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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2024

Immune-enhancing neutrophils reprogrammed by subclinical low-dose endotoxin in cancer treatment.

Yao Zhang, Christina Lee, Shuo Geng, Jing Wang, Udipta Bohara, Jacqueline Hou, Ziyue Yi, Liwu Li

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Leveraging Microphysiological Systems to Facilitate Neutrophil-Based Cancer Immunotherapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Trained immunity in respiratory diseases: Mechanisms of action and intervention strategies.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yao ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0910, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0943-090X
Christina LeeDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0910, USA.
Shuo GengDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0910, USA.
Jing WangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0910, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1140-6690
Udipta BoharaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0910, USA.
Jacqueline HouDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0910, USA.
Ziyue YiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0910, USA.
Liwu LiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0910, USA. lwli@vt.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8870-5299

Funding

Modulation of innate immune exhaustion during sepsisR01AI172133 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI LIWU LI · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
Altered innate leukocyte programming dynamics in sepsisR01AI136386 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI LI, LIWU · 2018 to 2022
$2.0M
HHS | NIH | NIAID | Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) AI136386HHS | NIH | NIAID | Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) AI172133NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI136386NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI172133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the re-emergence of the pioneering "Coley's toxin" concept in anti-cancer immune therapies highlighted by check-point inhibitors and CAR-T approaches, fundamental mechanisms responsible for the immune-enhancing efficacy of low-dose "Coley's toxin" remain poorly understood. This study examines the novel reprogramming of immune-enhancing neutrophils by super-low dose endotoxin conducive for anti-cancer therapies. Through integrated analyses including scRNAseq and functional characterizations, we examined the efficacy of reprogrammed neutrophils in treating experimental cancer. We observed that neutrophils trained by super-low dose endotoxin adopt a potent immune-enhancing phenotype characterized by CD177

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EndotoxinsNeutrophilsAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasmsSTAT5 Transcription FactorEndotoxinsSTAT5 Transcription FactorCancer TreatmentColey’s ToxinImmune-enhancementLPSNeutrophil Reprogramming

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PMID39009886
PMCPMC11319772

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