough analysis of the ARID members, resulting in new insights for further examination of the ARID family members as prospective targets in the treatment of HCC.…”
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A novel therapeutic multiepitope vaccine based on oncoprotein E6 and E7 of HPV 16 and 18: An in silico approach by Sari Eka Pratiwi, Ysrafil Ysrafil, Mardhia Mardhia, Mahyarudin Mahyarudin, Muhammad Inam Ilmiawan, Heru Fajar Trianto, Delima Fajar Liana, Yuri Amia

“…Computational analysis indicated the vaccine could induce immune responses through the elevation of cytokine levels after the third injection, antibody production, activation of memory B and T cells, and promotion of increased dendritic cell counts. Conclusion: The novel multiepitope vaccine based on E6 and E7 presented as a promising candidate for combating HPV infections and associated cervical cancer. …”
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Identification of Hypoxia Signature to Assess the Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Predict Prognosis in Patients with Ovarian Cancer by Chunyan Wei, Xiaoqing Liu, Qin Wang, Qipei Li, Min Xie

“…Hypoxia signature significantly related to clinical features and may serve as an independent prognostic factor for OC patients. 2 types of immune cells, plasmacytoid dendritic cell and regulatory T cell, showed a significant infiltration in the tissues of the high hypoxia risk group patients. …”
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Multiple gene-deletion vaccinia virus Tiantan strain against mpox by Yilong Zhu, Dapeng Li, Renshuang Zhao, Minghua Chen, Yue Li, Xia Yang, Hongyue Mao, Xiao Li, Yiquan Li, Chao Shang, Xianzhu Xia

“…The VTT-specific and neutralizing antibody titers, specific T cell levels, and degree of dendritic cell maturation of the mice, in addition to the MPXV neutralizing antibody titers and IFN-γ, IL-6, and TNF-α levels of the rabbits were markedly higher in the groups immunized with TTVAC7 and TTVC5 than the control groups (p < 0.05). …”
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DC-Based Immunotherapy Combined with Low-Dose Methotrexate Effective in the Treatment of Advanced CIA in Mice by Jun-Eui Park, Jinah Jang, Ji-Hye Choi, Mi-sun Kang, Yun-Ju Woo, Young-Rim Seong, Chan-Bum Choi, Hye-Soon Lee, Sang-Cheol Bae, Yong-Soo Bae

“…We have previously demonstrated that semimature dendritic cell- (smDC-) based immunotherapy is effective for the treatment of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) prior to disease onset. …”
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Immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae-derived extracellular vesicles as a novel vaccine candidate by Su Hyun Park, Yun Hye Kim, Hyeon Jin Lee, Jeong Moo Han, Byoung-Joo Seo, Gyeong-Seo Park, Chonghan Kim, Young Bae Ryu, Woo Sik Kim

“…Additionally, APP-EVs induced dendritic cell (DC) maturation in a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-dependent manner without cytotoxicity. …”
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Nonclinical immunogenicity risk assessment for knobs-into-holes bispecific IgG1 antibodies by Wen-Ting K. Tsai, Yinyin Li, Zhaojun Yin, Peter Tran, Qui Phung, Zhenru Zhou, Kun Peng, Dan Qin, Sien Tam, Christoph Spiess, Jochen Brumm, Manda Wong, Zhengmao Ye, Patrick Wu, Sivan Cohen, Paul J. Carter

“…Assay methods used include dendritic cell internalization, T cell proliferation, and T cell epitope identification by in silico prediction and MHC-associated peptide proteomics. …”
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Pathogenetic Substantiation of the Therapeutic Impact on Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Yu. O. Shulpekova, G. H. Babaeva, V. Yu. Rusyaev

“…An important aspect of the interaction of intestinal bacteria with the “host” cells is their contact with pattern recognition receptors of enterocytes, dendritic cell receptors, as well as a transcellular transport of antigens in the region of Peyer’s patches. …”
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Ruxolitinib and oHSV combination therapy increases CD4 T cell activity and germinal center B cell populations in murine sarcoma by Ravi Dhital, Yeaseul Kim, Doyeon Kim, Ilse Hernandez-Aguirre, Jack Hedberg, Alexia Martin, Kevin A. Cassady

“…Here, we illustrate the utility of a high-dimensional spectral flow cytometry panel that permits simultaneous evaluation of intratumoral CD4/CD8 T cell, Treg, γδ-T cell, natural killer T (NKT) cell, B cell, NK cell, monocyte, macrophage, granulocyte, myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC), and dendritic cell functional changes from RUX+oHSV-treated MPNSTs.…”
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A synthetic cyclic peptide for promoting antigen presentation and immune activation by Jiahui Zhang, Harrison Y. R. Madge, Asmaa Mahmoud, Lantian Lu, Wanyi Wang, Wenbin Huang, Prashamsa Koirala, Jazmina L. Gonzalez Cruz, Wei Yang Kong, Sahra Bashiri, Ahmed O. Shalash, Waleed M. Hussein, Zeinab G. Khalil, James W. Wells, Istvan Toth, Rachel J. Stephenson

