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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

CXCL8 Associated Dendritic Cell Activation Marker Expression and Recruitment as Indicators of Favorable Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer.

Enhao Li, Xiaobao Yang, Yuzhang Du, Guanzheng Wang, David W Chan, Di Wu, Peiqing Xu, Peihua Ni, Dakang Xu, Yiqun Hu

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Enhao LiFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaobao YangFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yuzhang DuFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Guanzheng WangFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
David W ChanDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Di WuFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Peiqing XuFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Peihua NiFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Dakang XuFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yiqun HuFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ruijin Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests that tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TICs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) serve as promising therapeutic targets. CXCL8 (IL-8) may also be a potential therapeutic target in cancer. CXCL8 is a potent chemotactic factor for neutrophils, myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and monocytes, which are considered immunosuppressive components in cancer-bearing hosts. Here, we identified the TME-related gene CXCL8 in a high-ImmuneScore population that contributed to better survival in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. An integrated gene profile and functional analysis of TIC proportions revealed that the dendritic cell (DC) activation markers CD80, CD83, and CD86 were positively correlated with CXCL8 expression, suggesting that CXCL8 may be functional as antitumor immune response status in the TME. The gene signature was further validated in independent GSE14333 and GSE38832 cohorts from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). To test the differential contributions of immune and tumor components to progression, three CRC cell lines, CT26, MC38 and HCT116, were used.

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AnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorCell MovementColorectal NeoplasmsDendritic CellsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-8MiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLNeutrophilsReceptors, Interleukin-8BTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorCXCL8 protein, humanCXCR2 protein, humanInterferon-gammaInterleukin-8Receptors, Interleukin-8Bcolorectal cancerCXCL8-CXCR1/2dendritic cell (DC)immune profilingtherapeutics

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