2024
Spatial transcriptomics reveals organized and distinct immune activation in cutaneous granulomatous disorders
Daccache J, Park E, Junejo M, Abdelghaffar M, Hwang E, Mohanty C, Singh C, Wang G, Wheeler J, Shields B, Nelson C, Wang Y, Damsky W. Spatial transcriptomics reveals organized and distinct immune activation in cutaneous granulomatous disorders. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2024, 154: 1216-1231. PMID: 39098508, PMCID: PMC11560686, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous sarcoidosisNecrobiotic xanthogranulomaGranulomatous disorderGranuloma annulareNecrobiosis lipoidicaImmune activationMacrophage activationCutaneous granulomatous disordersPattern of immune activationType 2 immune activationActivation of Th1Pattern of Th1Alternative macrophage activationAlternative macrophage polarizationAlteration of extracellular matrixPatterns of macrophage activationCases of CSPredominant inflammationExtracellular matrix alterationsTh17 immunityT-helperTh2 polarizationIL-32Histological changesChemokine signaling
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