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Tregs self-organize into a "computing ecosystem" and implement a sophisticated optimization algorithm for mediating immune response [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a crucial role in mediating immune response. Yet an algorithmic understanding of the role of Tregs in adaptive immunity remains lacking. Here, we present a biophysically realistic model of Treg mediated self-tolerance in which Tregs bind to self-antigens and locally inhibit the proliferation of nearby activated T cells ...
arxiv  

KRAS and GNAS mutations in cell‐free DNA and in circulating epithelial cells in patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms—an observational pilot study

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that KRAS and GNAS mutations are more prevalent in patients with resected intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) compared to those under clinical surveillance. GNAS mutations significantly differ between the two patient cohorts, indicating that their absence may serve as a potential biomarker to support conservative ...
Christine Nitschke, Marie Tölle, Philipp Walter, Kira Meißner, Mara Goetz, Jolanthe Kropidlowski, Andreas W. Berger, Jakob R. Izbicki, Felix Nickel, Thilo Hackert, Klaus Pantel, Harriet Wikman, Faik G. Uzunoglu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Concepts of Antigen Cross-Presentation

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Dendritic cells have the ability to efficiently present internalized antigens on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I molecules. This process is termed cross-presentation and is important role in the generation of an immune response against viruses ...
Maria Embgenbroich, Sven Burgdorf
doaj   +1 more source

Rare event simulation in immune biology: Models of negative selection in T-cell maturation [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
We present a probabilistic T-cell model that includes negative selection and takes contrasting models of tissue-restricted antigen (TRA) expression in the thymus into account. We start from the basic model of van den Berg, Rand, and Burroughs (2001) and include negative selection via individual-based T-cell modelling, in which each T-cell is defined by
arxiv  

Cellular liquid biopsy provides unique chances for disease monitoring, preclinical model generation and therapy adjustment in rare salivary gland cancer patients

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We quantified and cultured circulating tumor cells (CTCs) of 62 patients with various cancer types and generated CTC‐derived tumoroid models from two salivary gland cancer patients. Cellular liquid biopsy‐derived information enabled molecular genetic assessment of systemic disease heterogeneity and functional testing for therapy selection in both ...
Nataša Stojanović Gužvić, Florian Lüke, Steffi Treitschke, Andrea Coluccio, Martin Hoffmann, Giancarlo Feliciello, Adithi Ravikumar Varadarajan, Xin Lu, Kathrin Weidele, Catherine Botteron, Silvia Materna–Reichelt, Felix Keil, Katja Evert, Florian Weber, Thomas Schamberger, Michael Althammer, Jirka Grosse, Dirk Hellwig, Christian Schulz, Stephan Seitz, Peter Ugocsai, Anke Schlenska‐Lange, Roman Mayr, Ulrich Kaiser, Wolfgang Dietmaier, Bernhard Polzer, Jens Warfsmann, Kamran Honarnejad, Tobias Pukrop, Daniel Heudobler, Christoph A. Klein, Christian Werno   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antigen cross-presentation of immune complexes

Frontiers in Immunology, 2014
The ability of dendritic cells (DC) to cross-present tumor antigens has long been a focus of interest of physicians, as well as basic scientists, that aim to establish efficient cell-based cancer immune therapy. A prerequisite for exploiting this pathway
Barbara ePlatzer, Madeleine Monique Stout, Edda eFiebiger   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Realization of features of immune response by dynamical system models and a possible mechanism of memory of antigen invasion [PDF]

arXiv, 2006
Among features of real immune responses which occur when antigens invade a body,there are two remarkable features. One is that the amount of antibodies produced in the secondary invasion by the same antigens is more than 10 times larger than that in the primary invasion. The other is that more effective antibodies which can neutralize the antigens more
arxiv  

Crosstalk between gut microbiota and tumor: tumors could cause gut dysbiosis and metabolic imbalance

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In this research, we analyzed the relationship between gut microbiota and tumor. We discovered that both subcutaneous and metastatic tumors would alter the composition and metabolic function of gut microbiota. Meanwhile, fecal microbiota transplantation also indicated the anti‐tumor role of the gut microbiota, revealing the crosstalk between tumor and ...
Siyuan Zhang, Haimei Wen, Ying Chen, Jingya Ning, Di Hu, Yujiao Dong, Chenyu Yao, Bo Yuan, Shuanying Yang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrative analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and exosomes from small‐cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients: a comprehensive approach

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study simultaneously investigated circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and exosomes from small‐cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients. The elevated expression of JUNB and CXCR4 in CTCs was a poor prognostic factor for SCLC patients, whereas exosomal overexpression of these biomarkers revealed a high discrimination ability of patients from healthy individuals,
Dimitrios Papakonstantinou, Argyro Roumeliotou, Evangelia Pantazaka, Athanasios‐Nasir Shaukat, Athina Christopoulou, Angelos Koutras, Foteinos‐Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos, Vassilis Georgoulias, Anastasia Xagara, Evangelia Chantzara, Fillipos Koinis, Athanasios Kotsakis, Constantinos Stathopoulos, Galatea Kallergi   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE LYMPH SELF ANTIGEN REPERTOIRE

Frontiers in Immunology, 2013
The lymphatic fluid originates from the interstitial fluid which bathes every parenchymal organ and reflects the omic composition of the tissue from which it originates in its physiological or pathological signature.
Laura eSantambrogio, Cristina eClement
doaj   +1 more source