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  1. Article ; Online: Role of TRAFs in Signaling Pathways Controlling T Follicular Helper Cell Differentiation and T Cell-Dependent Antibody Responses.

    Pedros, Christophe / Altman, Amnon / Kong, Kok-Fai

    Frontiers in immunology

    2018  Volume 9, Page(s) 2412

    Abstract: Follicular helper T ( ... ...

    Abstract Follicular helper T (T
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibody Formation/immunology ; B-Lymphocytes/immunology ; B-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Cell Communication/immunology ; Cell Differentiation/immunology ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Humans ; Lymphocyte Activation ; NF-kappa B/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/cytology ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/metabolism ; Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Cytokines ; NF-kappa B ; Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02412
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  2. Article ; Online: Protein Kinase C-η Deficiency Does Not Impair Antiviral Immunity and CD8

    Liu, Hsin-Yu / Pedros, Christophe / Kong, Kok-Fai / Canonigo-Balancio, Ann J / Altman, Amnon

    Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)

    2020  Volume 204, Issue 9, Page(s) 2439–2446

    Abstract: We reported that protein kinase C-η (PKCη) forms a novel (to our knowledge) signaling complex with the checkpoint inhibitory protein CTLA-4 in regulatory T cells (Tregs). This complex is required for the contact-dependent suppressive activity of Tregs, ... ...

    Abstract We reported that protein kinase C-η (PKCη) forms a novel (to our knowledge) signaling complex with the checkpoint inhibitory protein CTLA-4 in regulatory T cells (Tregs). This complex is required for the contact-dependent suppressive activity of Tregs, including suppression of antitumor immunity. However, the importance of PKCη in protective immunity mediated by T effector cells remains unclear. We used mice with germline or conditional Treg-specific deletion of
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Cell Line ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; CTLA-4 Antigen/immunology ; Granzymes/immunology ; HEK293 Cells ; Immunity, Cellular/drug effects ; Immunity, Cellular/immunology ; Interferon-gamma/immunology ; Lymphocyte Activation/drug effects ; Lymphocyte Activation/immunology ; Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/immunology ; Mice, Knockout ; Protein Kinase C/deficiency ; Protein Kinase C/immunology ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/immunology ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; Virus Diseases/immunology
    Chemical Substances CTLA-4 Antigen ; Granzymes (EC 3.4.21.-) ; Interferon-gamma (82115-62-6) ; Protein Kinase C (EC 2.7.11.13) ; protein kinase C eta (EC 2.7.1.-) ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 3056-9
    ISSN 1550-6606 ; 0022-1767 ; 1048-3233 ; 1047-7381
    ISSN (online) 1550-6606
    ISSN 0022-1767 ; 1048-3233 ; 1047-7381
    DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1900963
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  3. Article ; Online: Leveraging the Treg-intrinsic CTLA4-PKCη signaling pathway for cancer immunotherapy.

    Liu, Hsin-Yu / Pedros, Christophe / Kong, Kok-Fai / Canonigo-Balancio, Ann J / Xue, Wen / Altman, Amnon

    Journal for immunotherapy of cancer

    2021  Volume 9, Issue 9

    Abstract: Background: Our previous studies revealed a critical role of a novel CTLA4-protein kinase C-eta (PKCη) signaling axis in mediating the suppressive activity of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in antitumor immunity. These studies have employed adoptive ... ...

    Abstract Background: Our previous studies revealed a critical role of a novel CTLA4-protein kinase C-eta (PKCη) signaling axis in mediating the suppressive activity of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in antitumor immunity. These studies have employed adoptive transfer of germline PKCη-deficient (
    Methods: We have analyzed the role of PKCη in antitumor immunity and the tumor microenvironment (TME) in intact tumor-bearing mice with Treg-specific or CD8
    Results: Using two models of mouse transplantable cancer and a genetically engineered autochthonous hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) model, we found, first, that mice with Treg-specific
    Conclusion: These findings demonstrate the potential utility of PKCη inhibition as a viable clinical approach to treat patients with cancer, especially when combined with adjuvant therapies.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; CTLA-4 Antigen/metabolism ; Humans ; Immunotherapy/methods ; Mice ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/genetics ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
    Chemical Substances CTLA-4 Antigen ; CTLA4 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2719863-7
    ISSN 2051-1426 ; 2051-1426
    ISSN (online) 2051-1426
    ISSN 2051-1426
    DOI 10.1136/jitc-2021-002792
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  4. Article: A Novel Affinity Engineered Anti-CD47 Antibody With Improved Therapeutic Index That Preserves Erythrocytes and Normal Immune Cells.

