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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2025

The profiles of immunosuppressive microenvironment in the Lauren intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma.

Qingyuan Wang, Jia Chen, Yaohui Wang, Xiang Li, Xiaochun Ping, Jiajia Shen, Sheng Yang, Lizong Shen

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Qingyuan Wang *Departemtn of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Jia Chen *Departemtn of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Yaohui WangDepartment of Pathology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Xiang LiDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaochun PingDepartemtn of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Jiajia ShenDepartemtn of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. shenjj@njmu.edu.
Sheng YangDepartment of Biostatistics, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China. yangsheng@njmu.edu.cn.
Lizong ShenDepartemtn of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. shenlz@njmu.edu.cn.

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82373143
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastric adenocarcinoma (GAC), particularly the Lauren intestinal-type GAC (IGAC), leads to significant mortality in China due to the limited effectiveness of current treatments. This study aims to investigate the mechanisms of immune suppression in IGAC to identify potential targets for enhancing immunotherapy outcomes.

methodsPerforming an extensive collection and re-analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of tumor tissues and the corresponding noncancerous mucosae from 15 Chinese patients diagnosed with IGAC, we identified cell subpopulations involved in immune suppression within the tumor microenvironment (TME). We further validated our findings using spatially resolved transcriptomics (SRT), immunofluorescence (IF), and flow cytometry (FCM) on tissues from IGAC patients.

resultsWe demonstrated that the TME of IGAC harbors CD8

conclusionsDetailed profiles of immunosuppressive cell subpopulations in IGAC provide valuable insights into the complexity and heterogeneity of immunosuppression. These findings underscore the necessity for targeted strategies that disrupt specific immunosuppressive pathways, potentially enhancing the efficacy of immunotherapeutic interventions in IGAC.

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AdenocarcinomaStomach NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAgedCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryCancer-associated fibroblastsImmune suppressionIntestinal-type gastric adenocarcinomaRegulatory T cellsT cell exhaustion

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PMCPMC11787096

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