Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37857728›Full record

ReviewDiscover oncology2023

Regulation of T cells by myeloid-derived suppressor cells: emerging immunosuppressor in lung cancer.

Zhong-Ning He, Chun-Yu Zhang, Yu-Wei Zhao, Shu-Lin He, Yue Li, Bo-Lun Shi, Jia-Qi Hu, Run-Zhi Qi, Bao-Jin Hua

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In one paragraph

Review in Discover oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Single-cell multiomics identifies an ALDH9A1-carnitine signaling axis driving resistance of NSCLC to immunotherapy.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  3. Integrated analysis of scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq identifies matrisome-related biomarkers for prognostic stratification and immune landscape in lung adenocarcinoma.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhong-Ning He *Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chun-Yu Zhang *Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Yu-Wei Zhao *Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shu-Lin HeGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yue LiGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Bo-Lun ShiGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jia-Qi HuGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Run-Zhi QiGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. qrz1211@126.com.
Bao-Jin HuaGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. huabaojinxs@126.com.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNGuang’anmen Hospital · CNShanxi Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82174465National Natural Science Foundation of China 82205226
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), major components maintaining the immune suppressive microenvironment in lung cancer, are relevant to the invasion, metastasis, and poor prognosis of lung cancer, through the regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, remodeling of the immune microenvironment, and regulation of angiogenesis. MDSCs regulate T-cell immune functions by maintaining a strong immunosuppressive microenvironment and promoting tumor invasion. This raises the question of whether reversing the immunosuppressive effect of MDSCs on T cells can improve lung cancer treatment. To understand this further, this review explores the interactions and specific mechanisms of different MDSCs subsets, including regulatory T cells, T helper cells, CD8 + T cells, natural killer T cells, and exhausted T cells, as part of the lung cancer immune microenvironment. Second, it focuses on the guiding significance confirmed via clinical liquid biopsy and tissue biopsy that different MDSC subsets improve the prognosis of lung cancer. Finally, we conclude that targeting MDSCs through action targets or signaling pathways can help regulate T-cell immune functions and suppress T-cell exhaustion. In addition, immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting MDSCs may serve as a new approach for enhancing the efficiency of immunotherapy and targeted therapy for lung cancer in the future, providing better comprehensive options for lung cancer treatment.

Indexed as

Immune checkpoint inhibitorsImmunity regulationLung cancerMyeloid- derived suppressor cellsT cells

Identifiers

PMID37857728
PMCPMC10587041
OpenAlexW4387770766

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