    Thaker, Youg R / Rivera, Ianne / Pedros, Christophe / Singh, Alok R / Rivero-Nava, Laura / Zhou, Heyue / Swanson, Barbara A / Kerwin, Lisa / Zhang, Yanliang / Gray, J Dixon / Kaufmann, Gunnar F / Ji, Henry / Allen, Robert D / Bresson, Damien

    Frontiers in oncology

    2022  Volume 12, Page(s) 884196

    Abstract: Therapeutic blockade of the CD47/SIRPα axis by small molecules or monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is a proven strategy to enhance macrophages-mediated anti-tumor activity. However, this strategy has been hampered by elevated on-target toxicities and rapid ... ...

    Abstract Therapeutic blockade of the CD47/SIRPα axis by small molecules or monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is a proven strategy to enhance macrophages-mediated anti-tumor activity. However, this strategy has been hampered by elevated on-target toxicities and rapid clearance due to the extensive CD47 expression on normal cells ("antigen sink") such as red blood cells (RBCs). To address these hurdles, we report on the development of STI-6643, an affinity-engineered fully human anti-CD47 IgG
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2022.884196
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  5. Article ; Online: Disrupted regulatory T cell homeostasis in inflammatory bowel diseases.

    Pedros, Christophe / Duguet, Fanny / Saoudi, Abdelhadi / Chabod, Marianne

    World journal of gastroenterology

    2016  Volume 22, Issue 3, Page(s) 974–995

    Abstract: In the gut, where billions of non-self-antigens from the food and the microbiota are present, the immune response must be tightly regulated to ensure both host protection against pathogenic microorganisms and the absence of immune-related pathologies. It ...

    Abstract In the gut, where billions of non-self-antigens from the food and the microbiota are present, the immune response must be tightly regulated to ensure both host protection against pathogenic microorganisms and the absence of immune-related pathologies. It has been well documented that regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a pivotal role in this context. Indeed, Tregs are able to prevent excessive inflammation, which can lead to the rupture of intestinal homeostasis observed in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Both the worldwide incidence and prevalence of such diseases have increased throughout the latter part of the 20(th) century. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how Tregs suppress the colitogenic immune cells to establish new treatments for patients suffering from IBDs. In this review, we will first summarize the results obtained in animal model studies that highlight the importance of Tregs in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and describe the specific suppressive mechanisms involved. Next, our current knowledge about Tregs contribution to human IBDs will be reviewed, as well as the current therapeutic perspective on using Tregs for clinical IBD treatment and the challenges that remain to be resolved to ensure both the safety and effectiveness of these therapies in targeting this critical immune-regulatory cell population.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Gastrointestinal Agents/therapeutic use ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome ; Homeostasis ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use ; Immunotherapy/methods ; Inflammation Mediators/immunology ; Inflammation Mediators/metabolism ; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/immunology ; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/metabolism ; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/microbiology ; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/therapy ; Intestines/drug effects ; Intestines/immunology ; Intestines/metabolism ; Intestines/microbiology ; Phenotype ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/microbiology
    Chemical Substances Gastrointestinal Agents ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; Inflammation Mediators
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2185929-2
    ISSN 2219-2840 ; 1007-9327
    ISSN (online) 2219-2840
    ISSN 1007-9327
    DOI 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.974
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  6. Article ; Online: Requirement of Treg-intrinsic CTLA4/PKCη signaling pathway for suppressing tumor immunity.

    Pedros, Christophe / Canonigo-Balancio, Ann J / Kong, Kok-Fai / Altman, Amnon

    JCI insight

    2017  Volume 2, Issue 23

    Abstract: The ability of Tregs to control the development of immune responses is essential for maintaining immune system homeostasis. However, Tregs also inhibit the development of efficient antitumor responses. Here, we explored the characteristics and ... ...

