Strategies for the development of metalloimmunotherapies.

Sun, Xiaoqi; Zhou, Xingwu; Shi, Xiaoyue; Abed, Omar A; An, Xinran; Lei, Yu Leo; Moon, James J · Nat Biomed Eng · 2024

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Abstract

Metal ions play crucial roles in the regulation of immune pathways. In fact, metallodrugs have a long record of accomplishment as effective treatments for a wide range of diseases. Here we argue that the modulation of interactions of metal ions with molecules and cells involved in the immune system forms the basis of a new class of immunotherapies. By examining how metal ions modulate the innate and adaptive immune systems, as well as host-microbiota interactions, we discuss strategies for the development of such metalloimmunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and other immune-related diseases.

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