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ReviewClinical and experimental immunology2022

Does CCL19 act as a double-edged sword in cancer development?

Arezoo Gowhari Shabgah, Zaid Mahdi Jaber Al-Obaidi, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Walid Kamal Abdelbasset, Wanich Suksatan, Dmitry O Bokov, Lakshmi Thangavelu, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Farhad Jadidi-Niaragh, Hamed Mohammadi and 2 more

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Review in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 57 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

12 authors at 11 institutions in 8 countries.

Arezoo Gowhari ShabgahSchool of Medicine, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
Zaid Mahdi Jaber Al-ObaidiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Alkafeel, Najaf, Iraq.
Heshu Sulaiman RahmanDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq.
Walid Kamal AbdelbassetDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Wanich SuksatanFaculty of Nursing, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Dmitry O BokovInstitute of Pharmacy, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Lakshmi ThangaveluDepartment of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha institute of medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
Abduladheem Turki JalilFaculty of Biology and Ecology, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Grodno, Belarus.
Farhad Jadidi-NiaraghImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hamed MohammadiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Kazem MashayekhiImmunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Jamshid Gholizadeh NavashenaqNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-3073-5302
Bam University of Medical Sciences · IRChulabhorn Hospital · THJahrom University of Medical Sciences · IRKomar University of Science and Technology · IQPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SARafsanjan University of Medical Sciences · IRSaveetha University · INSechenov University · RUTabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Alkafeel · IQYanka Kupala State University of Grodno · BY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is considered a life-threatening disease, and several factors are involved in its development. Chemokines are small proteins that physiologically exert pivotal roles in lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues. The imbalance or dysregulation of chemokines has contributed to the development of several diseases, especially cancer. CCL19 is one of the homeostatic chemokines that is abundantly expressed in the thymus and lymph nodes. This chemokine, which primarily regulates immune cell trafficking, is involved in cancer development. Through the induction of anti-tumor immune responses and inhibition of angiogenesis, CCL19 exerts tumor-suppressive functions. In contrast, CCL19 also acts as a tumor-supportive factor by inducing inflammation, cell growth, and metastasis. Moreover, CCL19 dysregulation in several cancers, including colorectal, breast, pancreatic, and lung cancers, has been considered a tumor biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis. Using CCL19-based therapeutic approaches has also been proposed to overcome cancer development. This review will shed more light on the multifarious function of CCL19 in cancer and elucidate its application in diagnosis, prognosis, and even therapy. It is expected that the study of CCL19 in cancer might be promising to broaden our knowledge of cancer development and might introduce novel approaches in cancer management.

Indexed as

Lung NeoplasmsLymph NodesChemokine CCL19ChemokinesHumansNeovascularization, PathologicPrognosisReceptors, CCR7CCL19 protein, humanChemokine CCL19ChemokinesReceptors, CCR7biomarkercancerCCL19chemokineimmunotherapy

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PMID35020885
PMCPMC8982982
OpenAlexW4206359416

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