| Vol. 11.44 – 7 November, 2023 |
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| Investigators uncovered an inflammatory loop between tumor cells and interleukin-1β-expressing tumor-associated macrophages, a subset of macrophages elicited by a local synergy between prostaglandin E2, and tumor necrosis factor. [Nature] |
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| Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-specific chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells recognized a large panel of human patient-derived autoantibodies, released effector molecules, proliferated, and selectively killed antigen-specific target cell lines even in the presence of high autoantibody concentrations. [Cell] |
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| Scientists systematically engineered new CD3 chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), each containing only one of the CD3 intracellular domains. CARs containing CD3δ, CD3ε, or CD3γ cytoplasmic tails outperformed the conventional ζ CAR T cells in vivo. [Nature Immunology] |
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| Researchers described that pluripotent stem cell-derived human colonic organoids co-developped a diverse population of immune cells, including those that undergo stereotypical steps in differentiation, resulting in the generation of functional macrophages. [Cell Stem Cell] |
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| The authors developed a new approach that provided large quantities of Tregs with high purity and excellent features, sourced from thymic tissue routinely removed during pediatric cardiac surgeries (thyTregs). [Journal Of Experimental Medicine] |
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| Investigators showed that mice with β cell ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) deletion were protected against toxin-induced diabetes, suggesting a cell-autonomous role of ODC during β cell stress. [Cell Reports Medicine] |
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| Scientists performed spatial transcriptomic analysis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) specimens with differing immune infiltration and single-cell RNA sequencing of five pairs of tumor and adjacent tissues. [Cancer Research] |
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| Researchers successfully engineered CD4+ T cells into Foxp3-T cells that transiently exhibited an immunosuppressive phenotype and functionally suppressed the proliferation of effector T cells [Nano Letters] |
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| Scientists found that MΦ-C4 exhibited relatively low expression of both M1 and M2 signature genes, loss of inflammatory pathways, and antigen presentation, instead demonstrating enhanced signaling for proliferation, mitochondrial functions, and metabolism. [Experimental & Molecular Medicine] |
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| The authors synthesize the evidence showing that the microbiota is an important determinant of both cancer treatment efficacy and treatment-induced acute and long-term toxicity, and discuss the complex and inter-related mechanisms involved. [Nature Reviews Immunology] |
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| Investigators focus on the mechanisms underlying the mitochondrial DNA-triggered activation of the cGAS-MITA/STING pathway. [Cellular & Molecular Immunology] |
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| Kyverna Therapeutics announced the signing of a multi-year research funding agreement with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin to investigate the impact of B- and plasma cell-targeting therapies on the immunologic profile and clinical outcomes of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. [Kyverna Therapeutics] |
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| November 16 – 18, 2023 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Emory University Lowance Center for Human Immunology – Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| Seattle Children’s Research Institute – Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| Rutgers University – New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States |
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| Cedars-Sinai – Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| University of Notre Dame – Notre Dame, Indiana, United States |
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