2022
Inhibition of renalase drives tumour rejection by promoting T cell activation
Guo X, Jessel S, Qu R, Kluger Y, Chen TM, Hollander L, Safirstein R, Nelson B, Cha C, Bosenberg M, Jilaveanu LB, Rimm D, Rothlin CV, Kluger HM, Desir GV. Inhibition of renalase drives tumour rejection by promoting T cell activation. European Journal Of Cancer 2022, 165: 81-96. PMID: 35219026, PMCID: PMC8940682, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-1 inhibitorsMurine melanoma modelMelanoma-bearing miceMelanoma modelTumor microenvironmentTumor rejectionCell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitorsAnti-PD-1 activityEnhanced T cell infiltrationT cell-dependent fashionMelanoma cellsMelanoma tumor regressionPreclinical melanoma modelsT cell infiltrationNatural killer cellsForkhead box P3Expression of IFNγWild-type miceProtein 1 inhibitorT cell activationTumor cell contentWild-type melanoma cellsCD4 cellsAdvanced melanomaAntibody treatment
2016
Renalase Expression by Melanoma and Tumor-Associated Macrophages Promotes Tumor Growth through a STAT3-Mediated Mechanism
Hollander L, Guo X, Velazquez H, Chang J, Safirstein R, Kluger H, Cha C, Desir G. Renalase Expression by Melanoma and Tumor-Associated Macrophages Promotes Tumor Growth through a STAT3-Mediated Mechanism. Cancer Research 2016, 76: 3884-3894. PMID: 27197188, PMCID: PMC5031238, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-1524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternCase-Control StudiesCell CycleCell ProliferationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMacrophagesMaleMelanomaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudeMonoamine OxidaseNeoplasm StagingP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorSurvival RateTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesDisease-specific survivalManagement of melanomaPotential therapeutic implicationsCell cycle inhibitor p21Melanoma cell growthPI3K/AktMelanoma cell survivalCell growth arrestPathogenic rolePrimary melanomaToxic injuryMurine xenograftsTherapeutic implicationsTumor growthClinical specimensRenalaseBax activationTumor microenvironmentTumor cellsInhibitor p21Growth arrestSurvival factorElevated expressionMAPK pathway