Human Immunology News Volume 13.01 | Jan 21 2025

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    Human Immunology News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 13.01 – 21 January, 2025
    TOP STORY

    Intercellular TIMP-1-CD63 Signaling Directs the Evolution of Immune Escape and Metastasis in KRAS-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer Cells

    Researchers investigated how KRAS-mutated epithelial cells acquired the capacity to escape senescence or even immune clearance, thereby progressing to advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
    [Molecular Cancer]

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    Clonal Analysis of SepSecS-Specific B and T Cells in Autoimmune Hepatitis

    To analyze the immune response to O-phosphoseryl-tRNA:selenocysteine-tRNA synthase (SepSecS) in patients with autoimmune hepatitis at the clonal level, scientists combined sensitive high-throughput screening assays with the isolation of monoclonal antibodies and T cell clones.
    [Journal of Clinical Investigation]

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    Enhancement Of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous SCT with the PARP Inhibitor Olaparib for Refractory Lymphoma

    In this first trial combining a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor with high-dose chemotherapy, olaparib/vorinostat/GemBuMel was safe and showed promising activity in refractory lymphomas, including post-CAR-T relapses.
    [Clinical Cancer Research]

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    mtSTAT3 Suppresses Rheumatoid Arthritis by Regulating Th17 and Synovial Fibroblast Inflammatory Cell Death with IL-17-Mediated Autophagy Dysfunction

    The authors investigated the novel role of mitochondrial STAT3 (mitoSTAT3) in Th17 cells and fibroblast-like synoviocytes and analyzed the correlation of mitoSTAT3 with rheumatoid arthritis.
    [Experimental & Molecular Medicine]

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    EXamining the Feasibility of exerCisE to Manage Symptoms of Lupus (EXCEL): A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

    EXCEL examined the feasibility of conducting a large-scale randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of a remotely monitored, home-based, exercise program with standard of care for individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus.
    [Lupus Science & Medicine]

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    The Cellular Signaling Crosstalk Between Memory B Cells and Tumor Cells in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cannot Be Overlooked: Their Involvement in Tumor Progression and Treatment Strategy Is Significant

    Investigators employed single-cell multi-omics analysis to investigate the molecular biomarkers and prognostic factors linked to B cell subpopulations in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma while examining the underlying mechanisms.
    [Journal of Cancer]

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    Developing a Serum-Free and Cytokine-Optimizing Induction Medium to Increase the Production of CD14+CD16+ and CD14+CD16 Monocytes from Human CD133+ Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells

    Scientists developed a technique for inducing monocytes from hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by using a serum-free medium supplemented with optimal concentrations of serum substitutes and cytokines.
    [Stem Cells and Development]

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    The CD4/CD8 Ratio Is Associated with T Lymphocyte Functions in Long-Term Virally Suppressed Patients with HIV

    Researchers explored the association between the CD4/CD8 ratio and T lymphocyte activities in people living with HIV.
    [BMC Infectious Diseases]

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    Linifanib Alone and in Combination with Metronomic Chemotherapy Is Active on Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cells by Targeting the AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway

    Investigators evaluated the in vitro antitumor activity of the multi-kinase inhibitor linifanib, either alone or in combination with metronomic vinorelbine or etoposide, on cutaneous T cell lymphomas cells.
    [Investigational New Drugs]

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    REVIEWS

    Recent Clinical and Mechanistic Insights into Vitiligo Offer New Treatment Options for Cell-Specific Autoimmunity

    Recent translational research has revealed key mechanisms of vitiligo, including cellular stress, innate immune activation, T cell-mediated elimination of melanocytes from the skin resulting in clinically apparent white spots, and stem cell regeneration that reverses established lesions.
    [Journal of Clinical Investigation]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Vera Therapeutics Acquires Global Rights to Novel, Next Generation Dual BAFF/APRIL Inhibitor

    Vera Therapeutics, Inc. announced an exclusive license agreement with Stanford University for a novel, next-generation fusion protein targeting BAFF and APRIL, known as VT-109, with wide therapeutic potential across the spectrum of B cell-mediated diseases.
    [Vera Therapeutics, Inc.]

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

    Postdoctoral Researcher – Bioinformatic Analyses of Autoimmune Diseases

    Karolinksa Institutet – Solna, Sweden

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    Biogen – San Francisco, California, United States

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    Technical University of Munich – Munich, Germany

    Postdoctoral Associate Position – Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy

    University of North Carolina Lineburger Cancer Center – Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Pancreatic Cancer & Immune Eradication

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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