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Mallardo D, Fordellone M, Ottaviano M, Marano G, Vitale MG, Mallardo M, Capasso M, De Cristofaro T, Capone M, Meinardi T, Paone M, Sabatelli P, De Filippi R, Cesano A, Cavalcanti E, Caracò C, Warren S, Budillon A, Simeone E, Ascierto PA. ICOSLG Is Associated with Anti-PD-1 and Concomitant Antihistamine Treatment Response in Advanced Melanoma. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:12439. [PMID: 39596506 PMCID: PMC11594639 DOI: 10.3390/ijms252212439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2024] [Revised: 11/12/2024] [Accepted: 11/15/2024] [Indexed: 11/28/2024] Open
Abstract
We previously demonstrated that patients with metastatic unresectable stage IIIb-IV melanoma receiving cetirizine (a second-generation H1 antagonist antihistamine) premedication with immunotherapy had better outcomes than those not receiving cetirizine. In this retrospective study, we searched for a gene signature potentially predictive of the response to the addition of cetirizine to checkpoint inhibition (nivolumab or pembrolizumab with or without previous ipilimumab). Transcriptomic analysis showed that inducible T cell costimulator ligand (ICOSLG) expression directly correlated with the disease control rate (DCR) when detected with a loading value > 0.3. A multivariable logistic regression model showed a positive association between the DCR and ICOSLG expression for progression-free survival and overall survival. ICOSLG expression was associated with CD64, a specific marker of M1 macrophages, at baseline in the patient samples who received cetirizine concomitantly with checkpoint inhibitors, but this association was not present in subjects who had not received cetirizine. In conclusion, our results show that the clinical advantage of concomitant treatment with cetirizine during checkpoint inhibition in patients with malignant melanoma is associated with high ICOSLG expression, which could predict the response to immune checkpoint inhibitor blockade.
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- Domenico Mallardo
- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Medical Statistics Unit, Universitiy of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy;
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Division of Surgery of Melanoma and Skin Cancer, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- ESSA Pharma, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; (A.C.); (S.W.)
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.O.); (G.M.); (M.G.V.); (M.M.); (M.C.); (T.D.C.); (M.C.); (T.M.); (M.P.); (P.S.); (E.S.); (P.A.A.)
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Fejza A, Carobolante G, Poletto E, Camicia L, Schinello G, Di Siena E, Ricci G, Mongiat M, Andreuzzi E. The entanglement of extracellular matrix molecules and immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer: a systematic review of the literature. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1270981. [PMID: 37854588 PMCID: PMC10579931 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1270981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Introduction Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have emerged as a core pillar of cancer therapy as single agents or in combination regimens both in adults and children. Unfortunately, ICIs provide a long-lasting therapeutic effect in only one third of the patients. Thus, the search for predictive biomarkers of responsiveness to ICIs remains an urgent clinical need. The efficacy of ICIs treatments is strongly affected not only by the specific characteristics of cancer cells and the levels of immune checkpoint ligands, but also by other components of the tumor microenvironment, among which the extracellular matrix (ECM) is emerging as key player. With the aim to comprehensively describe the relation between ECM and ICIs' efficacy in cancer patients, the present review systematically evaluated the current literature regarding ECM remodeling in association with immunotherapeutic approaches. Methods This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and was registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO, CRD42022351180). PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were comprehensively searched from inception to January 2023. Titles, abstracts and full text screening was performed to exclude non eligible articles. The risk of bias was assessed using the QUADAS-2 tool. Results After employing relevant MeSH and key terms, we identified a total of 5070 studies. Among them, 2540 duplicates, 1521 reviews or commentaries were found and excluded. Following title and abstract screening, the full text was analyzed, and 47 studies meeting the eligibility criteria were retained. The studies included in this systematic review comprehensively recapitulate the latest observations associating changes of the ECM composition following remodeling with the traits of the tumor immune cell infiltration. The present study provides for the first time a broad view of the tight association between ECM molecules and ICIs efficacy in different tumor types, highlighting the importance of ECM-derived proteolytic products as promising liquid biopsy-based biomarkers to predict the efficacy of ICIs. Conclusion ECM remodeling has an important impact on the immune traits of different tumor types. Increasing evidence pinpoint at ECM-derived molecules as putative biomarkers to identify the patients that would most likely benefit from ICIs treatments. Systematic review registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022351180, identifier CRD42022351180.
