Can IL-6 blockade rectify imbalance between Tregs and Th17 cells?

abstract：:FOCIS goes South: Advances in Translational and Clinical Immunology was the first Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) ( www.focisnet.org ) meeting held in Latin America (May 15-17, 2017, Santiago de Chile, Chile). The meeting was organized as a 3-day workshop and was fostered by the Millennium Institut...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Kalergis AM,Anegon I,González PA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with a range of human malignancies of lymphocytic and epithelial cell origin. In addition to viral-mediated and genetic oncogenic events that lead to the establishment of EBV-associated malignancies, defects in the immune control of EBV likely play a significant role in...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Smith C,Khanna R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative diseases (EBV-LPD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or solid-organ transplantation remain a serious and potentially life-threatening complication. In the last decade, outcomes for EBV-LPD have significantly improved. Key to this success was the development...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Shaffer DR,Rooney CM,Gottschalk S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in advanced urothelial carcinoma. Materials & methods: We selected seven cohorts of patients published in four clinical trials. The restricted mean survival time (RMST) was used to analyze survival curves, perf...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Rivano M,Cancanelli L,Spazio LD,Chiumente M,Mengato D,Messori A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of cancer, but this has not come without a cost. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors are less toxic than conventional chemotherapy, they are associated with more frequent autoimmune side effects. Case presentation: We report a case of a patient with metastat...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Abushalha K,Abulaimoun S,Silberstein PT

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Li F, Song D, Lu Y, Zhu H, Chen Z, He X. Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) immune response related with EBV-DNA in nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with autologous dendritic cell vaccination after radiotherapy. J. Immunother. 36(3), 208-214 (2013). The association of EBV with a number of human maligna...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Smith C

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there have been reports of immunotherapy inducing objective clinical responses in limited numbers of cancer patients. More frequently, however, clinical responses are not observed. Understanding the immunological mechanisms underlying successful immunotherapy are crucial if the field is to move forwar...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Hardwick N,Chain B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study assessed the safety of Polyoxidonium® 6 mg lyophilisate for solution for injection in routine practice with a special focus on signs or symptoms of potential adverse renal effects. MATERIALS & METHODS:A local, multicenter, prospective, open-label, noninterventional, uncontrolled postauthorization safety...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Pružinec P,Chirun N,Sveikata A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis is an inflammatory condition associated with marked eosinophil accumulation in the mucosal tissues of the esophagus. Eosinophils are major proinflammatory cells thought to make a major contribution to allergic diseases that affect the upper and lower airways, skin and GI tract. IL-5 ...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Walsh GM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been growing evidence that heat-shock protein (HSP) functions as an endogenous immunomodulator for innate and adaptive immune responses. Since HSPs inherently act as chaperones within cells, passive release (e.g., by cell necrosis) and active release (including release by secretion in the form of an exosome)...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Tamura Y,Torigoe T,Kukita K,Saito K,Okuya K,Kutomi G,Hirata K,Sato N

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted immunotherapies represent a valid strategy for the treatment of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. A randomized, double-blind, Phase II clinical trial of PROSTVAC® demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall survival and a large, global, Phase III trial with overall survival as...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Shore ND

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the treatment of choice for many hematologic malignancies and genetic diseases. However, viral infections continue to account for substantial post-transplant morbidity and mortality. While antiviral drugs are available against some viruses, they are associated with significan...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Tzannou I,Leen AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a relatively rare autosomal dominant disorder that is typically characterized by recurrent episodes of edema in various body locations. It is most commonly caused by an inherited deficiency of functionally active C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH). Replacement therapy with a human plasma-der...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Bork K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy holds a highly promising treatment approach for metastatic melanoma patients. Adoptive cell transfer (ACT) involves the ex vivo expansion of autologous antitumor reactive lymphocytes and their reinfusion into lymphodepleted patients, accompanied by IL-2 administration. ACT with tumor-infiltrating T lymph...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Itzhaki O,Levy D,Zikich D,Treves AJ,Markel G,Schachter J,Besser MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The era of active immunotherapy has now been successfully ushered into the clinical realm of advanced prostate cancer. The successful clinical trial development and US FDA approval of sipuleucel-T (Provenge®) has revamped the therapeutic paradigm for advanced prostate cancer. Nonetheless, physician and patient educati...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Shore ND

