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ArticleCancer research2016

CCL2 Produced by the Glioma Microenvironment Is Essential for the Recruitment of Regulatory T Cells and Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells.

Alan L Chang, Jason Miska, Derek A Wainwright, Mahua Dey, Claudia V Rivetta, Dou Yu, Deepak Kanojia, Katarzyna C Pituch, Jian Qiao, Peter Pytel and 6 more

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Article in Cancer research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 430 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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430citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
22.1field-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

430 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 606 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  9. Systemic and local dysregulation of the complement system in glioma: a comprehensive systematic review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  10. Mechanisms, Microenvironments, and Models: Understanding Therapeutic Resistance in Glioblastoma.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alan L ChangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Committee on Cancer Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Jason MiskaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Derek A WainwrightDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Mahua DeyDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois.
Claudia V RivettaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Dou YuDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Deepak KanojiaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Katarzyna C PituchDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Jian QiaoSection of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Peter PytelDepartment of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Yu HanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Meijing WuDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Lingjiao ZhangSection of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois.
Craig M HorbinskiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Atique U AhmedDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Maciej S LesniakDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. maciej.lesniak@northwestern.edu.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Multi-Disciplinary Training Grant in Cancer ResearchT32CA009594 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI KAY F MACLEOD, Scott A. Oakes · 1989 to 2026
$11.5M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN ONCOGENESIS &DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGYT32CA080621 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI EKLUND, ELIZABETH ANN · 2001 to 2018
$4.1M
Regulatory T Cells and Oncolytic Virotherapy of GliomaR01CA122930 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LESNIAK, MACIEJ S · 2008 to 2015
$2.5M
Metabolic Control of Immune Suppression in GliomasR01NS093903 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LESNIAK, MACIEJ S · 2015 to 2019
$2.3M
The interaction of IDO and Tregs Leads to Immunosuppression in GliomaR00NS082381 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI WAINWRIGHT, DEREK ALAN · 2014 to 2016
$735k
The interaction of IDO and Tregs Leads to Immunosuppression in GliomaK99NS082381 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI WAINWRIGHT, DEREK ALAN · 2013 to 2014
$173k
CCR4 in Regulatory T Cell Trafficking to GliomaF31NS086365 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI CHANG, ALAN LEE · 2013 to 2016
$129k
The role of IDO and Th17 in an experimental mouse model of gliomaF32NS073366 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI WAINWRIGHT, DEREK ALAN · 2011 to 2012
$86k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NCI NIH HHS R01 CA122930NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009594NCI NIH HHS T32 CA080621NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS086365NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS073366NINDS NIH HHS K99 NS082381NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS082381NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS093903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In many aggressive cancers, such as glioblastoma multiforme, progression is enabled by local immunosuppression driven by the accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg) and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC). However, the mechanistic details of how Tregs and MDSCs are recruited in various tumors are not yet well understood. Here we report that macrophages and microglia within the glioma microenvironment produce CCL2, a chemokine that is critical for recruiting both CCR4

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Tumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCell MovementChemokine CCL2GliomaHumansMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrogliaMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsReceptors, CCR4T-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryCCL2 protein, humanCCR4 protein, humanChemokine CCL2Receptors, CCR4

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PMID27530322
PMCPMC5050119
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