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Tumor Metabolism-Rewriting Nanomedicines for Cancer Immunotherapy

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Summary: This study introduces an organic polymer nanoenzyme (SPNK) with near-infrared (NIR) photoactivatable immunotherapeutic effects for photodynamic immunometabolic therapy. By generating singlet oxygen (O-1(2)) upon NIR photoirradiation, SPNK induces immunogenic cell death of cancer and degrades immunosuppressive kynurenine (Kyn), ultimately promoting effector T cell proliferation and infiltration, enhancing systemic antitumor T cell immunity, and inhibiting both primary and distant tumors in living mice.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

Article Engineering, Biomedical

Enhanced immune memory through a constant photothermal-metabolism regulation for cancer prevention and treatment

Lihua Luo et al.

Summary: Effective tumor vaccine is crucial in boosting immune system to produce more memory T cells, which has great potential for cancer prevention and therapy.

BIOMATERIALS (2021)

Article Oncology

Immunometabolic Interplay in the Tumor Microenvironment

Irem Kaymak et al.

Summary: The study discusses the metabolic characteristics of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment and proposes future research directions.

CANCER CELL (2021)

Article Cell Biology

NAD+ Metabolism Maintains Inducible PD-L1 Expression to Drive Tumor Immune Evasion

Hongwei Lv et al.

Summary: The study reveals that NAMPT enzyme drives PD-L1 expression in various tumors and governs tumor immune evasion through CD8(+) T cell regulation. NAD(+) metabolism maintains the activity and expression of Tet1, which plays a critical role in PD-L1 expression on tumors.

CELL METABOLISM (2021)

Editorial Material Oncology

Cancer Signaling Drives Cancer Metabolism: AKT and the Warburg Effect

Aaron M. Hosios et al.

Summary: Research has deepened the understanding of oncogenic control of metabolism, particularly glycolysis. Current focus is on understanding the benefits and risks associated with glycolytic metabolism, and finding inhibitors that could be clinically beneficial for targeting glycolytic cancer cells.

CANCER RESEARCH (2021)

Review Oncology

NK cell-based cancer immunotherapy: from basic biology to clinical development

Sizhe Liu et al.

Summary: NK cells, as a specialized immune effector cell type, play a critical role in immune activation against abnormal cells. Unlike T cell activation, NK cell activation is governed by interactions between NK receptors and target cells, leading to significant attention in cancer immunotherapy. Many efforts are focused on developing and engineering NK cell-based cancer immunotherapy.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2021)

Article Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Nanoparticle-Mediated Lipid Metabolic Reprogramming of T Cells in Tumor Microenvironments for Immunometabolic Therapy

Dongyoon Kim et al.

Summary: The study demonstrates the activation of anti-cancer effector functions of T cells through nanoparticle-induced lipid metabolic reprogramming. Treatment with aCD3/F/AN enhances T cell metabolism and effector killing effect against tumor cells, while also increasing infiltration of T cells into tumor tissues and preventing tumor growth in vivo.

NANO-MICRO LETTERS (2021)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Evolution of blood-brain barrier in brain diseases and related systemic nanoscale brain-targeting drug delivery strategies

Liang Han et al.

Summary: This review focuses on nanoscale brain-targeting drug delivery strategies designed based on blood-brain barrier (BBB) alterations and their applications in various brain diseases. However, advances on optimization of small molecules for BBB crossing and non-systemic administration routes such as intranasal treatment are not included in this review.

ACTA PHARMACEUTICA SINICA B (2021)

Article Oncology

Immunometabolism in the Tumor Microenvironment

Dominic G. Roy et al.

Summary: Advances in immunotherapy have highlighted the importance of antitumor immune responses in controlling cancer, but the tumor microenvironment poses obstacles to immune cell function through metabolic and immunosuppressive mechanisms. Studies have shown the characteristic metabolic reprogramming of different immune cell subsets, the shaping of immune cell metabolism and function by TME, and the potential of therapeutic interventions to enhance antitumor immunity by improving immune cell metabolic fitness and alleviating metabolic constraints in the TME.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF CANCER BIOLOGY, VOL 5, 2021 (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Inspired Epigenetic Modulation Synergy with Adenosine Inhibition Elicits Pyroptosis and Potentiates Cancer Immunotherapy

Honggang Xiong et al.

