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Raj Kumar

Institute of Microbial Technology

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:organoid / primary culture· 1

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IL-35 produced by dendritic cells via TIM-3-STAT3 signaling contributes to the development of visceral leishmaniasis

Sandeep Kumar, Shubham, Manish Mishra, Raj Kumar, Pradip Sen

This study identifies the TIM-3-STAT3-IL-35 axis in dendritic cells as a driver of immunosuppression in visceral leishmaniasis, showing that STAT3 inhibition reduces disease severity.

Cell Communication and Signaling · Sep 18, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Extracellular vesicles facilitate the horizontal transfer of drug resistance and stem-like properties between ovarian tumor cells

Venkatesh Pooladanda, Rui Fang Xu, Dominique T. Zarrella, Yusuke Matoba, Chisa Shimada, Shaan Kumar, Eugene Kim, Paula J DiBenedetto, Xingping Qin, Kristopher A. Sarosiek, Madelyn Krueger, Narela Magrassi, Mansoor M. Amiji, Maryam Azimi Mohammadabadi, Ursula Winter, , Bo R. Rueda

This study shows that extracellular vesicles from ovarian cancer stem cells or drug-resistant cells transfer stem-like properties and drug resistance to sensitive cells via EZH2 signaling.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology