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ReviewOncoimmunology2015

Reprogramming the tumor microenvironment: tumor-induced immunosuppressive factors paralyze T cells.

Annie A Wu, Virginia Drake, Huai-Shiuan Huang, ShihChi Chiu, Lei Zheng

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Review in Oncoimmunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers.

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161citing papers in PubMed
10.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

161 citing papers in PubMed, 270 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Annie A WuDepartment of Oncology; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ; Baltimore, MD USA.
Virginia DrakeSchool of Medicine; University of Maryland ; Baltimore, MD USA.
Huai-Shiuan HuangCollege of Medicine; National Taiwan University ; Taipei, Taiwan.
ShihChi ChiuCollege of Medicine; National Taiwan University ; Taipei, Taiwan.
Lei ZhengDepartment of Oncology; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ; Baltimore, MD USA.
National Taiwan University · TWIndiana University School of MedicineJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Baltimore · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007309 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI COX, ANDREA L · 1985 to 2019
$43.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007309
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has become evident that tumor-induced immuno-suppressive factors in the tumor microenvironment play a major role in suppressing normal functions of effector T cells. These factors serve as hurdles that limit the therapeutic potential of cancer immunotherapies. This review focuses on illustrating the molecular mechanisms of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment, including evasion of T-cell recognition, interference with T-cell trafficking, metabolism, and functions, induction of resistance to T-cell killing, and apoptosis of T cells. A better understanding of these mechanisms may help in the development of strategies to enhance the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.

Indexed as

1MT, 1-methyltryptophanCOX2, cyclooxygenase-2Gal1, galectin-1GM-CSF, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factorGPI, glycosylphosphatidylinositolHDACi, histone deacetylase inhibitorHLA, human leukocyte antigenIDO, indoleamine-2,3- dioxygenaseIL-10, interleukin-10IMC, immature myeloid cellimmunosuppressionimmunosuppressive factorsimmunotherapyiNOS, inducible nitric-oxide synthaseMDSC, myeloid-derived suppressor cellsMHC, major histocompatibilityMICA, MHC class I related molecule AMICB, MHC class I related molecule BNO, nitric oxidePARP, poly ADP-ribose polymerasePD-1, program death receptor-1PD-L1, programmed death ligand 1PGE2, prostaglandin E2RCAS1, receptor-binding cancer antigen expressed on Siso cells 1RCC, renal cell carcinomaSOCS, suppressor of cytokine signalingSTAT3, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3SVV, survivinT cellsTCR, T-cell receptorTGF-β, transforming growth factor βTRAIL, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligandtumor microenvironmentVCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1XIAP, X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein

Identifiers

PMID26140242
PMCPMC4485788
OpenAlexW1587652097

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