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- Albina Fejza
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UBT-Higher Education Institute, Prishtina, Kosovo
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- Department of Research and Diagnosis, Division of Molecular Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Research and Diagnosis, Division of Molecular Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Research and Diagnosis, Division of Molecular Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Research and Diagnosis, Division of Molecular Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Research and Diagnosis, Division of Molecular Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Research and Diagnosis, Division of Molecular Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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Zhang C, Wu S. Hypomethylation of CD3D promoter induces immune cell infiltration and supports malignant phenotypes in uveal melanoma. FASEB J 2023; 37:e23128. [PMID: 37651092 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202300505rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
Abstract
Alterations in DNA methylation in malignant diseases have been heralded as promising targets for diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive values. This study was based on epigenetic alterations and immune cell infiltration analysis to investigate the mechanism of CD3D methylation in uveal melanoma (UM). Bioinformatics analysis was performed on transcriptome data, 450 K methylation data, and clinical information of UM patients from the TCGA database. Stromal and immune cell infiltration was evaluated by calculating the StromalScore and ImmuneScore of UM samples. UM samples were divided into high and low StromalScore and ImmuneScore groups, followed by differential and enrichment analyses. PPI network construction and correlation analysis was used to identify the core prognosis-related genes. The bioinformatics analysis results were confirmed in UM cell experiments. StromalScore and ImmuneScore were significantly associated with the prognosis of UM patients. CD3D, IRF1, CCL3, and FN1 were identified as core genes driven by methylation that affected the prognosis of UM patients. CD3D expression showed the highest correlation with its methylation and was closely related to the four key immune cells in UM development. CD3D was hypomethylated and abundantly expressed in UM cells, while silencing of CD3D inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of UM cells in vitro. In summary, this study identifies hypomethylation of CD3D promoter in UM, which was associated with immune cell infiltration of UM.
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- Chao Zhang
- Department of Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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- Department of Orbital Disease and Ocular Plastic Surgery, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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Wu Q, Ding Q, Lin W, Weng Y, Feng S, Chen R, Chen C, Qiu S, Lin D. Profiling of Tumor Cell-Delivered Exosome by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy-Based Biosensor for Evaluation of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Radioresistance. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2202482. [PMID: 36528342 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Although the advancement of radiotherapy significantly improves the survival of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), radioresistance associated with recurrence and poor outcomes still remains a daunting challenge in the clinical scenario. Currently, effective biomarkers and convenient detection methods for predicting radioresistance have not been well established. Here, the surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy combined with proteomics is used to firstly profile the characteristic spectral patterns of exosomes secreted from self-established NPC radioresistance cells, and reveals specific variations of proteins expression during radioresistance formation, including collagen alpha-2 (I) chain (COL1A2) that is associated with a favorable prognosis in NPC and is negatively associated with DNA repair scores and DNA repair-related genes via bioinformatic analysis. Furthermore, deep learning model-based diagnostic model is generated to accurately identify the exosomes from radioresistance group. This work demonstrates the promising potential of exosomes as a novel biomarker for predicting the radioresistance and develops a rapid and sensitive liquid biopsy method that will provide a personalized and precise strategy for clinical NPC treatment.
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- Qiong Wu
- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
- College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Fudan University Cancer Hospital, Shanghai, 201321, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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Ladányi A, Rásó E, Barbai T, Vízkeleti L, Puskás LG, Kovács SA, Győrffy B, Tímár J. Identification of a Tumor Cell Associated Type I IFN Resistance Gene Expression Signature of Human Melanoma, the Components of Which Have a Predictive Potential for Immunotherapy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:2704. [PMID: 35269844 PMCID: PMC8911010 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We developed a human melanoma model using the HT168-M1 cell line to induce IFN-α2 resistance in vitro (HT168-M1res), which was proven to be maintained in vivo in SCID mice. Comparing the mRNA profile of in vitro cultured HT168-M1res cells to its sensitive counterpart, we found 79 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). We found that only a 13-gene core of the DEGs was stable in vitro and only a 4-gene core was stable in vivo. Using an in silico cohort of IFN-treated melanoma tissues, we validated a differentially expressed 9-gene core of the DEGs. Furthermore, using an in silico cohort of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-treated melanoma tissues, we tested the predictive power of the DEGs for the response rate. Analysis of the top four upregulated and top four downregulated genes of the DEGs identified WFDC1, EFNA3, DDX10, and PTBP1 as predictive genes, and analysis of the "stable" genes of DEGs for predictive potential of ICI response revealed another 13 genes, out of which CDCA4, SOX4, DEK, and HSPA1B were identified as IFN-regulated genes. Interestingly, the IFN treatment associated genes and the ICI-therapy predictive genes overlapped by three genes: WFDC1, BCAN, and MT2A, suggesting a connection between the two biological processes.
