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Moreover, HTLV-1-associated immune reactions due to contact between these cells may be unlikely to occur in QFT using whole blood. Therefore, our results reveal the superiority of QFT over T-SPOT.TB® as a screening test for LTBI in HTLV-1-positive patients with RD.

In BC patients, increases in HCRTR2 and PPY gene expressions could be considered as positive prognostic factors. Decreases in HCRTR1 and NPY4R (PPYR1) gene expressions could be considered as negative prognostic factors. Decreased expression of PTPN11 gene may have a positive prognostic factor. Changes in existing genes are likely to be both a biomarker and therapeutic target for BC. However, experimental and clinical studies are needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these neuropeptide receptors in terms of breast carcinogenesis.

ZNF667-AS1 suppressed cell growth of PC cells, tumor growth of mice and DTX resistance to PC cells and exogenously high ZNF667-AS1 expression in tumor-derived exosomes destabilized TGFBR1 mRNA and reduce TGFBR1 expression through interacting with U2AF1, thus resulting in attenuated Treg expansion, which was related to DTX resistance.

A sizeable proportion of T cell clonotypes were retained post-SRS, and four clones demonstrated significant, non-stochastic expansion. Systemic and local immunological changes in this homogenous patient cohort suggest that SRS may facilitate MHC-II-restricted T cell priming responses involving the monocyte-macrophage lineage and CD4+ T cells, which should be further explored.

These results highlight the importance of CD4+ T cells in immune response against ICC. Secondly, a subset of tumors with "hot" TIME represents potential candidates for ICI, while stimulation of STAT1 pathway could be a potential target to turn "cold" into "hot" TIME in ICC.

We've concluded that low levels of CD247 and CD4 may stop immune cells from entering the area around the tumor, which stops cancer cells from being killed and gives the patient a bad outlook. These findings suggest that CD247 and CD4 may be useful biomarkers or as a target to understand the progression of TNBC. Our findings also suggest that CD247 and CD4 targeted therapeutics should be explored in detail, and could be a potentially used as atreatment strategy for TNBC.

c-CBL alleviated asthma and suppressed Th2 differentiation by facilitating LCK ubiquitination, interrupting c-JUN activation and CD28 expression in vivo and in vitro. c-CBL/LCK/c-JUN/ETS1/CD28 axis was partially involved in childhood asthma, and may provide novel insights for clinical treatment for asthma.

Specifically, absolute counts of NK cells ≤72.0 cells/μl, CD4(+)CD28(+)/CD4(+) T >94.2%, and CD8(+)CD28(+)/CD8(+) T >38.4% were identified as risk factors for predicting the development of NHL-HLH patients. This will assist in early clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Low expression of CD86 in exfoliated cervical cells can be used as a pre-treatment biomarker to predict histological CR after IGMKK16E7 use.

Further investigation and documentation of similar cases is imperative to elucidate the clinical features, prognosis, and optimal therapeutic strategies. The long-term prognosis and outcomes in patients with hypopigmented MF and CD20 positivity remain ambiguous, underscoring the necessity for continued research and scrutiny of analogous cases.

We identified seven transcription factor candidates for the anti-TNF mediated regulation of IL-10, which were either differentially expressed or whose locus was differentially accessible upon anti-TNF treatment. Correlation analysis between the expression of these transcription factors and IL10 suggests a role for MAF, PRDM1, and/or EOMES in regulating IL10 expression in CD4+ T cells upon anti-TNF treatment.

Meanwhile, anti-CD4 CD8-CAR T cells significantly inhibited tumor growth in vivo. In conclusion, the presented microfluidic chip offers a cost-effective and high-purity approach for CD8+ T cell separation, enhancing CD4-CAR transduction and achieving efficient antitumor capability both in vitro and in vivo.

P1/2, N=18, Completed, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris | Active, not recruiting --> Completed

We observed that the percentage of Helios-positive CD4SP T cells was greater in MG (-) than in MG (+) thymomas. Thus, the differentially regulated selection process of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes, which involves TCR and IL-7/IL-7Rα signaling, is associated with the presence of MG in type B thymomas.

