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The active form of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin induces decay-accelerating factor CD55 in association with intestinal metaplasia in the human gastric mucosa (2022)
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Kaneko, K., Zaitoun, A. M., Letley, D. P., Rhead, J. L., Torres, J., Spendlove, I., …Robinson, K. (2022). The active form of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin induces decay-accelerating factor CD55 in association with intestinal metaplasia in the human gastric mucosa. Journal of Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1002/path.5990

High-level expression of decay-accelerating factor, CD55, has previously been found in human gastric cancer (GC) and intestinal metaplasia (IM) tissues. Therapeutic effects of CD55 inhibition in cancer have been reported. However, the role of Helicob... Read More about The active form of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin induces decay-accelerating factor CD55 in association with intestinal metaplasia in the human gastric mucosa.

Molecular and structural basis for Lewis glycan recognition by a cancer-targeting antibody (2020)
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Soliman, C., Guy, A. J., Chua, J. X., Vankemmelbeke, M., McIntosh, R. S., Eastwood, S., …Ramsland, P. A. (2020). Molecular and structural basis for Lewis glycan recognition by a cancer-targeting antibody. Biochemical Journal, 477(17), 3219-3235. https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20200454

Immunotherapy has been successful in treating many tumour types. The development of additional tumour-antigen binding monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) will help expand the range of immunotherapeutic targets. Lewis histo-blood group and related glycans ar... Read More about Molecular and structural basis for Lewis glycan recognition by a cancer-targeting antibody.

Increased IL-2 and reduced tgf-? upon t-cell stimulation are associated with GM-CSF upregulation in multiple immune cell types in multiple sclerosis (2020)
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Aram, J., Frakich, N., Morandi, E., Alrouji, M., Samaraweera, A., Onion, D., …Constantinescu, C. S. (2020). Increased IL-2 and reduced tgf-β upon t-cell stimulation are associated with GM-CSF upregulation in multiple immune cell types in multiple sclerosis. Biomedicines, 8(7), https://doi.org/10.3390/BIOMEDICINES8070226

© 2020 by the authors. Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by immune cells. Recent evidence suggests that GM-CSF plays an important role in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis. We investi... Read More about Increased IL-2 and reduced tgf-? upon t-cell stimulation are associated with GM-CSF upregulation in multiple immune cell types in multiple sclerosis.

Engineering the Human Fc Region Enables Direct Cell Killing by Cancer Glycan-Targeting Antibodies without the Need for Immune Effector Cells or Complement (2020)
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Vankemmelbeke, M., McIntosh, R. S., Chua, J. X., Kirk, T., Daniels, I., Patsalidou, M., …Durrant, L. G. (2020). Engineering the Human Fc Region Enables Direct Cell Killing by Cancer Glycan-Targeting Antibodies without the Need for Immune Effector Cells or Complement. Cancer Research, 80(16), 3399-3412. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-3599

©2020 American Association for Cancer Research. Murine IgG3 glycan-targeting mAb often induces direct cell killing in the absence of immune effector cells or complement via a proinflammatory mechanism resembling oncotic necrosis. This cancer cell kil... Read More about Engineering the Human Fc Region Enables Direct Cell Killing by Cancer Glycan-Targeting Antibodies without the Need for Immune Effector Cells or Complement.

The terminal sialic acid of stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 has a crucial role in binding to a cancer-targeting antibody (2019)
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Soliman, C., Chua, J. X., Vankemmelbeke, M., McIntosh, R. S., Guy, A. J., Spendlove, I., …Ramsland, P. A. (2020). The terminal sialic acid of stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 has a crucial role in binding to a cancer-targeting antibody. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(4), 1009-1020. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.ra119.011518

Cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, requiring ongoing development of targeted therapeutics such as monoclonal antibodies. Carbohydrates on embryonic cells are often highly expressed in cancer and are therefore attract... Read More about The terminal sialic acid of stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 has a crucial role in binding to a cancer-targeting antibody.

Connexin 43 is an independent predictor of patient outcome in breast cancer patients (2018)
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Chasampalioti, M., Green, A. R., Ellis, I. O., Rakha, E. A., Jackson, A. M., Spendlove, I., & Ramage, J. M. (2019). Connexin 43 is an independent predictor of patient outcome in breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 174(1), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-5063-9

Purpose Gap junctions are specialized membrane structures that form channels between adjacent cells allowing cell communication. Gap junctions and specifically Connexin 43 (Cx43) are down-regulated in cancer; however, there are contrasting reports... Read More about Connexin 43 is an independent predictor of patient outcome in breast cancer patients.

A HIF-LIMD1 negative feedback mechanism mitigates the pro-tumorigenic effects of hypoxia (2018)
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Foxler, D. E., Bridge, K. S., Foster, J. G., Grevitt, P., Curry, S., Shah, K. M., …Sharp, T. V. (in press). A HIF-LIMD1 negative feedback mechanism mitigates the pro-tumorigenic effects of hypoxia. EMBO Molecular Medicine, Article e8304. https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201708304

The adaptive cellular response to low oxygen tensions is mediated by the hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs), a family of heterodimeric transcription factors composed of HIF-α and β subunits. Prolonged HIF expression is a key contributor to cellular t... Read More about A HIF-LIMD1 negative feedback mechanism mitigates the pro-tumorigenic effects of hypoxia.

High mobility group protein B1 is a predictor of poor survival in ovarian cancer (2017)
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Machado, L. R., Moseley, P. M., Moss, R., Deen, S., Nolan, C. C., Spendlove, I., …Durrant, L. (2017). High mobility group protein B1 is a predictor of poor survival in ovarian cancer. Oncotarget, https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.20538

High-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) has been implicated in numerous tumour types where expression regulates tumour cell growth and survival. We hypothesised that high HMGB1 expression in ovarian tumours would predict poor patient survival. Using... Read More about High mobility group protein B1 is a predictor of poor survival in ovarian cancer.

A prebiotic galactooligosaccharide mixture reduces severity of hyperpnoea-induced bronchoconstriction and markers of airway inflammation (2016)
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Williams, N. C., Johnson, M. A., Shaw, D. E., Spendlove, I., Vulevic, J., Sharpe, G. R., & Hunter, K. A. (2016). A prebiotic galactooligosaccharide mixture reduces severity of hyperpnoea-induced bronchoconstriction and markers of airway inflammation. British Journal of Nutrition, 116(5), 798-804. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114516002762

Gut microbes have a substantial influence on systemic immune function and allergic sensitisation. Manipulation of the gut microbiome through prebiotics may provide a potential strategy to influence the immunopathology of asthma. This study investigat... Read More about A prebiotic galactooligosaccharide mixture reduces severity of hyperpnoea-induced bronchoconstriction and markers of airway inflammation.

Stromal fibroblasts support dendritic cells to maintain IL-23/Th17 responses after exposure to ionizing radiation (2016)
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Malecka, A., Wang, O., Shah, S., Sutavani, R. V., Spendlove, I., Ramage, J. M., …Jackson, A. M. (2016). Stromal fibroblasts support dendritic cells to maintain IL-23/Th17 responses after exposure to ionizing radiation. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 100(2), 381-389. https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.3A1015-474R

Dendritic cell function is modulated by stromal cells, including fibroblasts. Although poorly understood, the signals delivered through this crosstalk substantially alter dendritic cell biology. This is well illustrated with release of TNF-0/IL-113 f... Read More about Stromal fibroblasts support dendritic cells to maintain IL-23/Th17 responses after exposure to ionizing radiation.