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Major scientific findings

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2023

Targeting galectin-driven regulatory circuits in cancer and fibrosis

(Mariño et al., Nature Reviews Drugs Discovery).

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2022

Gal-1 prevents plaque formation in atherosclerosis by targeting macrophages and smooth muscle cells.

(Roldán Montero et al., Science Adv.).

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2021

Gal-1 serves as a therapeutic target in intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer.

(Morosi et al., Science Adv.; Cagnoni et al. PNAS).

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2018

Pathogens thwart immune responses and promote invasion via induction of Gal-1.

(Lujan et al., PNAS.; Poncini et al., J. Immunol.; Davicino et al., J. Immunol; Russo et al, Nat Immunol.).

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2014

Gal-1 promotes vascularization and confers resistance to antiangiogenic therapies.

(Croci et al., Cell; Croci et al., J. Exp. Med.).

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2013

A unique galectin signature in human prostate cancer progression suggests galectin-1 as a key target for treatment of advanced disease.

(Laderach D, Cancer Research).

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2013

Gal-1 favors breast cancer metastasis via induction of regulatory T cells.

(Dalotto-Moreno et al., Cancer Res.).

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2012

Disrupting galectin-1 interactions with N-glycans suppresses hypoxia-driven angiogenesis and tumorigenesis in Kaposi's sarcoma. 

(Croci et al., J. Exp. Med.)

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2012

Gal-1 attenuates neuroinflammation by suppressing microglia activation.

(Starossom et al., Immunity).

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2009

Gal-1 promotes the differentiation of tolerogenic dendritic cells.

(Ilarregui et al., Nature Immunol.).

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2007

Gal-1 protects the fetus from immune attack during pregnancy.

(Blois et al., Nature Med.).

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2007

Gal-1 suppresses pathogenic Th1 and Th17 cells.

(Toscano et al., Nature Immunol).

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2004

Tumors evade immune responses via secretion of Gal-1.

(Rubinstein et al., Cancer Cell).

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1999

Gal-1 suppresses rheumatoid arthritis by promoting apoptosis of activated T cells.

(Rabinovich et al., J. Exp. Med.).

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1998

Identification, purification and characterization of Gal-1 in innate and adaptive immune cells.

(Rabinovich et al., J. Immunol).

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