PD-L1, a Master Regulator of Immunity 2.0
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 58675
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Interests: PD-L1; biomarker; lung cancer; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint blockade
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Dear Colleagues,
Programmed cell death ligand (PD-L1) is a co-inhibitory molecule that is expressed on immune cells and cancer cells. Through binding with its receptor, programmed death 1 (PD-1) on the T cell surface, regulates their activity. In that way, adaptive immune responses mediated by T cells against invading pathogens are strictly regulated, thereby avoiding collateral damage to the host. However, this regulatory circuit is dysregulated in several diseases as chronic infection, transplantation immunity, autoimmunity, and cancer to dampen immune responses prematurely. Blocking the PD-1:PD-L1 immune checkpoint axis has, therefore, garnered substantial interest especially in oncology. In cancer, PD-1:PD-L1 blockade has resulted in unprecedented successes in individual patients across a variety of cancer types. However, a large number of patients fail to respond to PD-1:PD-L1 blockade. Insights into different mechanisms underlying this therapy failure are gradually being gained. These insights highlight the complexity of the immune system regulatory interaction with cancer cells. Numerous studies have begun to shed light on how combination with other therapies could enhance the response rates to PD-1:PD-L1 blockade.
Dr. Grazyna Kochan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- PD-1
- PD-L1
- T cell
- Immune checkpoint
- Myeloid cell
- Biomarker
- Cancer
- Auto-immunity
- Infectious disease
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