Publications by authors named "Yujie Nie"

Introduction: Depression negatively impacts the prognosis of various cancers, including lung cancer, by influencing antitumor immune responses and impairing immune cell function. Antidepressants may modulate the tumor immune microenvironment, enhancing immunotherapy efficacy. However, the specific mechanisms remain unclear.

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  • Lung cancer is a major cause of cancer deaths, and a new treatment method called immunotherapy is showing promise, especially for a type called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
  • Research suggests that combining different treatments, like PD-1 inhibitors, PTP1B inhibitors, and TNFR2 antibodies (called triple therapy), can work better together to fight this cancer.
  • In studies with mice, this triple therapy reduced tumor size and helped the mice live longer by improving the activity and amount of certain immune cells that attack the cancer.
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Immunotherapy is regarded as a potent cancer treatment, with DC vaccines playing a crucial role. Although clinical trials have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of DC vaccines, loading antigens in vitro is challenging, and their therapeutic effects remain unpredictable. Moreover, the diverse subtypes and maturity states of DCs in the body could induce both immune responses and immune tolerance, potentially affecting the vaccine's efficacy.

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Stem cells are pivotal players in the intricate dance of embryonic development, tissue maintenance, and regeneration. Their behavior is delicately balanced between maintaining their pluripotency and differentiating as needed. Disruptions in this balance can lead to a spectrum of diseases, underscoring the importance of unraveling the complex molecular mechanisms that govern stem cell fate.

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Numerous health hazards have been connected to advanced glycation end products (AGEs). In this investigation, using reaction models including BSA-fructose, BSA- methylglyoxal (MGO), and BSA-glyoxal (GO), we examined the anti-glycation potential of eight different berry species on AGEs formation. Our results indicate that black chokeberry () exhibited the highest inhibitory effects, with IC values of 0.

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As psychoneuroimmunology flourishes, there is compelling evidence that depression suppresses the anti-tumor immune response, promotes the progression of cancer, and inhibits the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy. Recent studies have reported that antidepressants can not only alleviate the depressant condition of cancer patients, but also strengthen the anti-tumor immunity, thus suppressing tumors. Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) antagonistic antibodies (Anti-TNFR2) targeting tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells (Tregs) has achieved great results in preclinical studies, and with a favorable toxicity profile than existing immunotherapies, and is expected to become a new generation of more effective treatment strategies.

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  • Immunotherapy, particularly dendritic cell (DC) vaccine therapy, is an emerging cancer treatment method, although traditional DC vaccination struggles with precise targeting and requires optimization.
  • The presence of immunosuppressive CD4Foxp3 regulatory T cells (Tregs) in tumors can hinder immune response, leading to a focus on strategies that target Tregs for better immunotherapy outcomes.
  • In this study, the combination of HMGN1 (a TLR4 agonist) and 3M-052 (a TLR7/8 agonist) was shown to enhance DC maturation and proinflammatory cytokine production, showing promise in a colon cancer mouse model by reducing tumor growth through the activation of cytotoxic CD8 T
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