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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2024

Targeting the NF-κB pathway as a potential regulator of immune checkpoints in cancer immunotherapy.

Nasim Ebrahimi, Al-Hasnawi Rasool Riyadh Abdulwahid, Atena Mansouri, Nasrin Karimi, Rashid Jafardoust Bostani, Sheida Beiranvand, Samaneh Adelian, Roya Khorram, Reza Vafadar, Michael R Hamblin and 1 more

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
23.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 11 institutions in 4 countries.

Nasim Ebrahimi *Genetics Division, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Al-Hasnawi Rasool Riyadh Abdulwahid *Medical Campus, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Atena MansouriDepartment of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Nasrin KarimiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Islamic Azad University Damghan Branch, Damghan, Iran.
Rashid Jafardoust BostaniDepartment of Biology, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.
Sheida BeiranvandDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Samaneh AdelianCellular and Molecular Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Roya KhorramBone and Joint Diseases Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Reza VafadarDepartment of Orthopeadic Surgery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Michael R HamblinLaser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa. labhamblin@gmail.com.
Amir Reza ArefXsphera Biosciences, Translational Medicine Group, 6 Tide Street, Boston, MA, 02210, USA. amir@xspherabio.com.
Coherent (United States) · USIran University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Damghan Branch · IRIslamic Azad University of Shahrekord · IRIslamic Azad University of Urmia · IRIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IRKerman University of Medical Sciences · IRShahrekord University of Medical Sciences · IRShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Isfahan · IRXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in cancer immunotherapy over the last decade have led to the development of several agents that affect immune checkpoints. Inhibitory receptors expressed on T cells that negatively regulate the immune response include cytotoxic T‑lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) and programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1), which have been studied more than similar receptors. Inhibition of these proteins and other immune checkpoints can stimulate the immune system to attack cancer cells, and prevent the tumor from escaping the immune response. However, the administration of anti-PD1 and anti-CTLA4 antibodies has been associated with adverse inflammatory responses similar to autoimmune diseases. The current review discussed the role of the NF-κB pathway as a tumor promoter, and how it can govern inflammatory responses and affect various immune checkpoints. More precise knowledge about the communication between immune checkpoints and NF-κB pathways could increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy and reduce the adverse effects of checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsNF-kappa BCTLA-4 AntigenHumansImmunotherapyT-LymphocytesCTLA-4 AntigenNF-kappa BImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune-related adverse eventsImmunooncologyReceptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligandRegulatory T cells

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PMID38418707
PMCPMC10902086
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