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ReviewMolecular cancer2024

Targeting mitochondria: restoring the antitumor efficacy of exhausted T cells.

Mei-Qi Yang, Shu-Ling Zhang, Li Sun, Le-Tian Huang, Jing Yu, Jie-Hui Zhang, Yuan Tian, Cheng-Bo Han, Jie-Tao Ma

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mei-Qi YangDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Shu-Ling ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Li SunDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Le-Tian HuangDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Jing YuDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Jie-Hui ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Yuan TianDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Cheng-Bo HanDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China. hanchengbo@sj-hospital.org.
Jie-Tao MaDepartment of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China. majt@sj-hospital.org.

Funding

China's Huilan Public Welfare Foundation HLZY-20240226001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint blockade therapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, but resistance remains prevalent, often due to dysfunctional tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. A key contributor to this dysfunction is mitochondrial dysfunction, characterized by defective oxidative phosphorylation, impaired adaptation, and depolarization, which promotes T cell exhaustion and severely compromises antitumor efficacy. This review summarizes recent advances in restoring the function of exhausted T cells through mitochondria-targeted strategies, such as metabolic remodeling, enhanced biogenesis, and regulation of antioxidant and reactive oxygen species, with the aim of reversing the state of T cell exhaustion and improving the response to immunotherapy. A deeper understanding of the role of mitochondria in T cell exhaustion lays the foundation for the development of novel mitochondria-targeted therapies and opens a new chapter in cancer immunotherapy.

Indexed as

MitochondriaNeoplasmsT-LymphocytesAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor MicroenvironmentReactive Oxygen SpeciesCancer immunotherapyEpigeneticsMitochondriaMitochondrial dynamicsMitochondria metabolismT cell exhaustion

Identifiers

PMID39563438
PMCPMC11575104

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