Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsSolomon Langermann
Assistant Professor AdjunctAbout
Research
Publications
2025
NC410, a bivalent LAIR-2 construct, remodels collagen in the tumor microenvironment and abrogates neutrophil-driven T cell suppression.
Giridharan T, Suzuki S, Khan A, Liu Q, Attwood K, Stokolosa A, Mahan S, Witkiewicz A, Joseph J, Moysich K, Langermann S, Lovewell R, Flies D, Myint H, Odunsi K, Emmons T, Yaffe M, Zsiros E, Dey P, McGray A, Segal B. NC410, a bivalent LAIR-2 construct, remodels collagen in the tumor microenvironment and abrogates neutrophil-driven T cell suppression. The Journal Of Immunology 2025, 214: 2464-2479. PMID: 40560129, PMCID: PMC12481037, DOI: 10.1093/jimmun/vkaf121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian cancerLAIR-2Immune cellsOverall survivalTumor cellsAssociated with better OSAssociated with worse overall survivalHigh-grade serous ovarian cancerNon-small cell lung cancerSingle-center retrospective analysisTumor-infiltrating immune cellsT-cell suppressor functionLAIR-1Stromal immune cellsT-cell non-responsivenessEpithelial ovarian cancerT cell suppressionSerous ovarian cancerCell lung cancerImmune cell infiltrationT cell proliferationT cell membraneOptimal debulkingMalignant effusionsAdvanced OCImmune inhibitory receptor agonist therapeutics
Lovewell R, Langermann S, Flies D. Immune inhibitory receptor agonist therapeutics. Frontiers In Immunology 2025, 16: 1566869. PMID: 40207220, PMCID: PMC11979287, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1566869.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAgonist suppressionSurface of immune cellsCheckpoint inhibitorsStimulatory cellsStimulatory receptorsSuppressive cellsDysregulated inflammationImmune cellsPre-clinicalTreat diseasesDisease settingsAgonistsImmune systemImmune pathwaysClinical therapeuticsTherapeutic interventionsDiseaseReceptorsCellular levelTherapeuticsCellsPathwayInduced signalsAutoimmunityInflammation
2024
BCAM (basal cell adhesion molecule) protein expression in different tumor populations
Burela S, He M, Trontzas I, Gavrielatou N, Schalper K, Langermann S, Flies D, Rimm D, Aung T. BCAM (basal cell adhesion molecule) protein expression in different tumor populations. Discover Oncology 2024, 15: 381. PMID: 39207605, PMCID: PMC11362396, DOI: 10.1007/s12672-024-01244-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-L1 expressionBasal cell adhesion moleculePD-L1Quantitative immunofluorescenceAssociated with better OSPD-L1 protein expressionCancer typesBladder urothelial tumorsProtein expressionMultiple immune checkpointsHead and neckMultiple tumor typesEvidence of hypermethylationImmune checkpointsImmunotherapy responseCell adhesion moleculesTumor typesValidation cohortTumor populationCancer patientsTumorPredictive valueAdhesion moleculesNovel biomarkersWidespread expressionUp-regulated PLA2G10 in cancer impairs T cell infiltration to dampen immunity
Zhang T, Yu W, Cheng X, Yeung J, Ahumada V, Norris P, Pearson M, Yang X, van Deursen W, Halcovich C, Nassar A, Vesely M, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Ji L, Flies D, Liu L, Langermann S, LaRochelle W, Humphrey R, Zhao D, Zhang Q, Zhang J, Gu R, Schalper K, Sanmamed M, Chen L. Up-regulated PLA2G10 in cancer impairs T cell infiltration to dampen immunity. Science Immunology 2024, 9: eadh2334. PMID: 38669316, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adh2334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell infiltrationT cell exclusionT cellsResistance to anti-PD-1 immunotherapyPoor T-cell infiltrationAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyImmunogenic mouse tumorsT cell mobilizationHuman cancer tissuesTherapeutic immunotherapyCancer immunotherapyMouse tumorsChemokine systemImmunotherapyTumor tissuesImpaired infiltrationTumorLipid metabolitesHuman cancersCancer tissuesInfiltrationA2 groupCancerPLA2G10Up-regulatedThe FLRT3-UNC5B checkpoint pathway inhibits T cell–based cancer immunotherapies