Summary: The study highlights the importance of epigenetic alterations and immunosuppressive factors in limiting T cell activation in the tumor microenvironment. The newly designed tumor microenvironment-inspired prodrug nanomicelle releases active substances that inhibit tumor growth by promoting pyroptosis, ultimately enhancing the efficiency of immunotherapy.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Precise regulation of inflammation and immunosuppressive microenvironment for amplified photothermal/immunotherapy against tumour recurrence and metastasis

Yanbing Wang et al.

Summary: Controlling the release of dietary luteolin can effectively regulate inflammation and immunosuppressive microenvironment, resulting in increased therapy efficiency in photothermal therapy and inhibition of tumor recurrence and metastasis.

NANO TODAY (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Metabolic modulation of tumours with engineered bacteria for immunotherapy

Fernando P. Canale et al.

Summary: Engineered bacteria were developed to convert ammonia to l-arginine in tumors, increasing intratumoral l-arginine concentrations, T cell infiltration, and synergistic effects with PD-L1 blocking antibodies in tumor clearance. These results indicate that microbial therapies can enhance immunotherapy efficacy by modulating the tumor microenvironment.

NATURE (2021)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The cancer metabolic reprogramming and immune response

Longzheng Xia et al.

Summary: The overlapping metabolic reprogramming between cancer and immune cells is an important factor affecting the antitumor immune response, involving metabolic competition, nutrient limitation, and impaired immune cell function. Studies have shown that metabolic reprogramming is essential for maintaining immune cell homeostasis and executing effector functions during immune responses.

MOLECULAR CANCER (2021)

Review Immunology

Metabolic regulation of the cancer-immunity cycle

Luis F. Somarribas Patterson et al.

Summary: Metabolic reprogramming of tumor and immune cells within the tumor microenvironment is a key factor in immune evasion. Targeting the metabolism of the tumor microenvironment may help improve tumor responsiveness to CAR-T cells or immune checkpoint blockade therapies.

TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Article Immunology

Inhibition of Arginase 1 Liberates Potent T Cell Immunostimulatory Activity of Human Neutrophil Granulocytes

Verena Vonwirth et al.

Summary: The depletion of arginine by myeloid cell arginase is a key mechanism of tumor immune escape by inhibiting T cell functions. Inhibiting arginase 1 in polymorphonuclear neutrophil granulocytes leads to hyperactivation of T cells, enhancing their proliferation and cytokine production, which could be important for preventing human tumor immune escape.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Article Engineering, Biomedical

Enhanced response to PD-L1 silencing by modulation of TME via balancing glucose metabolism and robust co-delivery of siRNA/Resveratrol with dual-responsive polyplexes

Li Jia et al.

Summary: Balancing glucose metabolic pathways of glycolysis and mitochondrial OXPHOS can modulate the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and promote immune cell infiltration and anti-tumor effects. Downregulating glycolysis while upregulating mitochondrial OXPHOS in tumor cells leads to reduced lactate production, enhanced immune cell activity, and superior anti-tumor effects in combination with PD-L1 silencing.

BIOMATERIALS (2021)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Nanofactory for metabolic and chemodynamic therapy: pro-tumor lactate trapping and anti-tumor ROS transition

Ruiqing He et al.

Summary: The study introduces a lactate treatment plant that converts pro-tumor lactate into anti-tumor ROS, showing potential for synergistic tumor therapy.

JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY (2021)

Review Cell Biology

Mechanoresponsive metabolism in cancer cell migration and metastasis

Matthew R. Zanotelli et al.

Summary: Altered tissue mechanics and metabolism are defining characteristics of cancer that impact both proliferation and migration. Changes in metabolism allow cells to dynamically adjust energy generation in response to fluctuating energy needs, while physical cues from the extracellular matrix influence mechanosignaling pathways affecting cell migration and metastasis. The role of mechanoresponsive metabolism in regulating cell migration and supporting metastasis is discussed, along with the potential of targeting cancer metabolism therapeutically to inhibit motility and potentially metastasis.

