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Mol Ther
January 2025
Brown Center for Immunotherapy. Indiana University School of Medicine. 975 W. Walnut St., IB554A, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Electronic address:
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has revolutionized cancer treatment and is now being explored for other diseases, such as autoimmune disorders. While the tumor microenvironment (TME) in cancer is often immunosuppressive, in autoimmune diseases, the environment is typically inflammatory. Both environments can negatively impact CAR T cell survival: the former through direct suppression, hypoxia, and nutrient deprivation, and the latter through chronic T cell receptor (TCR) engagement, risking exhaustion.
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December 2025
Department of Thyroid Head and Neck Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Background: Exosomes derived from cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) can affect tumor microenvironment (TME) of thyroid cancer (TC). The cAMP response element binding protein 1 (CREB1) acts as a transcription factor to participate in cancer development. Currently, we aimed to explore the molecular mechanism of exosome-associated CREB1 and C-C motif chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20) in TC.
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January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
The involvement of B lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is well-established, with their early and aberrant activation being a crucial factor. However, the mechanisms underlying this abnormal activation in RA remain incompletely understood. In this study, we identified a significant reduction in MAPK4 expression in both RA patients and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse models, which correlates with disrupted B cell activation.
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January 2025
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden. Electronic address:
Background: Azathioprine (AZA) is part of the standard treatment for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). The first step in the complex bioconversion of AZA to active metabolites is mediated by glutathione transferases (GSTs).
Aims: Elucidate the association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 copy number variation (CNV), genetic variation in GSTA2, GSTP1, and inosine-triphosphate-pyrophosphatase, and the response to AZA in AIH.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, No. 11, Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), No. 11, Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, No. 11, Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. Electronic address:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex autoimmune disease with growing evidence implicating the microbiota as a critical contributor to its pathogenesis. This review explores the multifaceted roles of microbial dysbiosis in RA, emphasizing its impact on immune cell modulation, autoantibody production, gut barrier integrity, and joint inflammation. Animal models reveal how genetic predisposition and environmental factors interact with specific microbial taxa to influence disease susceptibility.
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