    Abstract The ability of Tregs to control the development of immune responses is essential for maintaining immune system homeostasis. However, Tregs also inhibit the development of efficient antitumor responses. Here, we explored the characteristics and mechanistic basis of the Treg-intrinsic CTLA4/PKCη signaling pathway that we recently found to be required for contact-dependent Treg-mediated suppression. We show that PKCη is required for the Treg-mediated suppression of tumor immunity in vivo. The presence of PKCη-deficient (Prkch-/-) Tregs in the tumor microenvironment was associated with a significantly increased expression of the costimulatory molecule CD86 on intratumoral CD103+ DCs, enhanced priming of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells, and greater levels of effector cytokines produced by these cells. Similar to mouse Tregs, the GIT/PAK/PIX complex also operated downstream of CTLA4 and PKCη in human Tregs, and GIT2 knockdown in Tregs promoted antitumor immunity. Collectively, our data suggest that targeting the CTLA4/PKCη/GIT/PAK/PIX signaling pathway in Tregs could represent a novel immunotherapeutic strategy to alleviate the negative impact of Tregs on antitumor immune responses.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; B7-2 Antigen/metabolism ; CTLA-4 Antigen/immunology ; Female ; Heterografts ; Humans ; Immune Tolerance ; Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/immunology ; Male ; Melanoma, Experimental/immunology ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Transgenic ; Neoplasm Transplantation ; Prostatic Neoplasms/immunology ; Protein Kinase C/immunology ; Signal Transduction/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; Tumor Escape/immunology ; Tumor Microenvironment/immunology
    Chemical Substances B7-2 Antigen ; CTLA-4 Antigen ; CTLA4 protein, human ; Cd86 protein, mouse ; protein kinase C eta (EC 2.7.1.-) ; Protein Kinase C (EC 2.7.11.13)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2379-3708
    ISSN (online) 2379-3708
    DOI 10.1172/jci.insight.95692
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  7. Article ; Online: Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden of Alzheimer's Disease Among Community Dwelling Patients in Europe: Variation by Disease Severity and Progression.

    Froelich, Lutz / Lladó, Albert / Khandker, Rezaul K / Pedrós, Montse / Black, Christopher M / Sánchez Díaz, Emilio J / Chekani, Farid / Ambegaonkar, Baishali

    Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports

    2021  Volume 5, Issue 1, Page(s) 791–804

    Abstract: Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a significant burden on patients and caregivers. How this burden increases as disease progresses has not been well researched.: Objective: To assess the association of caregiver burden and quality of life with ... ...

    Abstract Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a significant burden on patients and caregivers. How this burden increases as disease progresses has not been well researched.
    Objective: To assess the association of caregiver burden and quality of life with Alzheimer's disease severity and disease progression in community-dwelling patients in Germany, Spain, and the UK.
    Methods: This was a prospective observational longitudinal study of mild-to-moderate AD patients (assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE), and their caregivers. The humanistic burden was assessed using these instruments: [Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA), EuroQoL-5-Dimension Level (EQ-5D-5L)] and caregiver-reported [Dependence Scale (DS), EQ-5D-5L, Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)]. Caregiver-reported healthcare resource use was assessed using the Resource Use in Dementia (RUD) and ad-hoc questions.
    Results: Of 616 patients recruited, 338 and 99 were followed-up at 12 and 18 months, respectively. The caregiver-reported EQ-5D-5L scores of patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) showed a negative trend over time (baseline: 0.76; 18 months: 0.67) while patient-reported HRQoL remained at 0.85. DS scores tended to worsen. Disease progression was an independent predictor of HRQoL and increased dependence.Mean ZBI score increased over time reflecting an increase in caregiver burden; MMSE being an independent predictor for caregiver burden. Patient resource utilization and caregiver time for caregiving tended to increase over time.
    Conclusion: We found significant association between disease progression and caregiver and patient burden. Independently, both disease-specific outcomes and disease burden measures increased over time, but as disease progresses, we also found incremental burden associated with it.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-25
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2542-4823
    ISSN (online) 2542-4823
    DOI 10.3233/ADR-210025
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  8. Article ; Online: Erratum: A TRAF-like motif of the inducible costimulator ICOS controls development of germinal center TFH cells via the kinase TBK1.

