The success of cancer immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, CAR T-cells and immune cell engagers have provided clinicians with tools to bypass some of the limitations of cancer immunity. However, numerous tumour factors curtail the immune response against cancer and limit the efficiency of immuno-oncology (IO) therapies. Acidification of the extra-cellular tumour environment consecutive to aberrant cancer cell metabolism is a well-known promoter of oncogenic processes that also acts as an immune regulator.
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March 2024
Hereditary alpha-tryptasemia (HαT) is an autosomal dominant disorder estimated to affect 5% of the population. High baseline tryptase level is a consistent finding, but there is a great variability of clinic manifestations, including no symptoms at all. We describe a case of HαT in a 5 years 8 months old girl manifesting with idiopathic anaphylaxis and elevated baseline tryptase level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This systematic review summarizes the current knowledge on the association between the oral microbiota and dental caries in adolescents.
Design: An electronic search was carried out across five databases. Studies were included if they conducted research on generally healthy adolescents, applied molecular-based microbiological analyses and assessed caries status.
Background: The Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction (MLR) consists in the allogeneic co-culture of monocytes derived dendritic cells (MoDCs) with T cells from another donor. This assay is largely used for the assessment of immunotherapy compounds. Nevertheless, the phenotypic changes associated with lymphocyte responsiveness under MLR have never been thoroughly evaluated.
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