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ArticleCancer immunology research2021

Targeted Deletion of CXCR2 in Myeloid Cells Alters the Tumor Immune Environment to Improve Antitumor Immunity.

Jinming Yang, Chi Yan, Anna E Vilgelm, Sheau-Chiann Chen, Gregory D Ayers, Christopher A Johnson, Ann Richmond

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Article in Cancer immunology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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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

54 citing papers in PubMed, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jinming Yang *Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee.
Chi Yan *Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.ORCID 0000-0002-8658-7302
Anna E VilgelmDepartment of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Sheau-Chiann ChenDepartment of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.ORCID 0000-0002-5574-1434
Gregory D AyersDepartment of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Christopher A JohnsonTennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee.ORCID 0000-0003-1376-546X
Ann RichmondTennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee. Ann.Richmond@vanderbilt.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9580-900X
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USVA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

Targeting the NF-kappaB Pathway in MelanomaR01CA116021 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI RICHMOND, ANN, YAN, CHI · 2005 to 2024
$6.7M
MELANOMA GROWTH STIMULATORY ACTIVITYR01CA034590 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI RICHMOND, ANN · 1986 to 2017
$5.2M
Combining senescence-inducing and senolytic agents to improve melanoma therapyR37CA233770 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI VILGELM, ANNA E · 2019 to 2025
$2.4M
Optimizing Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Breast Cancer: A Role for Inhibitors of the PI3K pathwayR01CA243326 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI RICHMOND, ANN, YAN, CHI · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
Modeling New Therapeutic Approaches for Malignant MelanomaI01BX002301 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI Julie A Rhoades (Sterling) · 2014 to 2026
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BLR&D Merit Review Research Career Scientist (RCS) Award (IK6)IK6BX005225 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI RICHMOND, ANN · 2020 to 2023
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BLRD VA I01 BX002301BLRD VA IK6 BX005225NCI NIH HHS R01 CA034590NCI NIH HHS R01 CA116021NCI NIH HHS R01 CA243326NCI NIH HHS R37 CA233770
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) into the tumor microenvironment (TME) contributes to cancer immune evasion. MDSCs express the chemokine receptor CXCR2, and inhibiting CXCR2 suppresses the recruitment of MDSCs into the tumor and the premetastatic niche. Here, we compared the growth and metastasis of melanoma and breast cancer xenografts in mice exhibiting or not exhibiting targeted deletion of

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBreast NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorChemokine CXCL11HumansMelanomaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsReceptors, Interleukin-8BSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalChemokine CXCL11CXCL11 protein, humanCXCR2 protein, humanReceptors, Interleukin-8B

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PMID33177110
PMCPMC7864868
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