CELL METABOLISM (2021)

Article Cell Biology

Metabolic flexibility determines human NK cell functional fate in the tumor microenvironment

Sophie M. Poznanski et al.

Summary: NK cells play a central role in anti-tumor immunity, but their dysfunction in the tumor microenvironment is a major barrier for cancer immunotherapies. Research showed that human NK cell dysfunction in the tumor microenvironment is caused by suppression of glucose metabolism, and activating the antioxidant pathway can restore NK cell function and enhance anti-tumor activity. Additionally, expanded NK cells with metabolic flexibility not only sustained metabolic fitness but also improved tumor killing in response to nutrient deprivation, showing the potential for exploiting metabolic flexibility in cancer immunotherapy.

CELL METABOLISM (2021)

Review Oncology

Fueling T-cell Antitumor Immunity: Amino Acid Metabolism Revisited

Chenfeng Han et al.

Summary: T cells play a crucial role in eliminating malignant tumors and their activation and differentiation are tightly controlled at multiple levels. Amino acids are essential for T cell antitumor immunity, but their deprivation or accumulation within the tumor microenvironment can diminish T cell functionality. Modulating amino acid metabolism in T cells may be a potential strategy to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy.

CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH (2021)

Review Cell Biology

Lipid metabolism in cancer: New perspectives and emerging mechanisms

Lindsay A. Broadfield et al.

Summary: Tumors undergo metabolic changes to support growth, and increasing focus on cancer lipid metabolism has revealed mechanisms promoting tumor growth and survival that are distinct from traditional cellular bioenergetics. Targeting lipid metabolism for anticancer therapy shows promise, but there are still unanswered questions in this field.

DEVELOPMENTAL CELL (2021)

Review Oncology

A Forgotten Corner in Cancer Immunotherapy: The Role of Lipids

Yang Yu et al.

Summary: (English Summary:) Lipids play crucial roles in modulating cancer immunity, with cancer cells utilizing lipids to support aggressive behavior and immune evasion. Metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells leads to lipid accumulation in the tumor microenvironment, affecting the function and phenotype of infiltrating immune cells.

FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY (2021)

Review Immunology

Immunometabolism at the Nexus of Cancer Therapeutic Efficacy and Resistance

Javier Traba et al.

Summary: This article discusses the main effects of the tumor microenvironment (TME) on the metabolism and function of immune cells, and reviews emerging strategies to boost immune cell metabolism for promoting anti-tumor effects, either as monotherapies or in combination with conventional chemotherapy for optimizing cancer treatment.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Dual Inhibition of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Oxidation Stress Manipulates the Polarization of Macrophages under Hypoxia to Sensitize Immunotherapy

Mengshi Jiang et al.

Summary: By inhibiting both ER stress and oxidative stress, M2-tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) can be effectively repolarized, providing significant implications for anti-tumor therapy.

ACS NANO (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Sequentially Triggered Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles for Macrophage Metabolism Modulation and Tumor Metastasis Suppression

Qin Guo et al.

Summary: A pH-sensitive drug delivery system was designed to target different cells in TME successively, showing great potential in triple-negative breast cancer model.

ACS NANO (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Second Near-Infrared Light-Activatable Polymeric Nanoantagonist for Photothermal Immunometabolic Cancer Therapy

Cheng Xu et al.

Summary: Immunometabolic modulation through a second near-infrared (NIR-II) photothermally activatable semiconducting polymeric nanoantagonist (ASPA) provides a new approach for synergistic photothermal immunometabolic therapy of cancer. This remotely controlled immunometabolic regulation enhances cytotoxic T cell functions, suppresses regulatory T cell activities, and leads to efficient primary tumor inhibition, pulmonary metastasis prevention, and long-term immunological memory. This work offers a generic polymeric approach for precise spatiotemporal regulation of cancer immunometabolism.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Mito-Bomb: Targeting Mitochondria for Cancer Therapy

Xiaolu Guo et al.

Summary: Traditional cancer therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy have limited effectiveness, while photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and chemodynamic therapy have shown promising results in cancer treatment due to their high selectivity, minimal resistance, and minimal toxicity.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

Article Cell Biology

Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming

Samantha M. Morrissey et al.

