Insights from a 30-year journey: function, regulation and therapeutic modulation of PD1
Insights from a 30-year journey: function, regulation and therapeutic modulation of PD1
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DOI:
10.1038/s41577-023-00867-9
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发表时间:
2023-04-25
影响因子:
100.3
通讯作者:
Honjo,Tasuku
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作者:
Chamoto,Kenji;Yaguchi,Tomonori;Honjo,Tasuku
PD1 was originally discovered in 1992 as a molecule associated with activation-induced cell death in T cells. Over the past 30 years, it was found that PD1 has a critical role in avoiding overactivation-induced cell death and autoimmunity, whereas its inhibition unleashes anticancer immunity. Here, we outline the journey from the discovery of PD1 to its role as a breakthrough target in cancer immunotherapy. We describe its regulation and function and examine how a mechanistic understanding of PD1 signalling suggests a central function in setting the T cell activation threshold, thereby controlling T cell proliferation, differentiation, exhaustion and metabolic status. This threshold theory, in combination with new insights into T cell metabolism and a better understanding of immune cell modulation by the microbiota, can provide guidance for the development of efficient combination therapies. Moreover, we discuss the mechanisms underlying immune-related adverse events after PD1-targeted therapy and their possible treatment.