Noninvasive longitudinal PET/CT imaging of CAR T cells using PSMA reporter gene.

Purpose: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has achieved great success in treating hematologic malignancies. However, it is yet to prove effective in the treatment of solid tumors. Thus, it is necessary to develop appropriate methodology for the long-term, accurate, and quantitative evaluation of the distribution and activities of CAR T cells in solid tumors.

Construction of truncated PSMA as a PET reporter gene for CAR T cell trafficking.

In solid tumors, there are multiple barriers for a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell to surmount in order to reach the tumor site. For better understanding whether CAR T cells effectively infiltrate into tumor site, and simultaneously, whether there are off-target effects, real-time monitoring technologies need to be established. Cell-based positron emission tomography reporter genes have been developed to monitor engineered cells in living subjects.

Establishment of FAP-overexpressing Cells for FAP-targeted Theranostics.

Objective: Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) has been widely studied and exploited for its clinical applications. One of the difficulties in interpreting reports of FAP-targeted theranostics is due to the lack of accurate controls, making the results less specific and less confirmative. This study aimed to establish a pair of cell lines, in which one highly expresses FAP (HT1080-hFAP) and the other has no detectable FAP (HT1080-vec) as control, to accurately evaluate the specificity of the FAP-targeted theranostics in vitro and in vivo.

sGRP78 enhances selective autophagy of monomeric TLR4 to regulate myeloid cell death.

Soluble glucose regulated protein 78 (sGRP78) has long been suggested as a mediator resolution of inflammation. We previously reported that sGRP78 induced the rapid endocytosis of TLR4 with defective TLR4 signaling. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, in this study, we investigated how sGRP78 influenced the behavior and trafficking of TLR4 in myeloid cells.

JUN and PDGFRA as Crucial Candidate Genes for Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by marked genetic heterogeneity. In this study, two independent microarray datasets of cerebellum of ASD were integrative analyzed by NetworkAnalyst to screen candidate crucial genes. NetworkAnalyst identified two up-regulated genes, Jun proto-oncogene (JUN) and platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA), as the most crucial genes in cerebellum of ASD patients.

CD20CD22ADAM28 B Cells in Tertiary Lymphoid Structures Promote Immunotherapy Response.

Background: As the indication for immunotherapy is rapidly expanding, it is crucial to accurately identify patients who are likely to respond. Infiltration of B cells into many tumor types correlates with a good response to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. However, B cells' roles in the anti-tumor response are far from clear.

Ga-WRWWWW Is a Potential Positron Emission Tomography Probe for Imaging Inflammatory Diseases by Targeting Formyl Peptide Receptor 2.

Inflammation plays a significant role in many physiological and pathological processes. Molecular imaging could provide functional as well as anatomical information for visualizing various inflammatory diseases. Advancements in imaging tracers for inflammation would improve the accuracy of diagnosis and monitoring, thus facilitating patient care.

The Transferrin Receptor-Directed CAR for the Therapy of Hematologic Malignancies.

As many patients ultimately relapse after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, identification of alternative targets is currently being evaluated. Substantial research efforts are underway to develop new targets. The transferrin receptor (TfR) is prevalently expressed on rapidly proliferating tumor cells and holds the potential to be the alternative target.