Regulation of chitinase-3-like-1 in T cell elicits Th1 and cytotoxic responses to inhibit lung metastasis
Kim DH, Park HJ, Lim S, Koo JH, Lee HG, Choi JO, Oh JH, Ha SJ, Kang MJ, Lee CM, Lee CG, Elias JA, Choi JM. Regulation of chitinase-3-like-1 in T cell elicits Th1 and cytotoxic responses to inhibit lung metastasis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 503. PMID: 29403003, PMCID: PMC5799380, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02731-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsLung metastasesTh1 cellsCHI3L1 expressionFunction of CHI3L1Type 2 inflammationAnti-tumor immunityMelanoma lung metastasisActivated T cellsElicit Th1CTL responsesEnhanced Th1Th2 cellsTherapeutic targetClinical implicationsCytotoxic responseTh1MetastasisTCR stimulationCHI3L1Peptide-siRNA complexLungCellsNegative regulatorImmunity genes