The GSDMB staining patterns are linked to its role in cancer progression, the immune microenvironment, systemic inflammatory response, chemotherapeutic efficacy, and prognosis. Colorectal cancer cells with high GSDMB expression are more sensitive to 5-fluorouracil. However, GSDMB expression in immune cells has different effects on cancer progression from that in cancer cells.

Introduction: The Meet-URO 18 study is a multicentric study of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving nivolumab in the second-line and beyond, categorized as responders (progression-free survival ≥ 12 months) and non-responders (progression-free survival < 3 months)...Responders' tumor tissue (n = 90; 55.9%) was associated with lower CD4 expression (p = 0.014), higher CD56 expression (p = 0.046) and higher CD8/CD4 ratio (p = 0.030). Expert opinion/commentary: The present work suggests the regulatory role of a subpopulation of T cells on antitumor response and identifies CD56 as a putative biomarker of immunotherapy efficacy.

Furthermore, we identified that the m6A reader protein YT521-B homology domain family-2 (YTHDF2) binds m6A-methylated TNF mRNA, and promotes its degradation. Taken together, this study demonstrates that TNF expression in CD4+ T lymphocytes is regulated via m6A and YTHDF2, thereby providing novel insight into the regulation of T cell effector functions.

Inflammatory pathways in tissue in line with elevated levels of regulatory T-cells and CXCL2 in peripheral blood are associated with resistance to CRT. To counteract this resistance mechanism, the RADIANCE randomized phase-2 trial currently tests the addition of the immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab to standard CRT in locally advanced ASCC.

Herein, a Tet-O-T-bet transgenic mouse strain is generated for doxycycline-inducible T-bet expression in adult animals...Furthermore, ectopic T-bet expression enhances gut epithelial cell apoptosis and markedly suppresses colon cancer development in xenograft models. Collectively, the findings unveil a previously unrecognized role of T-bet in intestinal epithelial cells for inducing apoptosis, diarrhea, and local inflammation, thus implicating its potential as a therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.

Strikingly, CD318+ DCs suppressed the proliferation of autoreactive T cells specific for GAD65, a well-known targeted self-antigen in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Our study provides new insight into the role of the CD318/CD6 axis in the immunopathogenesis of inflammation, suggesting a novel immunoregulatory role of CD318 in T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases and identifying a potential novel immune checkpoint inhibitor as a target for intervention in T1D which is an unmet therapeutic need.

Collectively, our findings shed light on the discovery of a new multitarget inhibitor able to induce ICD and MHC-II upregulation in TC-1 tumor cell. These two processes participate in enhancing a specific CD4+ cytotoxic T cell-mediated antitumor response in vivo in our model of lung cancer. This breakthrough suggests the potential of QAPHA as a promising agent for cancer treatment.

P1, N=55, Terminated, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Active, not recruiting --> Terminated; Terminated due to slow enrollment and end of funding

Both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets, transduced with HPV16-E7 specific transgenic TCR, demonstrated cytotoxic features after exposure to HPV-16 E7-derived antigen. Ultimately, the presence of such atypical T cells, either mismatched MHC II-restricted TCR/CD8+ T cells or cytotoxic CD4+ T cells, is likely to influence the fate of patient-infused T cell product and would need further investigation.

Our findings demonstrate that IL-38 expression in colorectal regional nodes from CRC patients is inversely correlated with PD-1/PD-L1 but positively correlated with infiltrating CD4+ or CD8+ lymphocytes. The combined assessment of IL-38 and PD-1 expression in colorectal regional nodes emerges as a promising biomarker for predicting the prognosis of CRC.

P1/2, N=18, Active, not recruiting, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris | Trial primary completion date: Feb 2024 --> Jul 2023 | Trial completion date: Feb 2025 --> Apr 2024

Genetic depletion of CD4+ T regulatory cells abolishes the immunorestrictive and protumorigenic effects of CKLF. Our work supports that disrupting CKLF-mediated cross-talk between tumor and CD4+ suppressor cells represents a promising immunotherapeutic approach to battling MYCN-driven tumors.

