Immune Regulation News Volume 13.39 | Nov 22 2021

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    Vol. 13.39 – 22 October, 2021
    TOP STORY

    Single-Cell Analyses Reveal Key Immune Cell Subsets Associated with Response to PD-L1 Blockade in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

    Investigators demonstrated that high levels of baseline CXCL13+ T cells were linked to the proinflammatory features of macrophages and could predict effective responses to the combination therapy.
    [Cancer Cell]

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    Development of ICT01, a First-in-Class, Anti-BTN3A Antibody for Activating Vγ9Vδ2 T Cell–Mediated Antitumor Immune Response

    The authors described the development of a humanized monoclonal antibody, ICT01, with subnanomolar affinity for the three isoforms of BTN3A.
    [Science Translational Medicine]

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    Cardiac Resident Macrophages Prevent Fibrosis and Stimulate Angiogenesis

    Researchers assessed the role of cardiac immune cells in the early hypertrophy response to cardiac pressure overload-induced by transverse aortic constriction.
    [Circulation Research]

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    Real-Time Simultaneous Imaging of Acidification and Proteolysis in Single Phagosomes Using Bifunctional Janus Particle Probes

    Investigators reported a bifunctional Janus particle probe to simultaneously monitor acidification and proteolysis in single phagosomes in live cells.
    [Angewandte Chemie-International Edition]

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    The Membrane-Linked Adaptor FRS2β Fashions a Cytokine-Rich Inflammatory Microenvironment That Promotes Breast Cancer Carcinogenesis

    Scientists demonstrated that FRS2β, an adaptor protein expressed in a small subset of epithelial cells, triggered the proinflammatory changes that induced stroma in premalignant mammary tissues and was responsible for the disease onset.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

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    PD-L1 (Programmed Death Ligand 1) Regulates T Cell Differentiation to Control Adaptive Venous Remodeling

    In the mouse aortocaval fistula model, anti-PD-L1 antibody was given to inhibit PD-L1 activity during arteriovenous fistulae maturation.
    [Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology]

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    The Epithelial-Stromal Microenvironment in Early Colonic Neoplasia

    The authors analyzed molecular changes within the epithelial and stromal compartments of dysplastic aberrant crypt foci formed in the ascending colon, where rapidly developing interval cancers occur.
    [Molecular Cancer Research]

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    Nanobody-Based CTLA4 Inhibitors for Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy of Canine Cancer Patients

    Researchers developed, characterized and assessed whether chimeric heavy chain only antibodies against CTLA4 were viable therapeutic candidates for the treatment of canine cancers.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Characterization of Chromatin Accessibility in Psoriasis

    Investigators systematically profiled chromatin accessibility on Th1, Th2, Th1-17, Th17, and Treg cells and found that chromatin remodeling contributed significantly to the pathogenesis of the disease.
    [Frontiers of Medicine]

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    REVIEWS

    Targeted Anti-Tumor Immunotherapy Using Tumor Infiltrating Cells

    The recent research progress on tumor-infiltrating B cells and T cells, including CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, and exhausted T cells and their role in anti-tumor immunity, is summarized.
    [Advanced Science]

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    The Impact of Hypoxia on Immune State in Cancer

    Infiltration and activity of CD8+ T cells is reduced in hypoxic conditions, whereas regulatory T cells and myeloid-derived suppressor cells show high activities.
    [Life Sciences]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Announces Scientific Collaboration with Dr. Emma Guttman-Yassky on Identification of ASLAN004-Specific Biomarkers

    ASLAN Pharmaceuticals announced a collaboration with renowned inflammatory skin disease expert Dr. Emma Guttman-Yassky to conduct research that will continue throughout ASLAN’s Phase IIb program to identify and characterize the effects of ASLAN004 on disease-associated skin and serum-biomarkers in adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.
    [ASLAN Pharmaceuticals]

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    Dupixent® (Dupilumab) Is The First Biologic To Significantly Reduce Itch And Skin Lesions In Phase III Trial For Prurigo Nodularis, Demonstrating The Role Of Type 2 Inflammation In This Disease

    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sanofi announced positive pivotal Phase III results from a trial evaluating Dupixent® in adults with uncontrolled prurigo nodularis, a chronic type 2 inflammatory skin disease that causes extreme itch and skin lesions.
    [Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]

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