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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2021

Interleukin-6 receptor alpha and CD27 discriminate intratumoral T helper 17 subpopulations with distinct functional properties in a mouse lung cancer model.

Chong Liu, Fei Xiong, Lingying Wang, Kang Chen, Pingshang Wu, Li Hua, Zhuo Zhang

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Article in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chong LiuThe Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuhan Third Hospital (Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Fei XiongThe Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuhan Third Hospital (Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Lingying WangThe Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuhan Third Hospital (Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Kang ChenThe Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuhan Third Hospital (Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Pingshang WuThe Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuhan Third Hospital (Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Li HuaThe Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuhan Third Hospital (Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Zhuo ZhangThe Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuhan Third Hospital (Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3086-7022
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundT helper 17 (Th17) cells actively participate in the tumor immune response in lung cancer. However, the heterogeneity and plasticity of intratumoral Th17 cells in lung cancer remain elusive. In this study, Th17 subpopulations were characterized in a mouse lung cancer model.

methodsUrethane was administered to induce lung cancer in interleukin (IL)-17-EGFP transgenic mice. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the phenotypes, signaling status, and functions of Th17 subpopulations either in vivo or in vitro. The adoptive transfer assay and real-time polymerase chain reaction were applied to analyze the plasticity of Th17 subpopulations.

resultsIL-6Rα

conclusionsThis study reveals intratumoral Th17 subpopulations with distinct functional properties and signaling patterns, thus offering valuable insight into Th17 heterogeneity and plasticity in lung cancer.

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Lung NeoplasmsReceptors, Interleukin-6AnimalsInterferon-gammaMiceTh17 CellsTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7Interferon-gammainterleukin-6 receptor alphaReceptors, Interleukin-6Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7CD27interleukin-6 receptor alpha chainlung cancerT helper 17 cells

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