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- Andrea Ladányi
- Department of Surgical and Molecular Pathology, National Institute of Oncology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary;
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary; (E.R.); (T.B.); (L.V.)
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary; (E.R.); (T.B.); (L.V.)
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary; (E.R.); (T.B.); (L.V.)
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary; (S.A.K.); (B.G.)
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary; (S.A.K.); (B.G.)
- Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Oncology Biomarkers Research Group, Institute of Enzymology, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary; (E.R.); (T.B.); (L.V.)
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Matias M, Pinho JO, Penetra MJ, Campos G, Reis CP, Gaspar MM. The Challenging Melanoma Landscape: From Early Drug Discovery to Clinical Approval. Cells 2021; 10:3088. [PMID: 34831311 PMCID: PMC8621991 DOI: 10.3390/cells10113088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Melanoma is recognized as the most dangerous type of skin cancer, with high mortality and resistance to currently used treatments. To overcome the limitations of the available therapeutic options, the discovery and development of new, more effective, and safer therapies is required. In this review, the different research steps involved in the process of antimelanoma drug evaluation and selection are explored, including information regarding in silico, in vitro, and in vivo experiments, as well as clinical trial phases. Details are given about the most used cell lines and assays to perform both two- and three-dimensional in vitro screening of drug candidates towards melanoma. For in vivo studies, murine models are, undoubtedly, the most widely used for assessing the therapeutic potential of new compounds and to study the underlying mechanisms of action. Here, the main melanoma murine models are described as well as other animal species. A section is dedicated to ongoing clinical studies, demonstrating the wide interest and successful efforts devoted to melanoma therapy, in particular at advanced stages of the disease, and a final section includes some considerations regarding approval for marketing by regulatory agencies. Overall, considerable commitment is being directed to the continuous development of optimized experimental models, important for the understanding of melanoma biology and for the evaluation and validation of novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Mariana Matias
- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.M.); (J.O.P.); (M.J.P.)
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.M.); (J.O.P.); (M.J.P.)
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.M.); (J.O.P.); (M.J.P.)
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- CICS–UBI–Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6201-506 Covilhã, Portugal;
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.M.); (J.O.P.); (M.J.P.)
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- Research Institute for Medicines, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.M.); (J.O.P.); (M.J.P.)
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Dabbagh D, He S, Hetrick B, Chilin L, Andalibi A, Wu Y. Identification of the SHREK Family of Proteins as Broad-Spectrum Host Antiviral Factors. Viruses 2021; 13:832. [PMID: 34064525 PMCID: PMC8147968 DOI: 10.3390/v13050832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mucins and mucin-like molecules are highly glycosylated, high-molecular-weight cell surface proteins that possess a semi-rigid and highly extended extracellular domain. P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1), a mucin-like glycoprotein, has recently been found to restrict HIV-1 infectivity through virion incorporation that sterically hinders virus particle attachment to target cells. Here, we report the identification of a family of antiviral cellular proteins, named the Surface-Hinged, Rigidly-Extended Killer (SHREK) family of virion inactivators (PSGL-1, CD43, TIM-1, CD34, PODXL1, PODXL2, CD164, MUC1, MUC4, and TMEM123) that share similar structural characteristics with PSGL-1. We demonstrate that SHREK proteins block HIV-1 infectivity by inhibiting virus particle attachment to target cells. In addition, we demonstrate that SHREK proteins are broad-spectrum host antiviral factors that block the infection of diverse viruses such as influenza A. Furthermore, we demonstrate that a subset of SHREKs also blocks the infectivity of a hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 (Ha-CoV-2) pseudovirus. These results suggest that SHREK proteins may be a part of host innate immunity against enveloped viruses.
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- National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA; (D.D.); (S.H.); (B.H.); (L.C.); (A.A.)
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