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Immune Inhibitory Molecule PD-1 Homolog (VISTA) Colocalizes with CD11b Myeloid Cells in Melanoma and Is Associated with Poor Outcomes
Vesely M, Kidacki M, Gaule P, Gupta S, Chan N, Han X, Yeung J, Chen L. Immune Inhibitory Molecule PD-1 Homolog (VISTA) Colocalizes with CD11b Myeloid Cells in Melanoma and Is Associated with Poor Outcomes. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2023, 144: 106-115.e4. PMID: 37562584, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD11b myeloid cellsImmune inhibitory moleculesPD-L1 expressionVISTA expressionMyeloid cellsFuture potential therapeutic targetsPD-L1/B7Tumor microenvironmentInhibitory moleculesMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescencePrimary cutaneous melanomaImmunosuppressive tumor microenvironmentNegative prognostic biomarkerCurrent clinical trialsPotential therapeutic targetCause mortalityCritical cell typesPD-L1Poor outcomeTreatment of cancerMelanoma recurrenceCutaneous melanomaClinical trialsPrognostic biomarkerT cellsPD-1H (VISTA)–mediated suppression of autoimmunity in systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Han X, Vesely MD, Yang W, Sanmamed MF, Badri T, Alawa J, López-Giráldez F, Gaule P, Lee SW, Zhang JP, Nie X, Nassar A, Boto A, Flies DB, Zheng L, Kim TK, Moeckel GW, McNiff JM, Chen L. PD-1H (VISTA)–mediated suppression of autoimmunity in systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31826980, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax1159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritisAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityDendritic CellsHumansInflammationInterferon Type ILupus Erythematosus, CutaneousLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane ProteinsMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred MRL lprMyeloid CellsNeutrophilsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionTerpenesUp-RegulationConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsDiscoid lupus erythematosusSystemic lupus erythematosusCutaneous lupus lesionsPD-1HLupus erythematosusLupus lesionsAutoimmune diseasesKO miceT cellsMyeloid cellsHuman systemic lupus erythematosusBALB/c backgroundCutaneous lupus erythematosusInappropriate immune responseProgression of lupusSystemic autoimmune diseaseImmune cell expansionSuppression of autoimmunityAgonistic monoclonal antibodyDeath-1 homologCutaneous lupusProinflammatory neutrophilsDendritic cellsDLE lesions
2021
Targeting the CSF1/CSF1R axis is a potential treatment strategy for malignant meningiomas
Yeung J, Yaghoobi V, Miyagishima D, Vesely MD, Zhang T, Badri T, Nassar A, Han X, Sanmamed MF, Youngblood M, Peyre M, Kalamarides M, Rimm DL, Gunel M, Chen L. Targeting the CSF1/CSF1R axis is a potential treatment strategy for malignant meningiomas. Neuro-Oncology 2021, 23: 1922-1935. PMID: 33914067, PMCID: PMC8563319, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColony-stimulating factor-1Myeloid cellsMalignant meningiomasTumor microenvironmentCSF1/CSF1RRNA-seqRNA sequencingHuman meningiomasImmune subsetsGene expressionT cellsTreatment strategiesNormalization cancer immunotherapyImportant regulatorCell typesNovel immunocompetent murine modelDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionCell death receptor-1Immunosuppressive myeloid cellsDeath receptor-1Ligand 1 expressionFactor 1Immune cell typesImmunocompetent murine modelEffective treatment strategies