Summary: The study reveals that tumor-derived exosomes can polarize macrophages towards an immunosuppressive phenotype through NF-kB and glycolytic reprogramming, and are associated with lactate, GLUT-1, and YKT6 factors, further promoting tumor metastasis.

CELL METABOLISM (2021)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Arginine-dependent immune responses

Adria-Arnau Lindez et al.

Summary: Arginine plays a crucial role in regulating immune responses and its adequate supply is important for improving immune function. The availability, synthesis, and catabolism of arginine are interrelated aspects that affect immune cell biology profoundly. Disruption or perversion of arginine metabolism is implicated in various pathologies, from infectious diseases to autoimmunity and cancer.

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Ferroptosis-Strengthened Metabolic and Inflammatory Regulation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages Provokes Potent Tumoricidal Activities

Zhengying Gu et al.

Summary: This study demonstrates that an iron-based metal organic framework nanoparticle and a ferroptosis-inducing agent synergistically induce mitochondrial alternation in TAMs, resulting in a radical metabolic switch from mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis, which is resistant to anti-inflammatory stimuli challenge. The ferroptosis stress strengthened by the nanoformulation also drives multiple pro-inflammatory signaling pathways, enabling macrophage activation with potent tumoricidal activities. The ferroptosis-strengthened macrophage regulation strategy present in this study paves the way for TAM-centered antitumoral treatment to overcome the limitations of conventional methods.

NANO LETTERS (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

GSH-Responsive Nanoprodrug to Inhibit Glycolysis and Alleviate Immunosuppression for Cancer Therapy

Xiaohan Liu et al.

Summary: The study synthesized a nanoprodrug that can inhibit glycolysis of cancer cells and alleviate the immunosuppressive microenvironment by releasing two drugs, which increased intracellular oxidative stress and induced immunogenic cell death of cancer cells. This strategy opens up new possibilities for exploring dimeric prodrugs for synergistic cancer therapy.

NANO LETTERS (2021)

Review Oncology

Selecting the optimal immunotherapy regimen in driver-negative metastatic NSCLC

Michael J. Grant et al.

Summary: The treatment landscape of driver-negative non-small-cell lung cancer is rapidly changing due to the efficacy of immune-checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1 or PD-L1 as first-line therapy. Histological subtype and PD-L1 expression levels are crucial factors in regimen selection for patients, with emerging biomarkers and novel strategies potentially refining treatment paradigms in the future. Immune-checkpoint inhibitors are now standard-of-care therapies for patients with advanced-stage NSCLC, with various approved regimens available, highlighting the need for further research to optimize outcomes.

NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Reinforcing the Induction of Immunogenic Cell Death Via Artificial Engineered Cascade Bioreactor-Enhanced Chemo-Immunotherapy for Optimizing Cancer Immunotherapy

Kai Sun et al.

Summary: Traditional chemo-immunotherapy can induce T cell immune response through immunogenic cell death (ICD), but the limited ICD hinders lasting antitumor immunotherapeutic efficacy. A novel tadpole-ovoid Au@HMnMSNs nanoreactor is constructed to generate intratumoral hydroxyl radicals for enhanced ICD induction and DC maturation, along with DOX and ASA for recruitment of immune cells and inhibition of immunosuppressive cells.
Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Microbial short-chain fatty acids modulate CD8+ T cell responses and improve adoptive immunotherapy for cancer

Maik Luu et al.

Summary: Short-chain fatty acids pentanoate and butyrate can enhance the anti-tumor activity of immune cells through metabolic and epigenetic reprogramming, making them potential therapeutic agents in cancer immunotherapy.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Synergistic effect of tumor chemo-immunotherapy induced by leukocyte-hitchhiking thermal-sensitive micelles

Jing Qi et al.

Summary: The study introduces E-selectin-modified thermal-sensitive micelles loaded with doxorubicin and an adenosine A2 receptor antagonist to enhance chemotherapy-induced anti-tumor immune responses. This strategy not only increases the tumor accumulation of drugs by hitchhiking with leukocytes, but also improves the immunotherapeutic effects of chemotherapy drugs.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

Article Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Targeted Micellar Phthalocyanine for Lymph Node Metastasis Homing and Photothermal Therapy in an Orthotopic Colorectal Tumor Model

Hai-Yi Feng et al.

