Trends in ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-26DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.06.004
Markus F Neurath, Leslie J Berg
{"title":"VAV1 as a putative therapeutic target in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases.","authors":"Markus F Neurath, Leslie J Berg","doi":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) VAV1, a previously 'undruggable' protein integral to T/B lymphocyte antigen-receptor signaling, promotes actin polymerization, immunological synapse formation, T cell activation and differentiation, and cytokine production. With the development of novel modalities for targeting proteins, we hypothesize that interventions targeting VAV1 will have therapeutic potential in T and T/B cell-mediated autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases. This opinion is supported by recent CRISPR-Cas9 studies showing VAV1 as a key positive regulator of T cell receptor (TCR) activation and cytokine production in primary human CD4<sup>+</sup> and CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells; data demonstrating that loss/suppression of VAV1 regulates autoimmunity and inflammation; and promising preclinical data from T and T/B cell-mediated disease models of arthritis and colitis showing the effectiveness of selective VAV1 targeting via protein degradation.</p>","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"580-596"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141768087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-11DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.06.002
Bruno Douradinha
{"title":"Infectious diseases and discrimination: Sicily's Lampedusa migrants.","authors":"Bruno Douradinha","doi":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lampedusa, a picturesque Italian island in the Mediterranean, serves as a gateway for migrants from Africa and Asia to Europe. Despite populist rhetoric portraying migrants as carriers of disease, epidemiological data reveal very low levels of communicable diseases among migrants, challenging false narratives and xenophobic sentiments propagated by populist governments.</p>","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"577-579"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141602188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-24DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.06.006
Natalie Ludwig, Stefania Cucinelli, Simon Hametner, Martina U Muckenthaler, Lucas Schirmer
{"title":"Iron scavenging and myeloid cell polarization.","authors":"Natalie Ludwig, Stefania Cucinelli, Simon Hametner, Martina U Muckenthaler, Lucas Schirmer","doi":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Myeloid cells that populate all human organs and blood are a versatile class of innate immune cells. They are crucial for sensing and regulating processes as diverse as tissue homeostasis and inflammation and are frequently characterized by their roles in either regulating or promoting inflammation. Recent studies in cultured cells and mouse models highlight the role of iron in skewing the functional properties of myeloid cells in tissue damage and repair. Here, we review certain emerging concepts on how iron influences and determines myeloid cell polarization in the context of its uptake, storage, and metabolism, including in conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), sickle cell disease, and tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"625-638"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141762692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-25DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.07.001
Sangeeta Goswami, Padmanee Sharma
{"title":"Loss of ARID1A 'loops' in STING.","authors":"Sangeeta Goswami, Padmanee Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.it.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.it.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a recent article, Maxwell et al. report that loss of tumor cell-specific AT-rich interaction domain 1A (ARID1A), a component of the chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complex, triggers antitumor immunity via R-loop-mediated upregulation of the type-I interferon (IFN) pathway. These recent findings uncover a molecular mechanism underlying improved responses to immune checkpoint therapy (ICT) seen in patients harboring an ARID1A loss-of-function mutation.</p>","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"568-570"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141768086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-18DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.06.005
Damilola Emmanuel Akinyemi, Raphael Chevre, Oliver Soehnlein
{"title":"Neuro-immune crosstalk in hematopoiesis, inflammation, and repair.","authors":"Damilola Emmanuel Akinyemi, Raphael Chevre, Oliver Soehnlein","doi":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Innate immune cells are primary effectors during host defense and in sterile inflammation. Their production in the bone marrow is tightly regulated by growth and niche factors, and their activity at sites of inflammation is orchestrated by a network of alarmins and cytokines. Yet, recent work highlights a significant role of the peripheral nervous system in these processes. Sympathetic neural pathways play a key role in regulating blood cell homeostasis, and sensory neural pathways mediate pro- or anti-inflammatory signaling in a tissue-specific manner. Here, we review emerging evidence of the fine titration of hematopoiesis, leukocyte trafficking, and tissue repair via neuro-immune crosstalk, and how its derailment can accelerate chronic inflammation, as in atherosclerosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"597-608"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141728303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NLRC5: back to innate immunity","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.it.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p>NLRC5 is a transcriptional regulator of genes governing T cell responses. Most characterized NLRs are instead innate immune sensors forming complexes leading to pyroptosis. Raising exciting questions, <span><span>Sundaram and colleagues</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span> now demonstrate that NLRC5 forms large complexes and causes PANoptosis (immunogenic cell death), in response to heme in inflammatory contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141868141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mutant ARID1A: igniting cancer immunotherapy","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.it.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><span><span>Maxwell <em>et al.</em></span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span> show that ARID1A loss enhances antitumor immunity by triggering a type I IFN response through the cGAS–STING pathway, thereby promoting T cell infiltration and cytotoxicity. These findings highlight SWI/SNF inhibitors as a strategy to augment immunotherapy efficacy by potentially transforming non-responsive tumors into responders and advancing approaches to cancer treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141779434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subscription and Copyright Information","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/s1471-4906(24)00143-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1471-4906(24)00143-1","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141609971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advisory Board and Contents","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/s1471-4906(24)00134-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1471-4906(24)00134-0","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141609970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-23DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.06.001
Yuqi Yang, Yuan Cheng, Liang Cheng
{"title":"The emergence of cancer sono-immunotherapy.","authors":"Yuqi Yang, Yuan Cheng, Liang Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.it.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Owing to its remarkable ease of use, ultrasound has recently been explored for stimulating or amplifying immune responses during cancer therapy, termed 'sono-immunotherapy'. Ultrasound can cause immunogenic cell death in cancer cells via thermal and nonthermal effects to regulate the tumor microenvironment, thereby priming anticancer immunity; by integrating well-designed biomaterials, novel sono-immunotherapy approaches with augmented efficacy can also be developed. Here, we review the advances in sono-immunotherapy for cancer treatment and summarize existing limitations along with potential trends. We offer emerging insights into this realm, which might prompt breakthroughs and expand its potential applications to other diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":54412,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"549-563"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}