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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2024

The VISTA/VSIG3/PSGL-1 axis: crosstalk between immune effector cells and cancer cells in invasive ductal breast carcinoma.

Mateusz Olbromski, Monika Mrozowska, Aleksandra Piotrowska, Beata Smolarz, Hanna Romanowicz

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Mateusz OlbromskiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Chalubinskiego 6a, 50-368, Wroclaw, Poland. mateusz.olbromski@umw.edu.pl.
Monika MrozowskaDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Chalubinskiego 6a, 50-368, Wroclaw, Poland.
Aleksandra PiotrowskaDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Chalubinskiego 6a, 50-368, Wroclaw, Poland.
Beata SmolarzDepartment of Pathology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338, Lodz, Poland.
Hanna RomanowiczDepartment of Pathology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338, Lodz, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A checkpoint protein called the V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA) is important for controlling immune responses. Immune cells that interact with VISTA have molecules, or receptors, known as VISTA receptors. Immune system activity can be modified by the interaction between VISTA and its receptors. Since targeting VISTA or its receptors may be beneficial in certain conditions, VISTA has been studied in relation to immunotherapy for cancer and autoimmune illnesses. The purpose of this study was to examine the expression levels and interactions between VISTA and its receptors, VSIG3 and PSGL-1, in breast cancer tissues. IHC analysis revealed higher levels of proteins within the VISTA/VSIG3/PSGL-1 axis in cancer tissues than in the reference samples (mastopathies). VISTA was found in breast cancer cells and intratumoral immune cells, with membranous and cytoplasmic staining patterns. VISTA was also linked with pathological grade and VSIG3 and PSGL-1 levels. Furthermore, we discovered that the knockdown of one axis member boosted the expression of the other partners. This highlights the significance of VISTA/VSIG3/PSGL-1 in tumor stroma and microenvironment remodeling. Our findings indicate the importance of the VISTA/VSIG3/PSGL-1 axis in the molecular biology of cancer cells and the immune microenvironment.

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B7 AntigensBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastMembrane GlycoproteinsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedTumor MicroenvironmentB7 AntigensMembrane GlycoproteinsP-selectin ligand proteinVSIR protein, humanBreast cancerCD45CD68PSGL-1VISTAVSIG3/IGSF11

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PMCPMC11150347

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