The emerging role of TIM-3 in colorectal cancer: a promising target for immunotherapy.

Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) imposes a substantial worldwide health burden, necessitating innovative strategies to enhance therapeutic outcomes. T cell immunoglobulin-3 (Tim-3), an immune checkpoint, enhances immunological tolerance. Tim-3's role in CRC surpasses its conventional function as an indicator of dysfunction in T lymphocytes.

Combined cancer immunotherapy based on targeting adenosine pathway and PD-1/PDL-1 axis.

Introduction: Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the field of oncology, offering new hope to patients with advanced malignancies. Tumor-induced immunosuppression limits the effectiveness of current immunotherapeutic strategies, such as PD-1/PDL-1 checkpoint inhibitors. Adenosine, a purine nucleoside molecule, is crucial to this immunosuppression because it stops T cells from activating and helps regulatory T cells grow.

The Prognostic and therapeutic value and clinical implications of fibroblast activation protein-α as a novel biomarker in colorectal cancer.

The identification of contributing factors leading to the development of Colorectal Cancer (CRC), as the third fatal malignancy, is crucial. Today, the tumor microenvironment has been shown to play a key role in CRC progression. Fibroblast-Activation Protein-α (FAP) is a type II transmembrane cell surface proteinase expressed on the surface of cancer-associated fibroblasts in tumor stroma.

The prognostic and therapeutic potential of HO-1 in leukemia and MDS.

Background: Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a heme-degrading enzyme, is proven to have anti-apoptotic effects in several malignancies. In addition, HO-1 is reported to cause chemoresistance and increase cell survival. Growing evidence indicates that HO-1 contributes to the course of hematological malignancies as well.

The prognostic and therapeutic potentials of CTLA-4 in hematological malignancies.

Introduction: Hematological Malignancies (HMs) are a group of progressive, difficult-to-treat, and highly recurrent diseases. A suppressed phenotype of the immune system is present in HMs and growing evidence indicates the role of Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-Associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) in the course of HMs.

Areas Covered: This article reviews the recent literature on the role of CTLA-4 in different subtypes of HMs.

Targeting the CTLA-4/B7 axes in glioblastoma: preclinical evidence and clinical interventions.

Introduction: Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is one of the fatal cancers of the Central Nervous System (CNS). A variety of reasons exist for why previous immunotherapy strategies, especially Immune Checkpoint Blockers (ICBs), did not work in treating GBM patients. The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) is a key immune checkpoint receptor.

Simultaneous blockade of TIGIT and HIF-1α induces synergistic anti-tumor effect and decreases the growth and development of cancer cells.

Purpose: T-cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain (TIGIT) is an immune checkpoint that is overexpressed on both immune cells and some cancer cells. TIGIT can alter the anti-tumor responses inside the tumor microenvironment. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) plays a significant role in the TME and involves suppressing the anti-tumor responses.

T-cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain, as a potential immune checkpoint target for immunotherapy of colorectal cancer.

The importance of the tumor microenvironment in cancer progression has been well studied for many years. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are regarded as potential strategies in enhancing the immune responses in patients with cancer, particularly colorectal cancer (CRC). Notably, CRCs are extraordinarily heterogeneous and mostly are microsatellite-stable (MSS) or cold tumors, which means that the immune response is not usually as strong as that of foreign cells.

The role of regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis and treatment of prostate cancer.

Despite developments in the treatment of various cancers, prostate cancer is one of the deadliest diseases known to men. Systemic therapies such as androgen deprivation, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy have not been very successful in treating this disease. Numerous studies have shown that there is a direct relationship between cancer progression and inhibition of anti-tumor immune responses that can lead to progression of various malignancies, including prostate cancer.

The effect of six months aerobic exercise during dialysis on liver enzymes, cystatin C and quality of life of hemodialysis patients.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of six-month aerobic exercise during dialysis on hepatic enzymes, cystatin c, glomerular filtration factors and the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.

Methods: The subjects of this study were 30 subjects randomly divided into two groups including experimental groups (N.=15) and control (N.

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Increments in inflammatory indicators and low levels of physical activity are correlated to the expansion of the metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish if exercise training ameliorates inflammatory status in MetS patients.

Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, and Medline, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases and reference lists of included studies were searched.

The effect of aerobic, resistance, and combined training on PPAR-α, SIRT1 gene expression, and insulin resistance in high-fat diet-induced NAFLD male rats.

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is known as the most important cause of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which is accompanied by a decline in gene expression of hepatic's peroxisomes Proliferator-Activated Receptors-alpha (PPAR-α) and Sirtuin-1 (SIRT1). This study aimed to investigate the effect of eight weeks of aerobic, resistance, and combined training on hepatic PPAR-α and SIRT1 expression, IR, serum Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in rats of NAFLD induced by high-fat diet (HFD).

Methods: A total of 37 male NAFLD rats induced 12 weeks of HFD were randomly divided into 4 groups: control, aerobic, resistance, and combined training.

The Impact of Different Modes of Exercise Training on Bone Mineral Density in Older Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Research.

Effectiveness of exercise on bone mass is closely related to the mode of exercise training regimen, as well as the study design. This study aimed to determine the effect of different modes of exercise training on lumbar spine and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) in older postmenopausal women (PMW). PubMed, CINAHL, Medline, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases and reference lists of included studies were searched up until March 25, 2019 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the effectiveness of various modes of exercise training in PMW.