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Author : Barbara Rolfe
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889635767
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (896 download)
Download or read book The Role of Complement in Tumors written by Barbara Rolfe and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Constantinos Koumenis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 146145915X
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Tumor Microenvironment and Cellular Stress written by Constantinos Koumenis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-23 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of chapters in this proceeding volume reflects the latest research presented at the Aegean meeting on Tumor Microenvironment and Cellular Stress held in Crete in Fall of 2012. The book provides critical insight to how the tumor microenvironment affects tumor metabolism, cell stemness, cell viability, genomic instability and more. Additional topics include identifying common pathways that are potential candidates for therapeutic intervention, which will stimulate collaboration between groups that are more focused on elucidation of biochemical aspects of stress biology and groups that study the pathophysiological aspects of stress pathways or engaged in drug discovery.
Author : Ronald P. Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783036529394
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (293 download)
Download or read book The Role of Complement in Cancer Immunotherapy written by Ronald P. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dual role of complement in both cancer development and treatment has been investigated extensively and is characterized by a substantial literature that documents the conditions in which complement can either enhance tumor growth or promote the killing of malignant cells. Indeed, there are now numerous examples of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that have either been approved by the FDA or that are under active investigation that make use of complement when eliminating cancer cells. Although the direct in vitro killing of mAb-opsonized cancer cell lines by complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) can be readily demonstrated, there are considerable challenges related to the translation of these findings to the clinic, and numerous strategies have been employed to maximize mAb-mediated CDC in cancer treatment. These approaches include the redesign of mAb dosing schedules; engineering the Fc regions of the mAbs to enhance complement activation; treatment with cocktails of mAbs that bind to several different sites on the targeted cells and thus that potentially synergize CDC promotion; and neutralizing the complement control proteins on malignant cells to weaken their defenses against complement. Target sites on malignant cells that have been successfully exploited for mAb-induced CDC include CD20, CD37, CD38, CD52, and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors. MAbs specific to complement components have served as powerful analytical reagents to investigate the detailed mechanisms of CDC, and they have been employed to document complement activation by cancer cells and to examine the role of complement proteins (in particular C1q and fragments of C3 and C5) in supporting tumor growth. The use of polyclonal and mAb reagents has revealed a role for the intracellular complement system in cancer biology and strategies that focus on the interaction of complement with the tumor microenvironment, and examining the impact of the complotype on the response to immunotherapy in cancer should lead to additional mAb-based therapies. Along these lines, there is now increasing evidence that strategies that make use of mAbs or other agents to modulate the action of C3a/C5a or their respective receptors may also find use in cancer immunotherapy.
Author : Maciej Cedzyński
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889631591
Total Pages : 631 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (896 download)
Download or read book The Role of Complement in Health and Disease written by Maciej Cedzyński and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Janos Szebeni
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402080565
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Complement System written by Janos Szebeni and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a phylogenetically old system complement is now regarded as a part of innate immunity. But it is much more than that. It bridges innate and adapted immunity, participates not only in host defense but also in many essential physiological processes, old and new diseases and adverse conditions. Indeed, complement became a term that almost defies categorization. What was for a long time a subject for a limited number of specialists has now moved into the mainstream of experimental and clinical immunology. In 1973 I visited the Basel Institute of Immunology and met its director, the eminent scientist and Nobel laureate Nils Jerne. When I entered his office he greeted me with the following words: “Complement, does that really exist?” I was never certain whether he wanted only to tease me or whether he sincerely believed that the complement system was an unimportant biological curiosity, a misstep of evolution. But, of course, missteps do not survive the evolutionary process. Little did I foresee the dramatic developments of recent years when Hans J. Müller-Eberhard and I started to unravel the specifics of the action of the cobra venom factor on the complement system in 1968 and defined a new pathway to its activation. An elucidation of the role of the system in diseases and its control for therapeutic reasons is now getting closer to actual realization in the clinic although many problems, in particular those of highly specificinhibition free of side effects, have still to be resolved.
Author : Emily M. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (95 download)
Download or read book An Investigation of the Role of Complement Component C1q in the Engulfment of Cancer Cells written by Emily M. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John D. Lambris
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889634701
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (896 download)
Download or read book Therapeutic Modulation of the Complement System: Clinical Indications and Emerging Drug Leads written by John D. Lambris and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complement system is a multi-tasking gatekeeper of innate immunity thatintricately interacts with other key defense systems, such as the endothelial barrier,contact activation and coagulation systems, in maintaining tissue immunosurveillanceand homeostasis. Its rapid and forceful activation in the bloodstream not onlyensures the effective containment of microbial infections through potent cytolyticmechanisms, but also alerts the adaptive immune compartment to ensure the mountingof a proper humoral immune response against foreign antigens. However, there isa lurking ‘dark side’ that can lead complement astray, fueling a self-perpetuatingvicious cycle of inflammation, exuberant immune activation and irreversible tissueinjury that collectively exacerbate both acute and chronic pathologies. Indeed,complement dysregulation or excessive activation have been widely recognized askey pathogenic drivers in a wide spectrum of inflammatory or immune-mediateddiseases. Targeted modulation of the complement system at various points ofthe cascade has revealed promising therapeutic targets for ameliorating diseasescores in a number of conditions ranging from ocular, neurodegenerative andthromboinflammatory disorders, to cancer, periodontal diseases, chronic hemolyticanemias, ischemia-reperfusion organ injury, antibody-mediated transplant rejectionand hemodialysis-triggered inflammation. Elegant pre-clinical studies employing a diversified toolbox of highly specificcomplement inhibitors in rodent or primate models of disease have opened newavenues of therapeutic exploration by providing proof of concept for the therapeuticefficacy of complement modulation. At the same time, the clinical experience gainedduring this last decade with the sole complement-specific drug currently in the clinic,eculizumab, has rekindled the interest of biopharmaceutical companies in developingnew and potent complement therapeutics for complement-driven diseases. In this respect, the complement field is witnessing a new surge of clinical trialsthat are evaluating the safety, PK/PD profile and clinical efficacy of promising drugcandidates in a number of clinical conditions driven by complement imbalance orover-activation.
