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ArticleOncogene2017

CXCL2/MIF-CXCR2 signaling promotes the recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and is correlated with prognosis in bladder cancer.

H Zhang, Y-L Ye, M-X Li, S-B Ye, W-R Huang, T-T Cai, J He, J-Y Peng, T-H Duan, J Cui and 4 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 169 papers.

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169citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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169 citing papers in PubMed, 290 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

H ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
Y-L YeState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
M-X LiKey Laboratory of Medical Reprogramming Technology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
S-B YeState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
W-R HuangKey Laboratory of Medical Reprogramming Technology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
T-T CaiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
J HeDepartment of Biotherapy, Guangzhou, China.
J-Y PengDepartment of Biotherapy, Guangzhou, China.
T-H DuanKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
J CuiKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
X-S ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
F-J ZhouState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
R-F WangCenter for Inflammation and Epigenetics, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA.
J LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNShenzhen Second People's Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CNHouston Methodist · USState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) has been observed in solid tumors and is correlated with tumor progression; however, the underlying mechanism is still poorly understood. In this study, we identified a mechanism by which tumor cells induce MDSC accumulation and expansion in the bladder cancer (BC) microenvironment via CXCL2/MIF-CXCR2 signaling. Elevated expression of CXCL2 and MIF and an increased number of CD33

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Case-Control StudiesCell Line, TumorChemokine CXCL2ChemotaxisExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMyeloid Cellsp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesReceptors, Interleukin-8BSialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3Signal TransductionTranscription Factor RelAUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsChemokine CXCL2CXCL2 protein, humanExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMIF protein, humanp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesReceptors, Interleukin-8BSialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3Transcription Factor RelA

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PMID27721403
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