What mechanisms underlie IL18's enhancement of CAR T cell cytolytic function against solid tumors?

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The abstract shows that antigen-inducible IL18 improves CAR T cell cytotoxicity and in vivo efficacy, but the specific molecular pathways by which IL18 enhances effector functions are not explained. Understanding these mechanisms is critical for optimizing cytokine-engineered CAR T cells for neuroblastoma and other solid cancers. Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Preclinical Development of CAR T Cells with Antigen-Inducible IL18 Enforcement to Treat GD2-Positive Solid Cancers. (None, None, PMID:38593230)

Priority: 0.80 Domain: cancer immunotherapy Hypotheses: 0
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Landscape Summary: What mechanisms underlie IL18's enhancement of CAR T cell cytolytic function against solid tumors? is a 0.8 priority gap in cancer immunotherapy. It has 0 linked hypotheses with average composite score 0.000. Status: open.

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Colonna, Sevlever, et al. (TREM2 biology)

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activates (12)

NLRP3IL18NLRP3 Inflammasome ActivationIL18IL18AlsIL18NeuropathyIL18Neurodegeneration
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associated with (14)

NLRP3 InflammasomeIL18INFLAMMASOME COMPLEXIL18NLRP3IL18IL18TumorAUTOPHAGYIL18
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biomarker for (1)

IL18Neurodegeneration

causes (1)

IL18Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

downregulates (4)

LitebamineIL18StressIL18Familiar Context StressIL18Xiyangshen Sanqi Danshen GranulesIL18

inhibits (5)

IL18ObesityIL18AlsIL18FibrosisIL18InflammationIL18Ms

interacts with (1)

NLRP3IL18

mediates (1)

IL18Pyroptosis

participates in (1)

IL18pyroptosis

product of (1)

IL18Pyroptosis

promotes (3)

IL18PyroptosispyroptosisIL18IL18Neuroinflammation

regulates (2)

NLRP3IL18IL18Alzheimer

upregulates (4)

NLRP3 InflammasomeIL18NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMDIL18NLRP3IL18CASP1IL18
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