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which persistent inflammation of synovial tissue results in a progressive functional decline of the joint and premature mortality. TNF inhibitors were the first biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) used to treat RA. Since then, new bio...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： García-Hernández MH,González-Amaro R,Portales-Pérez DP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy strategies for cancer are focused on inducing effective and specific cytotoxic responses mediated by CD8 T cells. On the other hand, immunosuppressive mechanisms induced by the tumor, such as the generation of tumor-specific CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) Tregs, conspire against the efficacy of immunotherapies. I...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Muccioli M,Longstaff C,Benencia F

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complex homeostasis of tissues is coordinated by the cytokine network and imbalances in this network may result in chronic immune disorders. Key specific cytokines, such as TNF-alpha, IFN-alpha, IL-4 or VEGF have been demonstrated to be overproduced or abnormally released in the microenvironment of pathologic tiss...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Bizzini B,Drouet B,Zagury D,Abitbol M,Burny A,Boissier MC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy of cancer is a rapidly developing field; one such development is the manipulation and use of natural killer (NK) cells. These cells with 'killer instincts' are an attractive cell to utilize, as they are directly reactive toward tumor and could potentially activate the endogenous adaptive immune system. T...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Pegram HJ,Kershaw MH,Darcy PK

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NKT cells are a heterogeneous subset of specialized, self-reactive T cells, with innate and adaptive immune properties, which allow them to bridge innate and adaptive immunity and profoundly influence autoimmune and malignant disease outcomes. NKT cells mediate these activities through their ability to rapidly express...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Subleski JJ,Jiang Q,Weiss JM,Wiltrout RH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In IgA nephropathy, circulating immune complexes containing IgA1 are deposited on the glomerular mesangium, causing mesangial cell proliferation and acceleration of extracellular matrix production. The suppressive effect of jacalin, a galactose-binding lectin, on IgA production in vitro was determined. MATERIALS ...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Miyamoto K,Chiba T,Shinohara N,Nagata Y,Asakawa N,Kato S,Mizutani N,Murata T,Nomura S,Horiuchi T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last two decades, anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy has improved patient outcome in B-cell malignancies, and confirmed CD20 as an important target in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Until recently, the gold standard was based on the utilization of rituximab combined with chemotherapy (fludarabin...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Bagacean C,Zdrenghea M,Tempescul A,Cristea V,Renaudineau Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of a patient's immune system offers an attractive approach to prevent and treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the antitumor efficacy of current HCC vaccines was weak owing to insufficient immune activation of targeting self/tumor antigens. We recently found that epitope-optimized α-fetoprotein ef...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： He Y,Hong Y,Mizejewski GJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of myriad autoantibodies, some with pathogenic potential, and diverse clinical manifestations. Involvement of the kidney is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in human lupus patients and in murine models of the disease. I...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Tagoe C,Putterman C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following cancer treatment, patients often report behavioral and cognitive changes. Novel cancer immunotherapeutics have the potential to produce sustained cancer survivorship, meaning patients will live longer with the side effects of treatment. Given the role of inflammatory pathways in mediating behavioral and cogn...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： McGinnis GJ,Raber J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis is a disabling disease of the aging generation, which results in loss of quality of life and increased healthcare costs. Cytokines appear to play an important role in the cartilaginous degeneration characterizing the pathological process. Increasing experience is being gained with cytokine-modulating th...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Rutgers M,Saris DB,Yang KG,Dhert WJ,Creemers LB

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) often cause high mortality with high infectivity, multiorgan failure, shock and hemorrhagic diathesis. Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) within secondary lymphoid organs provide a supporting scaffold to T-lymphocyte areas. These cells regulate the movement of various immune cells and ...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Steele KE,Anderson AO,Mohamadzadeh M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It is becoming apparent that emphysema is partly driven by self-reactive T cells inducing inflammatory damage. Thus, T cells become targets for therapy similar to other autoimmune diseases. Costimulatory blockade therapy targets disease-specific T cells, rendering them ineffective by blocking a necessary costimulat...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Newton AH,Danahy DB,Chan MA,Benedict SH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, limited data exist on the safety of pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic melanoma who have developed severe immune-related adverse events following treatment with ipilimumab. We report a 45-year-old male patient with BRAF-mutant metastatic melanoma who discontinued treatment with ipilimumab due to trea...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Aya F,Fernández-Martínez A,Gaba L,Victoria I,Tosca M,Carrera C,Prat A,Arance A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas are increasingly appreciated to share similar features with other intra-axial central nervous system neoplasms as well as systemic cancers. Immune checkpoint inhibition has emerged as a promising therapy in a number of cancers, with durable responses of years in a subset of patients. Several lines of evide...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Bi WL,Wu WW,Santagata S,Reardon DA,Dunn IF

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00