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ArticleBioMed research international2021

IL-6 Promotes the Proliferation and Immunosuppressive Function of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells via the MAPK Signaling Pathway in Bladder Cancer.

Zhong Zheng, Xinyi Zheng, Yiwen Zhu, Zhixian Yao, Weiguang Zhao, Youjia Zhu, Feng Sun, Xingyu Mu, Yong Wang, Wanqing He and 3 more

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 27 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

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zhong ZhengDepartment of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3500-9510
Xinyi ZhengDepartment of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2570-5627
Yiwen ZhuSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7008-3065
Zhixian YaoDepartment of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5670-2277
Weiguang ZhaoDepartment of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-8691
Youjia ZhuThe Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0854-4304
Feng SunDepartment of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7220-7188
Xingyu MuDepartment of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4240-4751
Yong WangDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Jiangqiao Hospital, Jiading Branch, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5609-9175
Wanqing HeStudent Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4621-1132
Zhihong LiuDepartment of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3765-8266
Ke WuDepartment of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1151-3146
Junhua ZhengDepartment of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3009-7758
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CNFudan University · CNShanghai First People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is characterized by a highly complex immune environment, which is not well understood. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is generated and secreted by multifarious types of cells, including tumor cells. This study was aimed at demonstrating that the levels of IL-6 and the number of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), with a positive correlation between them, increased in MIBC tissues, promoting MIBC cell proliferation, especially in patients with recurrence. In coculture analysis, MDSCs, with the stimulation of IL-6, could significantly lower the proliferation ability of CD4

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Myeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationHumansInterleukin-6MiceMiddle AgedMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesSignal TransductionUrinary BladderIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-6interleukin-6, mouseMitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

Identifiers

PMID33981768
PMCPMC8088376
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