2023
Combinatorial Immunotherapy with Agonistic CD40 Activates Dendritic Cells to Express IL12 and Overcomes PD-1 Resistance.
Krykbaeva I, Bridges K, Damsky W, Pizzurro G, Alexander A, McGeary M, Park K, Muthusamy V, Eyles J, Luheshi N, Turner N, Weiss S, Olino K, Kaech S, Kluger H, Miller-Jensen K, Bosenberg M. Combinatorial Immunotherapy with Agonistic CD40 Activates Dendritic Cells to Express IL12 and Overcomes PD-1 Resistance. Cancer Immunology Research 2023, 11: 1332-1350. PMID: 37478171, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-22-0699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-1 resistanceDendritic cellsTumor regressionAnti-PD-1 resistanceActivates Dendritic CellsCytokine secretion profilingSystemic cytokine profileTriple therapy combinationInnate immune activationAdaptive immune responsesComplete tumor regressionMajority of miceSignificant clinical challengeMouse melanoma modelT cell activationAgonistic CD40Checkpoint inhibitorsDC subsetsTriple therapyCytokine profileImmune activationCombinatorial immunotherapyTherapy combinationsT cellsClinical challenge
2015
Analysis of single-cell cytokine secretion reveals a role for paracrine signaling in coordinating macrophage responses to TLR4 stimulation
Xue Q, Lu Y, Eisele MR, Sulistijo ES, Khan N, Fan R, Miller-Jensen K. Analysis of single-cell cytokine secretion reveals a role for paracrine signaling in coordinating macrophage responses to TLR4 stimulation. Science Signaling 2015, 8: ra59. PMID: 26082435, PMCID: PMC5735825, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaa2155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraphical Gaussian modelingMonocyte-derived macrophagesSingle-cell dataMacrophage-like U937 cellsCell populationsHuman monocyte-derived macrophagesRegulatory networksUncharacterized roleCell communicationInnate immune responseParacrine signalsCell heterogeneityCytokine secretionRole of paracrineU937 cellsMultiple cytokinesSingle cellsGGM networkToll-like receptor 4ParacrineSmall subpopulationMacrophage responseCellsRapid innate immune responseCell isolation
2013
High-Throughput Secretomic Analysis of Single Cells to Assess Functional Cellular Heterogeneity
Lu Y, Chen JJ, Mu L, Xue Q, Wu Y, Wu PH, Li J, Vortmeyer AO, Miller-Jensen K, Wirtz D, Fan R. High-Throughput Secretomic Analysis of Single Cells to Assess Functional Cellular Heterogeneity. Analytical Chemistry 2013, 85: 2548-2556. PMID: 23339603, PMCID: PMC3589817, DOI: 10.1021/ac400082e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular functionsSingle cellsCellular heterogeneityArray of proteinsMultiplexed protein detectionSecreted proteinsSecretomic analysisLow sample consumptionComplex biological samplesProtein secretionIndividual cellsPrimary cellsProtein detectionAssay platformHigh throughputCell linesSample consumptionStandardized data analysisEase of operationProteinBiological samplesCellsHuman healthInformative monitoringDistinct heterogeneity