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ArticleBiomedicines2021

Fas-Fas Ligand Interplay in the Periphery of Salivary Gland Carcinomas as a New Checkpoint Predictor for Disease Severity and Immunotherapy Response.

Zuzana Strizova, Martin Kuchar, Linda Capkova, Martin Komarc, Jiri Skrivan, Jirina Bartunkova, Jan Plzak, Daniel Smrz

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Article in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zuzana StrizovaDepartment of Immunology, Second Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Charles University, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-4976-9534
Martin KucharDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Charles University, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic.
Linda CapkovaDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic.
Martin KomarcDepartment of Methodology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-4106-5217
Jiri SkrivanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Charles University, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic.
Jirina BartunkovaDepartment of Immunology, Second Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Charles University, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic.
Jan PlzakDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Charles University, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic.
Daniel SmrzDepartment of Immunology, Second Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Charles University, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-0143-8744
Charles University · CZ

Funding

Grantová Agentura, Univerzita Karlova 364218Ministerstvo Zdravotnictví Ceské Republiky AZV 16-28135AUniverzita Karlova v Praze PRIMUS/MED/12Univerzita Karlova v Praze Progres Q28 [First Faculty of Medicine]
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Salivary gland carcinomas (SGCs) are extremely morphologically heterogeneous, and treatment options for this disease are limited. Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represents a revolutionary treatment approach. However, SGCs remain largely resistant to this therapy. An increasing body of evidence suggests that resistance to ICI therapy is modulated by the Fas (CD95)-Fas ligand (FasL, CD178) interplay between tumor cells and immune cells. In this study, we examined the Fas-FasL interplay between tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs) in the center and periphery of SGCs from 62 patients. We found that the Fas-expressing tumor cells accumulated in the center of SGC tumors with increasing tumor stage. Furthermore, this accumulation occurred regardless of the presence of TIICs expressing high levels of FasL. On the contrary, a loss of Fas-expressing TIICs with increasing tumor stage was found in the tumor periphery, whereas FasL expression in tumor cells in the tumor periphery correlated with tumor stage. These data suggest that SGC cells are resistant to FasL-induced apoptosis by TIICs but could utilize FasL to eliminate these cells in high-stage tumors to provide resistance to immunotherapy.

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FasFasLsalivary gland carcinomatumor centertumor periphery

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PMID33917866
PMCPMC8068215
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