    Pedros, Christophe / Zhang, Yaoyang / Hu, Joyce K / Choi, Youn Soo / Canonigo-Balancio, Ann J / Yates, John R / Altman, Amnon / Crotty, Shane / Kong, Kok-Fai

    Nature immunology

    2016  Volume 17, Issue 8, Page(s) 1005

    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-07-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2016987-5
    ISSN 1529-2916 ; 1529-2908
    ISSN (online) 1529-2916
    ISSN 1529-2908
    DOI 10.1038/ni0816-1005b
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  9. Article ; Online: Single-photon emission from single-electron transport in a SAW-driven lateral light-emitting diode.

    Hsiao, Tzu-Kan / Rubino, Antonio / Chung, Yousun / Son, Seok-Kyun / Hou, Hangtian / Pedrós, Jorge / Nasir, Ateeq / Éthier-Majcher, Gabriel / Stanley, Megan J / Phillips, Richard T / Mitchell, Thomas A / Griffiths, Jonathan P / Farrer, Ian / Ritchie, David A / Ford, Christopher J B

    Nature communications

    2020  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 917

    Abstract: The long-distance quantum transfer between electron-spin qubits in semiconductors is important for realising large-scale quantum computing circuits. Electron-spin to photon-polarisation conversion is a promising technology for achieving free-space or ... ...

    Abstract The long-distance quantum transfer between electron-spin qubits in semiconductors is important for realising large-scale quantum computing circuits. Electron-spin to photon-polarisation conversion is a promising technology for achieving free-space or fibre-coupled quantum transfer. In this work, using only regular lithography techniques on a conventional 15 nm GaAs quantum well, we demonstrate acoustically-driven generation of single photons from single electrons, without the need for a self-assembled quantum dot. In this device, a single electron is carried in a potential minimum of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) and is transported to a region of holes to form an exciton. The exciton then decays and creates a single optical photon within 100 ps. This SAW-driven electroluminescence, without optimisation, yields photon antibunching with g
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-14560-1
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  10. Article ; Online: A TRAF-like motif of the inducible costimulator ICOS controls development of germinal center TFH cells via the kinase TBK1.

    Pedros, Christophe / Zhang, Yaoyang / Hu, Joyce K / Choi, Youn Soo / Canonigo-Balancio, Ann J / Yates, John R / Altman, Amnon / Crotty, Shane / Kong, Kok-Fai

    Nature immunology

    2016  Volume 17, Issue 7, Page(s) 825–833

    Abstract: Signaling via the inducible costimulator ICOS fuels the stepwise development of follicular helper T cells (TFH cells). However, a signaling pathway unique to ICOS has not been identified. We found here that the kinase TBK1 associated with ICOS via a ... ...

    Abstract Signaling via the inducible costimulator ICOS fuels the stepwise development of follicular helper T cells (TFH cells). However, a signaling pathway unique to ICOS has not been identified. We found here that the kinase TBK1 associated with ICOS via a conserved motif, IProx, that shares homology with the tumor-necrosis-factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factors TRAF2 and TRAF3. Disruption of this motif abolished the association of TBK1 with ICOS, TRAF2 and TRAF3, which identified a TBK1-binding consensus. Alteration of this motif in ICOS or depletion of TBK1 in T cells severely impaired the differentiation of germinal center (GC) TFH cells and the development of GCs, interfered with B cell differentiation and disrupted the development of antibody responses, but the IProx motif and TBK1 were dispensable for the early differentiation of TFH cells. These results reveal a previously unknown ICOS-TBK1 signaling pathway that specifies the commitment of GC TFH cells.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibody Formation/genetics ; B-Lymphocytes/physiology ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/physiology ; Cell Differentiation/genetics ; Cells, Cultured ; Germinal Center/immunology ; Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Protein/genetics ; Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Protein/metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Mice, Transgenic ; Protein Binding ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2/genetics ; TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3/genetics
    Chemical Substances Icos protein, mouse ; Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Protein ; TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2 ; TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3 ; Tbk1 protein, mouse (EC 2.7.1.-) ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases (EC 2.7.11.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2016987-5
    ISSN 1529-2916 ; 1529-2908
    ISSN (online) 1529-2916
    ISSN 1529-2908
    DOI 10.1038/ni.3463
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