Author : Lacey Jo Gunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (785 download)
Download or read book Effect of Complement C5a in Tumor Progression and the Local Tumor Microenvironment written by Lacey Jo Gunn and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monoclonal antibodies directed toward tumor associated antigens are FDA approved anticancer reagents used commonly in the clinic. Administered antibodies initiate tumor cell death through several mechanisms. Improving immune mediated mechanisms, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) may improve treatment success. However, in many tumors, complement activation and propagation is limited by tumor cell overexpression of complement regulatory proteins (CRPs). Thus, introduction of complement components into the tumor, specifically anaphylatoxin C5a, may provide a key strategy to improve existing, approved anti-tumor treatment. Currently the role of C5a in the tumor remains unclear. The receptor for C5a, C5aR, is expressed predominantly by neutrophils and cells of the innate immune system. The human ovarian adenocarcinoma cell line, SKOV-3, was demonstrated to overexpress CRP CD55 which inhibits the release of C5a. As a result, a SCID xenograft model was established to determine the effect of C5a in the tumor microenvironment. The model allowed study of the effect of C5a on innate immune cells exclusively, as well as the introduction of C5a in the presence of CD55. In vivo and in vitro studies were performed to clarify the controversial role of C5a in the tumor and the effect on innate immune cell phenotype and cytotoxic function. The release of local C5a from tumor cells led to enhanced infiltration of macrophages and NK cells, and neutrophils as related to tumor size. C5a also increased production of pro-inflammatory and tumor cytostatic mediator TGF-~ by infiltrating macrophages. Furthermore, C5a down-regulated the generation of iNOS and arginase by infiltrating cells, tumor cell VEGF and total tumor TNF-a production. In vitro studies provided support of C5a significantly improving cytotoxicity of NK cells against tumor cells, and significantly reducing immunosuppression by infiltrating neutrophils. Importantly, C5a in the tumor caused no major systemic alterations or adverse side effects. The result of local C5a release into the tumor microenvironment had a dramatic effect on tumor growth through the recruitment and activation of innate immune cells. C5a altered phenotypes of infiltrating immune cells toward anti-tumorigenic and improved tumor cell cytotoxicity. Based on the findings of C5a in the SKOV -3 xenograft model in the context of published work involving C5a in the tumor, concentration of local C5a is proposed to be critical in determining its role in tumor progression.
Author : John D. Lambris
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387789529
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)
Download or read book Current Topics in Complement II written by John D. Lambris and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-02-04 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complement has long been regarded as a pivotal effector arm of the innate immune response, eliciting important immunoregulatory functions in the context of inflammation and also serving as a vital link between the innate and adaptive immune response. In the post-genomic era, our knowledge of the innate immune system is enriched by findings that point to novel functions that do not strictly correlate with immunological defense and surveillance, immune modulation or Inflammation. Several studies indicate that complement proteins exert functions that are either more complex than previously thought, or go well beyond the innate immune character of the system. The advent of high-throughput platforms for genome and proteome-wide profiling, together with the enormous amount of raw genetic information that has accumulated in the databases, have stirred new expectations in biomedical research. They have led complementologists to revisit established biological systems, such as the complement system, from a global and integrative perspective. Complement research is now faced with the challenge of trying to integrate isolated biochemical pathways into complex gene and protein regulatory circuits. In this respect, scientists from around the world convened at the Fourth Aegean Conferences Workshop on Complement Associated Diseases, Animal Models, and Therapeutics (June 10-15, 2007), to discuss recent advances in this fast evolving field. This volume represents a collection of topics on the “novel” functions of complement, patho-physiology, protein structures, design of complement inhibitors, and complement assays discussed during the conference.
