Human Immunology News Volume 10.23 | Jun 14 2022

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    Androgen Receptor-Mediated CD8+ T Cell Stemness Programs Drive Sex Differences in Antitumor Immunity

    Investigators demonstrated that sex-related differences in tumor burden depended on adaptive immunity.
    [Immunity]

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    Identification of Caveolae-Associated Protein 4 Autoantibodies as a Biomarker of Immune-Mediated Rippling Muscle Disease in Adults

    The authors indicated that cavin-4 IgG may be the first specific serological autoantibody biomarker identified in immune-mediated rippling muscle disease.
    [JAMA Neurology]

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    Targeting LSD1 Rescues MHC Class I Antigen Presentation and Overcomes PD-L1 Blockade Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Scientists demonstrated that targeted inhibition of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) in small cell lung cancer restored major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I cell surface expression and transcriptionally activated genes encoding the antigen presentation pathway.
    [Journal of Thoracic Oncology]

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    Single-Cell Antigen-Specific Landscape of CAR T Infusion Product Identifies Determinants of CD19-Positive Relapse in Patients with ALL

    Researchers presented 101,326 single-cell transcriptomes and surface protein landscape from the infusion products of 12 acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) patients.
    [Science Advances]

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    Regulatory B Cell Repertoire Defects Predispose Lung Cancer Patients to Immune-Related Toxicity Following Checkpoint Blockade

    Investigators showed that in non-small cell lung cancer patients, a deficient regulatory B cell checkpoint failed to limit self-reactive T cell enhanced activity and auto-antibody formation enabled by PD-1/PD-L1 blockade, leading to severe auto-inflammatory sequelae.
    [Nature Communications]

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    CXCL4 Synergizes with TLR8 for TBK1-IRF5 Activation, Epigenomic Remodeling and Inflammatory Response in Human Monocytes

    Scientists reported that in human monocytes/macrophages, CXCL4 initiated signaling cascades and downstream epigenomic reprogramming that changed the profile of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) 8 response by selectively amplifying inflammatory gene transcription and interleukin−1β production.
    [Nature Communications]

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    First-In-Human Phase I Study of the OX40 Agonist MOXR0916 in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

    This first-in-human study evaluated MOXR0916, a humanized effector-competent agonist IgG1 monoclonal anti-OX40 antibody.
    [Clinical Cancer Research]

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    Memory-Like NK Cells Armed with a Neoepitope-Specific CAR Exhibit Potent Activity against NPM1 Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Researchers showed that arming cytokine-induced memory-like NK cells with a neoepitope-specific CAR significantly enhanced their antitumor responses to nucleophosphmin-1 (NPM1)-mutated acute myeloid leukemia while avoiding off-target toxicity.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

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    Ferroptosis Promotes T Cell Activation-Induced Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis

    The authors discovered a potential pathogenetic role of ferroptosis, an iron-dependent regulated cell death mechanism, in multiple sclerosis.
    [Cellular & Molecular Immunology]

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    A Genome-Wide Functional Genomics Approach Uncovers Genetic Determinants of Immune Phenotypes in Type 1 Diabetes

    Researchers applied genetic association analysis on >200 immune cell traits and >100 cytokine production profiles in response to stimuli measured to identify genetic determinants of immune function, and compared the results obtained in type 1 diabetes to healthy controls.
    [eLife]

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    Omics-Based Integrated Analysis Identified IKZF2 as a Biomarker Associated with Lupus Nephritis

    Scientists explored the relationship between IKZF2 and lupus nephritis based on multi-omics data. They carried out a meta-analysis of publicly available data, including not only tubulointerstitium, but also glomerulus tissue samples from lupus nephritis patients and controls.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Role of CD47 in Tumor Immunity: A Potential Target for Combination Therapy

    The correlations between CD47 expression and immune cell infiltration, stromal components, immune checkpoint genes, tumor mutational burden, and microsatellite instability were analyzed from a public database.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Adaptive Immune Resistance at the Tumour Site: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities

    The authors discuss why defining adaptive immune resistance mechanisms at the tumour site should be a key focus to direct future drug development as well as practical approaches to improve current cancer therapy.
    [Nature Reviews Drug Discovery]

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    Myeloid Cell-Targeted Therapies for Solid Tumors

    Scientists highlight key features of monocyte and macrophage biology that are being explored as potential targets for cancer therapies and what aspects of myeloid cells need a deeper understanding to identify rational combinatorial strategies to improve clinical outcomes of patients with cancer.
    [Nature Reviews Immunology]

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    Emerging Therapies to Target CNS Pathophysiology in Multiple Sclerosis

    Investigators provide an overview of selected emerging therapies that predominantly target processes within the central nervous system (CNS) that are thought to be involved in limiting non-relapsing, progressive disease injury or promoting tissue repair.
    [Nature Reviews Neurology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Umoja Biopharma and TreeFrog Therapeutics Announce Collaboration to Address Current Challenges Facing Ex Vivo Allogeneic Therapies in Immuno-Oncology

    Umoja Biopharma, Inc. and TreeFrog Therapeutics announced that they have entered into a collaboration to evaluate Umoja’s iPSC platform within TreeFrog’s C-Stem™ technology for scalable expansion and immune cell differentiation in bioreactors.
    [Umoja Biopharma, Inc.]

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    Eli Lilly Wins FDA Approval for First-Ever Treatment for Hair Loss Caused by Autoimmunity

    The FDA approved an Eli Lilly drug that is the first-ever treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that triggers sudden hair loss.
    [STAT News]

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    Back in the Frame: CureVac Inks Biotech Buyout to Step Up Cancer Vaccine R&D

    CureVac, bruised from its COVID-19 vaccine woes, has struck another deal to bolster its cancer vaccine development capabilities, buying Frame Cancer Therapeutics for its ability to identify unique and shared neoantigens.
    [Fierce Biotech]

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