“…Furthermore, the lipoamino acid promoted dendritic cell activation, acting as both toll-like receptors 2 and 4 -targeting moiety. …”
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DOCK4 Is a Platinum-Chemosensitive and Prognostic-Related Biomarker in Ovarian Cancer by Qianqian Zhao, Jie Zhong, Ping Lu, Xiao Feng, Ying Han, Chenqi Ling, Wenke Guo, Weijin Zhou, Fudong Yu

“…We further found that there were significant correlations between DOCK4 expression and the levels of CD4+ T cell infiltration, dendritic cell infiltration, and neutrophil infiltration in OV. …”
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Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the jejunum revealed the effects and mechanism of protocatechuic acid on alleviating Salmonella typhimurium infection in chickens by Sheng Zhang, Qin Wang, Xiangtian Yao, Jingjing Dong, Guanhuo Li, Yingan Zang, Shouqun Jiang, Yibing Wang

“…Results of proteomic showed that protocatechuic acid inhibited the positive regulation of dendritic cell cytokine production and I-κB kinase/NF-κB signaling, as well as cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction and MAPK signaling pathways, and activated the mTOR signaling pathways. …”
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Immunotherapeutic Potential of Mollusk Hemocyanins in Combination with Human Vaccine Adjuvants in Murine Models of Oral Cancer by Juan José Mora Román, Miguel Del Campo, Javiera Villar, Francesca Paolini, Gianfranca Curzio, Aldo Venuti, Lilian Jara, Jorge Ferreira, Paola Murgas, Alvaro Lladser, Augusto Manubens, María Inés Becker

“…Mollusk hemocyanins have been used for decades in immunological and clinical applications as natural, nontoxic, nonpathogenic, and nonspecific immunostimulants for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer, as carriers/adjuvants of tumor-associated antigens in cancer vaccine development and as adjuvants to dendritic cell-based immunotherapy, because these glycoproteins induce a bias towards Th1 immunity. …”
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Influence of injection technique, drug formulation and tumor microenvironment on intratumoral immunotherapy delivery and efficacy by Patrick Hwu, Ravi Murthy, Aung Naing, Sapna P. Patel, Simon Young, Alda Tam, Nina M. Muñoz, Malea Williams, Katherine Dixon, Crystal Dupuis, Amanda McWatters, Rony Avritscher, Soraya Zorro Manrique, Kevin McHugh, David Leach, Jeffrey D. Hartgerink, Punit Prakash, Rahul A. Sheth

“…Likewise, delivery of a STING agonist through a multiside hole needle led to significantly increased expression of type I interferon-associated genes and ‘inflammatory’ dendritic cell gene signatures relative to end-hole STING agonist delivery. …”
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Novel combination strategy of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and checkpoint blockade boosted by bioinspired and oxygen-supplied nanoprobe for multimodal imaging-guided ca... by Ying Zhou, Chen Cheng, Qi Wang, Min Zheng, Pan Li, Yang Zhou, Yuting Cao, Li Wan, Xun Guo, Xiaohong Lin, Rui Tang, Hongye He, Nianhong Wu, Qiaoqi Chen, Yaqin Hu, Xialin Xiong, Faqi Li

“…Flow cytometry and immunofluorescence were used to clarify the potential mechanism of HIFU+M@P-SOP and their role in anti-programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) therapy.Results Guided by photoacoustic/MR/ultrasound (US) multimodal imaging, M@P-SOP was abundantly enriched in tumor, which greatly enhanced HIFU’s killing of tumor tissue in situ, induced stronger tumor immunogenic cell death, stimulated dendritic cell maturation and activated CD8+ T cells. …”
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TCF1-positive and TCF1-negative TRM CD8 T cell subsets and cDC1s orchestrate melanoma protection and immunotherapy response by Saraí G De León-Rodríguez, Cristina Aguilar-Flores, Julián A Gajón, Ángel Juárez-Flores, Alejandra Mantilla, Raquel Gerson-Cwilich, José Fabián Martínez-Herrera, Diana Alejandra Villegas-Osorno, Claudia T Gutiérrez-Quiroz, Sergio Buenaventura-Cisneros, Mario Alberto Sánchez-Prieto, Edmundo Castelán-Maldonado, Samuel Rivera Rivera, Ezequiel M Fuentes-Pananá, Laura C Bonifaz

“…There is evidence underscoring the significance of tissue-resident memory (TRM) CD8 T cells and classic dendritic cell type 1 (cDC1) in cancer protection. Transcriptomic studies also support the existence of a TCF7+ (encoding TCF1) T cell as the most important for immunotherapy response, although uncertainty exists about whether there is a TCF1+TRM T cell due to evidence indicating TCF1 downregulation for tissue residency activation.Methods We used multiplexed immunofluorescence and spectral flow cytometry to evaluate TRM CD8 T cells and cDC1 in two melanoma patient cohorts: one immunotherapy-naive and the other receiving immunotherapy. …”
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