Author : Robert C. Bast, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111900084X
Total Pages : 2004 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine written by Robert C. Bast, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 2004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine, Ninth Edition, offers a balanced view of the most current knowledge of cancer science and clinical oncology practice. This all-new edition is the consummate reference source for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, internists, surgical oncologists, and others who treat cancer patients. A translational perspective throughout, integrating cancer biology with cancer management providing an in depth understanding of the disease An emphasis on multidisciplinary, research-driven patient care to improve outcomes and optimal use of all appropriate therapies Cutting-edge coverage of personalized cancer care, including molecular diagnostics and therapeutics Concise, readable, clinically relevant text with algorithms, guidelines and insight into the use of both conventional and novel drugs Includes free access to the Wiley Digital Edition providing search across the book, the full reference list with web links, illustrations and photographs, and post-publication updates
Author : Rhodri Thomas Owain Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (896 download)
Download or read book The Role of Complement in Tumour Formation written by Rhodri Thomas Owain Turner and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John D. Lambris
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461441188
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Complement Therapeutics written by John D. Lambris and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights progress and trends in the rapidly evolving field of complement-related drug discovery and spotlights examples of clinical applications. As an integral part of innate immunity and critical mediator in homeostatic and inflammatory processes, the human complement system has been identified as contributor to a large number of disorders including ocular, cardiovascular, metabolic, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases as well as in ischemia/reperfusion injury, cancer and sepsis. In addition, complement is often involved in adverse immune reactions to biomaterials, cell and organ transplants or drug delivery systems. Although the complement cascade with its close to 50 extracellular protein targets has long been recognized as an attractive system for therapeutic modulation, the past few years have seen a particularly strong boost in interest. Fueled by novel research insight and the marketing of the first complement-targeted drugs, a plethora of highly creative treatment approaches and potent drug candidates have recently emerged and are currently evaluated in disease models and clinical trials. The chapters in this book cover a wide range of topics related to the development of complement therapeutics, ranging from the molecular and functional description of complement targets to the presentation of novel inhibitors, improved treatment strategies as well as examples of disease models and clinical applications. The broad and up-to-date overview on a highly versatile and dynamic field renders this book an indispensable source of information for researchers and clinicians dealing with therapeutic and disease-related aspects of the human complement system.
Author : Anna Felberg-Miętka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (134 download)
Download or read book Role of the complement system in cancer development and anticancer therapy written by Anna Felberg-Miętka and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lubka T. Roumenina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781071610169
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Complement System written by Lubka T. Roumenina and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes a range of methods to be used in complement laboratories use and how to interpret the data. Chapters detail methods for depletion of IgG and IgM, quantification of complement proteins, C3dg quantification, complement C3 deposition on endothelial cells, anti-C1q auto-antibodies, and methods for assessment of interactions of proteins with heme. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Cutting-edge and clearly written, The Complement System: Innovative Diagnostic and Research Protocols aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.
Author : Rhodri Thomas Owain Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Role of Complement in Tumour Formation written by Rhodri Thomas Owain Turner and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (946 download)
Download or read book Complement Inhibitory Proteins and Their Role in Tumorigenesis written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complement is a major effector mechanism of the immune system. Membrane complement inhibitors on the surface of breast tumor cells, may play a crucial role in determining tumorigenesis and the outcome of antibody-mediated immunotherapy. The objective of this proposal is to determine the role of complement and complement inhibitors in tumorigenesis and to determine whether reversing the effects of tumor-expressed complement inhibitors will allow effective immune-mediated clearance of tumor cells. We have established rodent models of human cancer that are suitable for evaluating the role of complement and complement inhibitors in the growth and control of breast cancer (and is likely applicable to many types of cancer). We have shown for the first time in vivo that a complement inhibitor expressed on a tumor cell surface can promote tumor growth, and have shown that different complement associated effector mechanisms can operate to control tumor growth.
Author : B. Paul Morgan
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080529569
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Complement Regulatory Proteins written by B. Paul Morgan and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1999-02-18 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From small beginnings in the early 1970s, the study of complement regulatory proteins has grown in the last decade to the point where it dominates the complement field. This growth has been fueled by the discovery of new regulators, the cloning of old and new regulators, the discovery that many of the regulators are structurally and evolutionarily related to each other and the development of recombinant forms for use in therapy. There are now more proteins known to be involved in controlling the complement system than there are components of the system and the list continues to grow. The time is ripe for a comprehensive review of our current knowledge of these intriguing proteins. This book does just that. The first few chapters discuss the "nuts-and-bolts" of the complement regulators, describing their structures, functional roles and modes of action. The roles of the complement regulators in vivo are then described, focusing on the consequences of deficiency, roles in the reproductive system, interactions with pathogens and exploitation for therapy. The interesting developments in defining the complement regulators expressed in other species are also discussed. The book is written as a monograph, albeit by two people. The text is as readable as possible without compromising on scientific accuracy and completeness. The conversational style very evident in some sections is deliberate! Placing all references in a single bibliography at the end of the text further improves readability. The reader will go to the book to discover a specific fact but be persuaded to read more and derive pleasure from the process. The authors' enthusiasm for the subject comes over strongly in the text, and this enthusiasm proves infectious. - Complement regulators--structure, functional roles and mode of action - Comprehensive reviews of each of the individual regulators - Roles of Complement regulators in vivo,in health and disease: - Consequences of deficiency - Roles in the reproductive system - Interactions with pathogens - Exploitation for therapy - Complement regulators in other species
