Background: The immunological background responsible for the severe course of COVID-19 and the immune factors that protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection are still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate immune system status in persons with high exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Methods: Seventy-one persons employed in the observation and infectious diseases unit were qualified for the study between November 2020 and October 2021.
Over the years, several new medicinal substances have been introduced for the treatment of diseases caused by bacteria and parasites. Unfortunately, due to the production of numerous defense mechanisms by microorganisms and parasites, they still pose a serious threat to humanity around the world. Therefore, laboratories all over the world are still working on finding new, effective methods of pharmacotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Expression of PD-L1 on cancer cells is the only validated predictive factor for immunotherapy in NSCLC (Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer) patients. However, on this basis, it is difficult to predict the occurrence of resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). MicroRNAs are widely studied as biomarkers of cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF() gene mutations are among the most commonly found oncogenic alterations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Unfortunately, mutations have been considered "undruggable" for many years, making treatment options very limited. Immunotherapy targeting programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), programmed death 1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) has emerged as a promising therapeutic option for NSCLC patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor many years, researchers have been trying to develop the most effective ways to fight lung cancer, which is the cause of the largest number of cancer-related deaths among men and women worldwide. The most advanced treatments for nearly all non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) types include immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), mainly anti-programmed death 1/anti-programmed death ligand 1 monoclonal antibodies (anti-PD-1/PD-L1 mAbs) in monotherapy or in combination with other strategies. Despite significant advances, long survival is not achievable in most cases, so new solutions are constantly being sought.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe efficiency of immunotherapy using monoclonal antibodies that inhibit immune checkpoints has been proven in many clinical studies and well documented by numerous registration approaches. To date, PD-L1 expression on tumor and immune cells, tumor mutation burden (TMB), and microsatellite instability (MSI) are the only validated predictive factors used for the qualification of cancer patients for immunotherapy. However, they are not the ideal predictive factors.
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