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Our research has yielded encouraging results in identifying a correlation between immunotherapy's response and clinical characteristics, peripheral immune cell subsets, and biochemical and immunological biomarkers. The screened hematological detection panel could be used to forecast an NSCLC patient's response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy with an accuracy rate of 76.3%, which could help customize suitable therapeutic decision-making.

YQ was the key disassembled prescription of YQYYJD, exerting significant antitumor effects and immune regulation effects on NSCLC. It may have relieved T cell exhaustion and regulated the immune microenvironment to exert antitumor effects by changing lung cancer-related targets, pathways, and biological processes.

The transcriptional repressor B cell lymphoma-6 was partially required for their maintenance. Altogether, we propose that the LAG3+CXCR5+ CD4 T cell subset could play a role in maintaining CD4 T cell responses during persistent infections.

This study reveals differential expression patterns of CD4 and Foxp3 mRNA in CRC and CD patients. Upregulated CD4 mRNA suggests its potential role in promoting tumor growth, while increased Foxp3 mRNA expression may reflect an immunosuppressive mechanism in CD pathogenesis. These findings provide insights into the molecular and immunological aspects of CRC and CD, warranting further studies for potential therapeutic strategies.

We studied kidney DPT cells in mice at baseline and after ischemia reperfusion (IR) and cisplatin injury...DPT cells constituted a minor population in both normal and cancer portion of human kidneys. In conclusion, DPT cells constitute a small population of mouse and human kidney T cells with distinct inflammatory and metabolic profile at baseline and following kidney injury.

We show that early in viral infection, endogenously elevated OCA-B expression prospectively identifies memory precursor cells with increased survival capability and memory recall potential. Cumulatively, the results demonstrate that OCA-B is both necessary and sufficient to promote CD4 T cell memory in vivo and can be used to prospectively identify memory precursor cells.

TZL cells do not proliferate when stimulated through the T cell receptor but will divide when the T cell receptor is bypassed with PMA and ionomycin. The observation that these cells are derived from a mature, previously activated T cell is the first step in understanding the genesis of this unique T cell tumor.

Although most patients exhibit a poor response to Pem, individuals with low FGFR3 expression and immune hot status may benefit clinically from Pem treatment.

Anti-CCR4 antibodies enhanced the cytotoxic activity of the γδ T cells and NK cells against HTLV-1-infected CCR4-expressing CD4 T cells in an antibody concentration-dependent manner. Taken together, the adoptive transfer of γδ T cells and NK cells expanded with PTA/IL-2/IL-18 is a promising alternative therapy for ATL.

This preliminary study reports significant changes in gene expression for oral melanoma between canine patients with localized disease relative to those with metastatic disease. In the future, a more in-depth investigation involving immunohistochemistry analysis and single-cell RNA expression is necessary to confirm our findings.

Results from these studies indicate that IFNγ expression from CD4+ T cells drives α-syn-mediated neuroinflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration. These results indicate that targeting IFNγ expression may be a potential disease modifying therapeutic strategy for MSA.

P=N/A, N=60, Recruiting, National Cancer Institute, Egypt | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting

Although two clinical studies on advanced lung cancer had positive results, the TIGIT-targeted antibody, tiragolumab, recently failed in two new trials. In this review, we highlight the current developments on TIGIT for cancer immunotherapy and discuss the characteristics and functions of TIGIT.

CD4 T cells from patients with ITP showed resistance to anergic induction, highly activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (AKT) signaling, decreased CBLB expression, and 5' UTR hypermethylation of CBLB. CBLB overexpression in T cells effectively attenuated the elevated p-AKT level and resistance to anergy. Low-dose decitabine treatment led to significantly elevated CBLB expression in CD4 T cells from seven patients showing a partial or complete response. These results indicate that the 5' UTR hypermethylation of CBLB in CD4 T cells induces resistance to T-cell anergy in ITP. Thus, the upregulation of CBLB expression by low-dose decitabine treatment may represent a potential therapeutic approach to ITP.

Our study shows that the SPP1 gene might be an effective biomarker for predicting the prognosis and the efficacy of immunotherapy in PSCC patients.