Summary: Research suggests that nanoparticles smaller than 50 nm can penetrate directly into lymph node metastases, and by introducing targeting capabilities, their accumulation in the metastases can be enhanced for improved local treatment. Targeted small-sized nanoparticles have the potential to enable superior paradigms for dealing with lymph node metastases, as demonstrated by experiments showing extended survival in mice undergoing targeted photothermal therapy.

NANO-MICRO LETTERS (2021)

Article Oncology

Deep learning model enables the discovery of a novel immunotherapeutic agent regulating the kynurenine pathway

Jeong Hun Kim et al.

Summary: A novel orally administered Kyn pathway regulator, STB, effectively inhibited IDO and TDO, suppressed Kyn levels, increased CD8(+) T cell infiltration, and reprogrammed the TME through changes in immune gene signatures. Combination immunotherapy with STB and immune checkpoint inhibitors demonstrated the most potent anti-tumor efficacy.

ONCOIMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Article Oncology

Inhibition of arginase modulates T-cell response in the tumor microenvironment of lung carcinoma

Anna Sosnowska et al.

Summary: The research showed that Arg1 plays a key role in regulating the anti-tumor immune response. Inhibition of Arg1 can promote antigen-specific T cell proliferation and inhibit tumor growth. Arginase inhibitors modestly inhibit tumor growth and can significantly improve survival outcomes when combined with other treatment strategies.

ONCOIMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Review Oncology

Cancer metabolism: looking forward

Inmaculada Martinez-Reyes et al.

Summary: This Perspective discusses the main themes in cancer metabolism research, focusing on the relationship between tumour initiation and progression with metabolic reprogramming, as well as the importance of tumor microenvironment and metabolic regulation.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2021)

Review Oncology

Cancer stem cell-immune cell crosstalk in tumour progression

Defne Bayik et al.

Summary: The development of tumors is affected by cellular heterogeneity and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, which interact with each other and lead to therapeutic resistance. The interaction between cancer stem cells and infiltrating immune cell populations in the tumor microenvironment promotes tumor development and immune evasion.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2021)

Review Oncology

Advancing targeted protein degradation for cancer therapy

Brandon Dale et al.

Summary: The development of small-molecule degraders such as proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) has enabled the targeting of previously considered undruggable oncoproteins. This review discusses recent advances in the field, with a focus on opportunities and challenges for future development.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2021)

Review Immunology

Metabolic barriers to cancer immunotherapy

Kristin DePeaux et al.

Summary: The tumour microenvironment creates barriers that suppress immune responses, including physical barriers, recruitment of suppressive immune cells, and upregulation of inhibitory ligands on tumour cells. Therapies targeting metabolic restrictions in the tumour microenvironment show promise for combination therapies against various types of cancer.

NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Review Oncology

Therapeutic cancer vaccines

Mansi Saxena et al.

Summary: Therapeutic cancer vaccines aim to induce tumor regression, eradicate minimal residual disease, establish lasting anti-tumor memory, and avoid non-specific or adverse reactions. However, challenges arise due to tumor-induced immunosuppression and immunoresistance, hindering the achievement of these goals.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2021)

Review Oncology

Systemic immunity in cancer

Kamir J. Hiam-Galvez et al.

Summary: Understanding systemic immune landscape beyond the tumour microenvironment is crucial in assessing the effectiveness of immunotherapy in cancer treatment. Despite the potential of immunotherapy to induce new immune responses, compromised immune responses in individuals with tumors may limit its efficacy.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2021)

Review Oncology

Autophagy in tumour immunity and therapy

Houjun Xia et al.

Summary: Autophagy plays a crucial role in cancer by influencing tumor progression, immune responses, and therapy outcomes. Modulating the autophagy pathway can enhance antitumor immune responses and improve treatment efficacy.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2021)

Review Oncology

The metabolism of cancer cells during metastasis

Gabriele Bergers et al.

