[HTML][HTML] Cancer immunotherapy by targeting IDO1/TDO and their downstream effectors

…, I Oezen, W Wick, K Ochs - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The tryptophan (TRP) to kynurenine (KYN) metabolic pathway is now firmly established as a
key regulator of innate and adaptive immunity. A plethora of preclinical models suggests …

[HTML][HTML] Constitutive IDO expression in human cancer is sustained by an autocrine signaling loop involving IL-6, STAT3 and the AHR

…, KJ Rauschenbach, S Trump, M Winter, M Ott, K Ochs… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors have entered clinical trials based on their ability
to restore anti-tumor immunity in preclinical studies. However, the mechanisms leading to …

[HTML][HTML] The indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitor 1-methyl-D-tryptophan upregulates IDO1 in human cancer cells

CA Opitz, UM Litzenburger, U Opitz, F Sahm, K Ochs… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
1-methyl-D-tryptophan (1-D-MT) is currently being used in clinical trials in patients with
relapsed or refractory solid tumors with the aim of inhibiting indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)-…

Long-term diazepam treatment enhances microglial spine engulfment and impairs cognitive performance via the mitochondrial 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO)

Y Shi, M Cui, K Ochs, M Brendel, FL Strübing… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Benzodiazepines are widely administered drugs to treat anxiety and insomnia. In addition to
tolerance development and abuse liability, their chronic use may cause cognitive …

K27M-mutant histone-3 as a novel target for glioma immunotherapy

K Ochs, M Ott, T Bunse, F Sahm, L Bunse… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Mutation-specific vaccines have become increasingly important in glioma immunotherapy;
however, shared neoepitopes are rare. For diffuse gliomas, a driver mutation in the gene for …

Immature mesenchymal stem cell-like pericytes as mediators of immunosuppression in human malignant glioma

K Ochs, F Sahm, CA Opitz, TV Lanz, I Oezen… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Malignant gliomas are primary brain tumors characterized by profound local immunosuppression.
While the remarkable plasticity of perivascular cells – resembling mesenchymal stem …

Therapy options and long-term results of sinonasal malignancies

A Arnold, P Ziglinas, K Ochs, N Alter, A Geretschläger… - Oral oncology, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Nasal and paranasal sinus malignancies are rare. The most common lesions
are located in the nasal cavity and the maxillary sinus, although they also occur in the …

[HTML][HTML] Fourier transform infrared microscopy enables guidance of automated mass spectrometry imaging to predefined tissue morphologies

…, DA Sammour, S Schulz, B Munteanu, M Ott, K Ochs… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Multimodal imaging combines complementary platforms for spatially resolved tissue
analysis that are poised for application in life science and personalized medicine. Unlike …

Tryptophan‐2, 3‐dioxygenase is regulated by prostaglandin E2 in malignant glioma via a positive signaling loop involving prostaglandin E receptor‐4

K Ochs, M Ott, KJ Rauschenbach… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Malignant gliomas and other types of tumors generate a local immunosuppressive
microenvironment, which prohibits an effective anti‐tumor immune response and promotes tumor …

Suppression of TDO‐mediated tryptophan catabolism in glioblastoma cells by a steroid‐responsive FKBP52‐dependent pathway

…, UM Litzenburger, KJ Rauschenbach, L Bunse, K Ochs… - Glia, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Tryptophan catabolism is increasingly recognized as a key and druggable molecular
mechanism active in cancer, immune, and glioneural cells and involved in the modulation of …