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ArticleGastroenterology2018

Immune Cell Production of Interleukin 17 Induces Stem Cell Features of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Cells.

Yu Zhang, Michelle Zoltan, Erick Riquelme, Hanwen Xu, Ismet Sahin, Susana Castro-Pando, Maria Fernanda Montiel, Kyle Chang, Zhengyu Jiang, Jianhua Ling and 14 more

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Article in Gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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101citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Yu ZhangDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Michelle ZoltanDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Erick RiquelmeDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Hanwen XuDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Ismet SahinDepartment of Engineering, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas.
Susana Castro-PandoDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Maria Fernanda MontielDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Kyle ChangDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Zhengyu JiangHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Jianhua LingDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Sonal GuptaDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
William HorneRichard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Melissa PruskiDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.
Huamin WangDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Shao-Cong SunDepartment of Immunology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, Texas.
Guillermina LozanoDepartment of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Paul ChiaoDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Anirban MaitraDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Steven D LeachCenter for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Jay K KollsRichard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Eduardo VilarDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Timothy C WangHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Jennifer M BaileyDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.
Florencia McAllisterDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: fmcallister@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh · USColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USTexas Southern University · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
The RAS and P13K Pathways in Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaP01CA117969 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DEPINHO, RONALD ANTHONY · 2006 to 2025
$41.7M
Paul Calabresi Clinical Oncology AwardK12CA088084 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI David S. Hong, Scott Kopetz · 2000 to 2026
$14.0M
NCI NIH HHS K12 CA088084NCI NIH HHS P01 CA117969NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsLittle is known about how the immune system affects stem cell features of pancreatic cancer cells. Immune cells that produce interleukin 17A (IL17A) in the chronically inflamed pancreas (chronic pancreatitis) contribute to pancreatic interepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) initiation and progression. We investigated the effects that IL17A signaling exerts on pancreatic cancer progenitor cells and the clinical relevance of this phenomena.

methodsWe performed studies with Mist1Cre;LSLKras;Rosa26mTmG (KC

resultsPanIN cells from KC

conclusionsIn studies of mouse and human pancreatic tumors and precursors, we found that immune cell-derived IL17 regulated development of tuft cells and stem cell features of pancreatic cancer cells via increased expression of DCLK1, POU2F3, ALDH1A1, and IL17RC. Strategies to disrupt this pathway might be developed to prevent pancreatic tumor growth and progression.

Indexed as

Adenocarcinoma in SituAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionDoublecortin-Like KinasesFlow CytometryGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInterleukin-17Intracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceNeoplastic Stem CellsAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyALDH1A1 protein, humanALDH1A1 protein, mouseAntibodies, NeutralizingDCLK1 protein, humanDclk1 protein, mouseDoublecortin-Like KinasesIl17a protein, mouseIL17RC protein, humanIl17rc protein, mouseInterleukin-17Intracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsOctamer Transcription FactorsPOU2F3 protein, humanPou2f3 protein, mouseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, InterleukinRetinal DehydrogenaseImmune ResponseKrasPDACTumorigenesis

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PMID29604293
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