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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2025

The immunological landscape of CCL26

Lingyun Liu, Shuo Guan, Yizhuo Xue, Yijia He, Liang Ding, Yong Fu, Sheng Chen, Zhiyong Wang, Yi Wang

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2025. 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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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cytokines and cancer-associated fibroblasts.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2026
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  4. A Unique Plasma Protein Signature Characterizes Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Tongue in Young Adults.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2025
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9 authors.

Lingyun Liu *Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Shuo Guan *Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yizhuo XueCentral Laboratory of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yijia HeCentral Laboratory of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Liang DingCentral Laboratory of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yong FuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Sheng ChenDepartment of Oral Pathology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Zhiyong WangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Our previous study demonstrated that CCL26 secreted by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) promoted the invasive phenotype of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), however, more comprehensive clinical expression patterns of CCL26 and its role in immunotherapy remains ambiguous. Methods: CCL26 levels in different cancer and normal tissues were analyzed and validated in 67 OSCC patients through immunohistochemical staining (IHC). The clinical spatial distribution pattern of CCL26 in tumor microenvironment was determined, and its clinical outcomes were investigated. We also determined the invasive phenotype of tumor cells with distinct CCL26 level and explored its immune checkpoint and immunocytes relevance by differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis, GSEA, and GO analysis. We collected peripheral blood from 28 OSCC patients to assess the percentage and absolute number of lymphocytes by flow cytometry. Results: CCL26 was upregulated in HNSC and preferentially high-expressed on CAFs and tumor cells in OSCC patients, which exhibits a trend toward decreased overall survival. CCL26 Conclusion: CCL26 could regulate Immune balance and promote invasiveness of OSCC, which gave a new insight into a potential immunotherapy strategy.

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CCL26immune cellimmune check pointsimmunotherapyOSCCsurvival prognosis model

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PMCPMC11808134

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