Summary: This review discusses the metabolic rewiring in cancer cells during the metastatic cascade and the distinct metabolic features of primary tumors and metastases. Metastasis is the leading cause of death in most cancer patients, and targeting metastatic seeding and colonization remains a significant challenge. Adjusting metabolism may provide therapeutic opportunities to prevent or reduce metastasis, and targeting the new metabolic traits in established metastases could lead to their eradication.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2021)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Metabolites and the tumour microenvironment: from cellular mechanisms to systemic metabolism

Ilaria Elia et al.

Summary: The article provides a detailed examination of the complexity of cellular metabolism within the tumor microenvironment, along with potential therapeutic intervention opportunities. Cancer cell metabolism and behavior are regulated by multiple factors, and the metabolic environment within the TME is influenced by various tiers. Understanding the interactions of these tiers reveals unique therapeutic potential for modulating the metabolic profile and function of all cells in the TME.

NATURE METABOLISM (2021)

Review Immunology

Lactate modulation of immune responses in inflammatory versus tumour microenvironments

Michelangelo Certo et al.

Summary: The microenvironments of cancerous tissues and tissues affected by chronic inflammatory diseases exhibit different immune states but similar metabolic states. Understanding the metabolic signature allows for therapeutic intervention to reset metabolite availability and correct dysregulated immune states.

NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Two-Dimensional Tin Selenide (SnSe) Nanosheets Capable of Mimicking Key Dehydrogenases in Cellular Metabolism

Meng Gao et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2020)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

NK cells for cancer immunotherapy

Noriko Shimasaki et al.

NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY (2020)

Review Urology & Nephrology

Competitive glucose metabolism as a target to boost bladder cancer immunotherapy

Julieta Afonso et al.

NATURE REVIEWS UROLOGY (2020)

Review Immunology

Crosstalk Between Hypoxia and ER Stress Response: A Key Regulator of Macrophage Polarization

Paula Diaz-Bulnes et al.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2020)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Efficiently restoring the tumoricidal immunity against resistant malignancies via an immune nanomodulator

Chen Chen et al.

JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE (2020)

Review Cell Biology

Amino Assests: How Amino Acids Support Immunity

Beth Kelly et al.

CELL METABOLISM (2020)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Recent Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Platforms for Cancer Immunotherapy

Ling Li et al.

ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Targeting Metabolism to Improve the Tumor Microenvironment for Cancer Immunotherapy

Jackie E. Bader et al.

MOLECULAR CELL (2020)

Review Oncology

The adenosine pathway in immuno-oncology

Bertrand Allard et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2020)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Self-Delivery Photo-Immune Stimulators for Photodynamic Sensitized Tumor Immunotherapy

Lin-Ping Zhao et al.

ACS NANO (2020)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Obesity Shapes Metabolism in the Tumor Microenvironment to Suppress Anti-Tumor Immunity

Alison E. Ringel et al.

Article Cell Biology

Combination of metabolic intervention and T cell therapy enhances solid tumor immunotherapy

Meixi Hao et al.

SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (2020)

Review Oncology

Targeting Metabolic Plasticity and flexibility Dynamics for Cancer Therapy

Sarah-Maria Fendt et al.

CANCER DISCOVERY (2020)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

CANCER Physical traits of cancer

Hadi T. Nia et al.

SCIENCE (2020)

Review Immunology

A guide to cancer immunotherapy: from T cell basic science to clinical practice

Alex D. Waldman et al.

NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY (2020)

Review Oncology

Metabolism of immune cells in cancer

Robert D. Leone et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2020)

Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Identifying strategies to target the metabolic flexibility of tumours

Andres Mendez-Lucas et al.

NATURE METABOLISM (2020)

Review Immunology

Dendritic cells in cancer immunology and immunotherapy

Stefanie K. Wculek et al.

NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY (2020)

Review Oncology

Navigating metabolic pathways to enhance antitumour immunity and immunotherapy

Xiaoyun Li et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2019)

Review Cell Biology

Macrophages and Metabolism in the Tumor Microenvironment

Ilio Vitale et al.

CELL METABOLISM (2019)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Competition for nutrients and its role in controlling immune responses

Nidhi Kedia-Mehta et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2019)

Review Cell Biology

Mechanisms and Implications of Metabolic Heterogeneity in Cancer

Jiyeon Kim et al.

