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ArticleMolecular oncology2017

T-cell immunoglobulin mucin 3 blockade drives an antitumor immune response in head and neck cancer.

Jian-Feng Liu, Si-Rui Ma, Liang Mao, Lin-Lin Bu, Guang-Tao Yu, Yi-Cun Li, Cong-Fa Huang, Wei-Wei Deng, Ashok B Kulkarni, Wen-Feng Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jian-Feng LiuThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Si-Rui MaThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Liang MaoThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Lin-Lin BuThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Guang-Tao YuThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Yi-Cun LiThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Cong-Fa HuangThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Wei-Wei DengThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Ashok B KulkarniFunctional Genomics Section, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Wen-Feng ZhangDepartment of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Zhi-Jun SunThe State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Wuhan University · CNStomatology Hospital · CNNational Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research · US

Funding

Molecular Roles of Cdk5 in Neuronal Functions and Pain SignalingZIADE000664 · NIDCR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · PI KULKARNI, ASHOK · 2009 to 2025
$20.4M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T-cell immunoglobulin mucin 3 (TIM3) contributes to immune suppression during progression of many cancers, but the precise role of TIM3 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is not clearly understood. In this study, we report that TIM3 expression was significantly up-regulated in patients with HNSCC and associated with lymph node metastasis. Additionally, TIM3 expression was increased in patients with recurrent HNSCC and patients with preradiotherapy or prechemotherapy. We also characterized CD8

Indexed as

Immunity, CellularAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMucin-3Myeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasms, ExperimentalMucin-3Neoplasm Proteinseffector T cellshead and neck squamous cell carcinomaimmunotherapymyeloid-derived suppressor cellsT-cell immunoglobulin mucin 3

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PMID28102051
PMCPMC5527458
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