2021
YIV-906 potentiated anti-PD1 action against hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing adaptive and innate immunity in the tumor microenvironment
Yang X, Lam W, Jiang Z, Guan F, Han X, Hu R, Cai W, Cheng W, Liu SH, Cheng P, Cai Y, Rattray NJW, Johnson CH, Chen L, Cheng YC. YIV-906 potentiated anti-PD1 action against hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing adaptive and innate immunity in the tumor microenvironment. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 13482. PMID: 34188068, PMCID: PMC8242098, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91623-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM1-like macrophage polarizationMacrophage polarizationIDO activityInterferon gammaInnate immunityTumor microenvironmentTraditional Chinese herbal formulationPD-L1 inductionM1-like macrophagesAdaptive immune responsesM2 macrophage polarizationChinese herbal formulationTumor bearing miceQuality of lifeAnti-tumor activityGastrointestinal symptomsMonocytic MDSCsProlong survivalImmune toleranceAcute inflammationCancer patientsClinical resultsHepatocellular carcinomaImmune responseRadiation therapy
2016
Tylophorine Analog DCB-3503 Inhibited Cyclin D1 Translation through Allosteric Regulation of Heat Shock Cognate Protein 70
Wang Y, Lam W, Chen SR, Guan FL, Dutchman GE, Francis S, Baker DC, Cheng YC. Tylophorine Analog DCB-3503 Inhibited Cyclin D1 Translation through Allosteric Regulation of Heat Shock Cognate Protein 70. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 32832. PMID: 27596272, PMCID: PMC5011780, DOI: 10.1038/srep32832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclin D1 translationShock cognate protein 70D1 translationRNA binding motifsHeat shock cognate protein 70Cellular regulatory proteinsNovel regulatory mechanismProtein 70UTR of mRNAsCyclin D1Chaperone activityAllosteric regulationProtein translationRegulatory proteinsElongation stepATP hydrolysisBinding motifRegulatory mechanismsAUUUA motifsMolecular mechanismsCyclin D1 mRNAProcessing complexElevated expressionHsc70MRNA