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ArticleOncology letters2016

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells enhance the expression of melanoma-associated antigen A4 in a Lewis lung cancer murine model.

Guilan Shi, Huiru Wang, Xiufen Zhuang

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Article in Oncology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guilan ShiDepartment of Immunology, Zibo Vocational Institute, Zibo, Shandong 255314, P.R. China.
Huiru WangDepartment of Immunology, Cancer Institute, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, P.R. China.
Xiufen ZhuangDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212000, P.R. China.
Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNZibo Vocational Institute · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cancer-testis (CT) family of antigens are expressed in multiple types of malignant neoplasm and are silent in normal tissues, apart from the testis. Immunotherapy targeting CT antigens is a promising therapeutic strategy for treatment of solid tumors. One member of this family, melanoma-associated antigen A4 (MAGE-A4), has been demonstrated to be expressed in melanomas and lung cancer. Patients with tumors expressing the MAGE-A4 antigen exhibit specific cellular and humoral immune responses to the antigen, resulting in a favorable prognosis. Conversely, the expression of MAGE-A4 is associated with poor survival in lung cancer. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of immunosuppressive cells, which are upregulated in the cancer microenvironment. Little is known regarding any potential correlation between the expression of MAGE-A4 antigens and the accumulation of MDSCs. The present study aimed to examine the association between circulating MDSC levels and MAGE-A4 expression in a mouse model of Lewis lung cancer. The expression of MAGE-A4 in tumor cells or tissues was evaluated using western blotting, while the percentage of MDSCs (CD11b

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immunotherapylung cancermelanoma-associated antigen A4myeloid-derived suppressor cellsphosphorylated-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3705

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PMID26870289
PMCPMC4727172
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