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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2024

Exploring CCL11 in breast cancer: unraveling its anticancer potential and immune modulatory effects involving the Akt-S6 signaling.

Xiao Chen, Chenxu Meng, Xinyu Wang, Zanhui Wu, Xinyue Sun, Chenyu Sun, Lu Zheng, Wanwan Li, WenJun Jia, Tong Tang

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao ChenDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Chenxu MengDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Xinyu WangAnhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Zanhui WuAnhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Xinyue SunDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Chenyu SunDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Lu ZhengDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Wanwan LiDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
WenJun JiaDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. jiayan20101129@163.com.
Tong TangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. tt20164@126.com.
Anhui Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CN

Funding

Demonstration Project of Grassroots Teaching and Research Section in Anhui Province 2018jyssf035Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province of China no.2008085QC112
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCCL11, a chemokine known for recruiting immune cells to the tumor microenvironment (TME), has an unclear role in the context of its expression, patient prognosis, and the presence of tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TILs) in breast cancer.

methodsThe expression of CCL11 in invasive breast cancer (BRCA) was analyzed using TCGA database. Survival curve and Cox regression analysis determined the potential of CCL11 as an independent prognostic indicator. GSEA performed functional analysis on genes related to CCL11. CIBERSORT algorithm quantified the infiltration level of immune cells with varying CCL11 expression. Lastly, the correlation between CCL11 expression and anticancer drug sensitivity was examined. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and qRT-PCR confirmed CCL11 expression in clinical tissue samples. The anti-tumor efficacy of CCL11 was investigated using CCK-8, plate formation, transwell assay, and Western blot.

resultsCCL11 expression was elevated in BRCA tumor tissues compared to adjacent normal tissues. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) was longer in patients with high expression of CCL11. Enrichment and co-expression analyses revealed CCL11's association with numerous immune-related signaling pathways and genes. Validation studies confirmed high CCL11 expression in breast cancer tissues. In vitro experiments substantiated CCL11's anticancer effects in BRCA.

conclusionCCL11 expression correlates with immune cell infiltration in breast cancer, indicating its potential as a prognostic biomarker for BRCA.

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Breast NeoplasmsAlgorithmsBlotting, WesternChemokine CCL11FemaleHumansPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentCCL11 protein, humanChemokine CCL11Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktBiomarkerBreast cancerCCL11Immune infiltrationTumor microenvironment

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PMID38305920
PMCPMC10837270
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