2018
PD-1 up-regulation on CD4+ T cells promotes pulmonary fibrosis through STAT3-mediated IL-17A and TGF-β1 production
Celada LJ, Kropski JA, Herazo-Maya JD, Luo W, Creecy A, Abad AT, Chioma OS, Lee G, Hassell NE, Shaginurova GI, Wang Y, Johnson JE, Kerrigan A, Mason WR, Baughman RP, Ayers GD, Bernard GR, Culver DA, Montgomery CG, Maher TM, Molyneaux PL, Noth I, Mutsaers SE, Prele CM, Peebles R, Newcomb DC, Kaminski N, Blackwell TS, Van Kaer L, Drake WP. PD-1 up-regulation on CD4+ T cells promotes pulmonary fibrosis through STAT3-mediated IL-17A and TGF-β1 production. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 30257954, PMCID: PMC6263177, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar8356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBleomycinCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCollagen Type IDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInterleukin-17MaleMiceMiddle AgedProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRNA, MessengerSarcoidosisSTAT3 Transcription FactorTh17 CellsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Up-RegulationConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPD-1Pulmonary fibrosisT cellsCollagen-1 productionPD-1 pathway blockadeCell death ligand 1T helper 17 (Th17) cellsPD-1 regulationIL-17A expressionProgressive inflammatory diseaseDeath ligand 1Helper 17 cellsT cell subsetsCell death 1Limited therapeutic optionsTGF-β1 productionLung disease pathophysiologyHuman lung fibroblastsPredominant CD4Bleomycin administrationIL-17ADeath-1Therapeutic optionsCell subsets
2012
First-in-Human Trial of a STAT3 Decoy Oligonucleotide in Head and Neck Tumors: Implications for Cancer Therapy
Sen M, Thomas SM, Kim S, Yeh JI, Ferris RL, Johnson JT, Duvvuri U, Lee J, Sahu N, Joyce S, Freilino ML, Shi H, Li C, Ly D, Rapireddy S, Etter JP, Li PK, Wang L, Chiosea S, Seethala RR, Gooding WE, Chen X, Kaminski N, Pandit K, Johnson DE, Grandis JR. First-in-Human Trial of a STAT3 Decoy Oligonucleotide in Head and Neck Tumors: Implications for Cancer Therapy. Cancer Discovery 2012, 2: 694-705. PMID: 22719020, PMCID: PMC3668699, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-12-0191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTAT3 target genesTarget genesSTAT3 target gene expressionSTAT3-selective inhibitorsTarget gene expressionInhibited xenograft growthSelective STAT3 inhibitorSystemic administrationTranscription factor decoyTranscription factorsSTAT3 proteinBroader clinical developmentGene expressionPhase 0 trialsSTAT3 inhibitorHuman cancersSTAT3Expression levelsSTAT3 decoyCancer cellsCellular viabilityNeck cancerSaline controlsNeck tumorsHuman trials