Prajapati K, Yan C, Yang Q, Arbitman S, Fitzgerald D, Sharee S, Shaik J, Bosiacki J, Myers K, Paucarmayta A, Johnson D, O’Neill T, Kundu S, Cusumano Z, Langermann S, Langenau D, Patel S, Flies D. The FLRT3-UNC5B checkpoint pathway inhibits T cell–based cancer immunotherapies. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadj4698. PMID: 38427724, PMCID: PMC10906930, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj4698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibronectin leucine-rich transmembrane protein 3T cellsHuman T cellsCancer immunotherapyT cell-based cancer immunotherapyInhibit T cell activationT cell checkpointsActivated human T cellsT cell immunityT cell killingT cell activationHuman cancer modelsImmune-dependent mannerAxon guidance proteinsTarget such mechanismsCAR-TCoinhibitory receptorsGuidance proteinsTumor immunityClinical benefitCancer modelsTumor growthCancer cellsHuman cancersMonoclonal antibodiesLeukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor-1 blockade in combination with programmed death-ligand 1 targeting therapy mediates increased tumour control in mice
Singh A, Mommers-Elshof E, Vijver S, Jansen J, Gonder S, Lebbink R, Bihan D, Farndale R, Boon L, Langermann S, Leusen J, Flies D, Meyaard L, Pascoal Ramos M. Leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor-1 blockade in combination with programmed death-ligand 1 targeting therapy mediates increased tumour control in mice. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2024, 73: 16. PMID: 38236251, PMCID: PMC10796629, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-023-03600-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor-1Increase tumor controlTumor controlAnti-programmed death-ligand 1Mouse modelT cells in vitroMouse T cells in vitroIncreased tumor clearanceAnti-tumor responsesDeath-ligand 1Immunocompetent mouse modelReduced tumor burdenControl tumor growthHumanized mouse modelIn vivo tumor modelsWild type miceAssociated with tumor developmentPD-L1Tumor burdenTumor clearanceConventional immunotherapyImmunocompetent miceTumor outgrowthTherapy responseTumor microenvironment
2023
LAIR-1 agonism as a therapy for acute myeloid leukemia
Lovewell R, Hong J, Kundu S, Fielder C, Hu Q, Kim K, Ramsey H, Gorska A, Fuller L, Tian L, Kothari P, Paucarmayta A, Mason E, Meza I, Manzanarez Y, Bosiacki J, Maloveste K, Mitchell N, Barbu E, Morawski A, Maloveste S, Cusumano Z, Patel S, Savona M, Langermann S, Myint H, Flies D, Kim T. LAIR-1 agonism as a therapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2023, 133: e169519. PMID: 37966113, PMCID: PMC10650974, DOI: 10.1172/jci169519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaLeukemic stem cellsMyeloid leukemiaPatient-derived xenograft modelsHealthy hematopoietic stem cellsStem cellsCare therapyLAIR-1LSC survivalAML blastsAgonist antibodyTherapeutic strategiesXenograft modelLeukemic cellsTherapeutic potentialHematopoietic stem cellsEffective eradicationTherapyLeukemiaCell deathAgonismSignaling programsCellsPresence of collagenAntibodiesAnti‐Siglec‐15 Antibody Prevents Marked Bone Loss after Acute Spinal Cord Injury‐Induced Immobilization in Rats
Peng Y, Langermann S, Kothari P, Liu L, Zhao W, Hu Y, Chen Z, de Lima Perini M, Li J, Cao J, Guo X, Chen L, Bauman W, Qin W. Anti‐Siglec‐15 Antibody Prevents Marked Bone Loss after Acute Spinal Cord Injury‐Induced Immobilization in Rats. JBMR Plus 2023, 7: e10825. PMID: 38130761, PMCID: PMC10731123, DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryTrabecular bone volumeBone lossBone resorptionBone volumeBone formationRat model of acute spinal cord injuryCultures of bone marrow cellsAntiresorptive agent denosumabInhibition of bone formationSiglec-15Sublesional bone lossBone mineral densityModel of acute spinal cord injuryPrevent bone lossBone marrow cellsInhibit bone lossInhibiting osteoclast maturationMale Wistar ratsEx vivo cultureInhibit bone resorptionSpinal cord transectionAcute SCI modelAntiresorptive agents