Publications

Extremely Differentiated T Cell Subsets Contribute to Tissue Deterioration During Aging

Soto-Heredero G, Gómez de Las Heras MM, Escrig-Larena JI, Mittelbrunn M.

Annu Rev Immunol. 2023 Apr;

26;41:181-205.
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-101721-064501.
PMID: 37126417

There is a dramatic remodeling of the T cell compartment during aging. The most notorious changes are the reduction of the naive T cell pool and the accumulation of memory-like T cells. Memory-like T cells in older people acquire a phenotype of terminally differentiated cells, lose the expression of costimulatory molecules, and acquire properties of

Immuno(T)herapy for age-related diseases

Gabandé-Rodríguez E, Pfeiffer M, Mittelbrunn M.

EMBO Mol Med. 2023 Jan;

15(1):e16301.
DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202216301.
PMID: 36373340

During the last decade, the stimulation of T-cell function by the blockage of immunosuppressive checkpoints has experienced an outstanding impact in the treatment of cancer. Development of the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell technology has also emerged as a powerful alternative for patients suffering from oncological processes, especially those affected by hematological neoplasms. Recent evidence suggest

Sexual dimorphism in the antitumor immune responses elicited by the combination of fasting and chemotherapy

Andrés Pastor-Fernández , Manuel Montero Gómez de Las Heras , Jose Ignacio Escrig-Larena , Marta Barradas , Cristina Pantoja, Adrian Plaza , Jose Luis Lopez-Aceituno , Esther Durán , Alejo Efeyan , Maria Mittelbrunn , Lola Martinez , Pablo Jose Fernandez-Marcos

DOI:10.1002/cac2.12535
PMID:38512765

 

 

Fasting reduces chemotherapy toxicity, enhances immunogenic tumor cell death and increases CD8+ T cell infiltration in tumors, particularly when combined with chemotherapy or immunotherapy. Moreover, fasting exhibits a sexual dimorphism in the immune system . The aim of our study was to elucidate the role of sex in the beneficial anti‐tumoral effects of combining fasting and