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ArticleGut2022

PD-L1 blockade liberates intrinsic antitumourigenic properties of glycolytic macrophages in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Li-Gong Lu, Zhi-Ling Zhou, Xu-Yan Wang, Bo-Yuan Liu, Jin-Ying Lu, Shuai Liu, Guang-Bo Zhang, Mei-Xiao Zhan, Yun Chen

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Article in Gut, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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72citing papers in PubMed
12.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 121 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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Li-Gong LuInterventional Radiology Center, Zhuhai Precision Medicine Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China chenyun@njmu.edu.cn zhanmeixiao1987@126.com zhanggbsuzhou@hotmail.com luligong1969@jnu.edu.cn.
Zhi-Ling ZhouInterventional Radiology Center, Zhuhai Precision Medicine Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
Xu-Yan WangInterventional Radiology Center, Zhuhai Precision Medicine Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
Bo-Yuan LiuDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jin-Ying LuDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Shuai LiuDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Guang-Bo ZhangJiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China chenyun@njmu.edu.cn zhanmeixiao1987@126.com zhanggbsuzhou@hotmail.com luligong1969@jnu.edu.cn.
Mei-Xiao ZhanInterventional Radiology Center, Zhuhai Precision Medicine Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China chenyun@njmu.edu.cn zhanmeixiao1987@126.com zhanggbsuzhou@hotmail.com luligong1969@jnu.edu.cn.
Yun ChenDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China chenyun@njmu.edu.cn zhanmeixiao1987@126.com zhanggbsuzhou@hotmail.com luligong1969@jnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-4118-362X
Jinan University · CNNanjing Medical University · CNSoochow University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePatients with increased PD-L1

designA total of untreated 184 HCC patients was enrolled randomly. C57BL/6 mice are given injection of Hepa1-6 cells to form autologous hepatoma. ELISpot, flow cytometry and real-time PCR are applied to analyse the phenotypic characteristics of PD-L1

resultsWe demonstrate that PD-L1

conclusionsSelectively modulating the 'context' of glycolytic macrophages in HCC tumours might restore their antitumourigenic properties and provide a precise strategy for anticancer therapy.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humancancer immunobiologyglucose metabolismhepatomaimmunotherapymacrophages

Identifiers

PMID35173040
PMCPMC9664131
OpenAlexW4212869333

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