CELL METABOLISM (2019)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Catalytically Selective Chemotherapy from Tumor-Metabolic Generated Lactic Acid

Zhimin Tian et al.

Review Oncology

Lactate in the Regulation of Tumor Microenvironment and Therapeutic Approaches

Karen G. de la Cruz-Lopez et al.

FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY (2019)

Review Oncology

Immune control by amino acid catabolism during tumorigenesis and therapy

Henrique Lemos et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2019)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Nanozyme: new horizons for responsive biomedical applications

Dawei Jiang et al.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2019)

Review Immunology

Metabolic interventions in the immune response to cancer

David O'Sullivan et al.

NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY (2019)

Review Immunology

Targeting Tumor Metabolism: A New Challenge to improve immunotherapy

Soumaya Kouidhi et al.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2018)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The Mevalonate Pathway Is a Druggable Target for Vaccine Adjuvant Discovery

Yun Xia et al.

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Autophagy suppresses isoprenaline-induced M2 macrophage polarization via the ROS/ERK and mTOR signaling pathway

Meihua Shan et al.

FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE (2017)

Review Oncology

Targeted agents and immunotherapies: optimizing outcomes in melanoma

Jason J. Luke et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2017)

Review Immunology

Cholesterol Metabolism in T Cells

Andreas Bietz et al.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2017)

Review Oncology

Discovery of IDO1 Inhibitors: From Bench to Bedside

George C. Prendergast et al.

CANCER RESEARCH (2017)

Review Oncology

Targeting immunosuppressive adenosine in cancer

D. Vijayan et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2017)

Correction Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

mTOR Signaling in Growth, Metabolism, and Disease (vol 168, pg 960, 2017)

Robert A. Saxton et al.

Article Cell Biology

Macrophage Metabolism Controls Tumor Blood Vessel Morphogenesis and Metastasis

Mathias Wenes et al.

CELL METABOLISM (2016)

Review Immunology

CD73-adenosine: a next-generation target in immuno-oncology

David Allard et al.

IMMUNOTHERAPY (2016)

Article Immunology

Metabolic Reprogramming Supports IFN-γ Production by CD56bright NK Cells

Sinead E. Keating et al.

JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (2016)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

PI3Kγ is a molecular switch that controls immune suppression

Megan M. Kaneda et al.

NATURE (2016)

Review Immunology

Targeting natural killer cells in cancer immunotherapy

Camille Guillerey et al.

NATURE IMMUNOLOGY (2016)

Review Immunology

A Metabolic immune Checkpoint: Adenosine in Tumor Microenvironment

Akio Ohta

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2016)

Review Oncology

The multifaceted roles of fatty acid synthesis in cancer

Florian Roehrig et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2016)

Review Oncology

The interplay between cell signalling and the mevalonate pathway in cancer

Peter J. Mullen et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2016)

Review Oncology

From Krebs to clinic: glutamine metabolism to cancer therapy

Brian J. Altman et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2016)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Metabolic Competition in the Tumor Microenvironment Is a Driver of Cancer Progression

Chih-Hao Chang et al.

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Adoptive cell transfer as personalized immunotherapy for human cancer

Steven A. Rosenberg et al.

SCIENCE (2015)

Review Immunology

Fatty acid metabolism in the regulation of T cell function

Matthias Lochner et al.

TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2015)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Molecular mechanisms of ATP secretion during immunogenic cell death

I. Martins et al.

CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION (2014)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

An endogenous tumour-promoting ligand of the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor

Christiane A. Opitz et al.

NATURE (2011)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Cancer immunotherapy - revisited

W. Joost Lesterhuis et al.

NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY (2011)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Cancer cell metabolism: Warburg and beyond

Peggy P. Hsu et al.

Review Oncology

High interstitial fluid pressure -: An obstacle in cancer therapy

CH Heldin et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2004)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Immunotherapy: past, present and future

TA Waldmann

NATURE MEDICINE (2003)

Review Cell Biology

Rab proteins as membrane organizers

M Zerial et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY (2001)