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ArticleCells2025

Immunosuppression of Tumor-Derived Factors Modulated Neutrophils in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Through Upregulation of Arginase-1 via ApoA1-STAT3 Axis.

Chih-Chia Chang, Chia-Bin Chang, Cheng-Huang Shen, Ming-Yang Lee, Yeong-Chin Jou, Chun-Liang Tung, Wei-Hong Lai, Chi-Feng Hung, Meilin Wang, Ya-Yan Lai and 2 more

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Article in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Metabolic Control of Immunity-Unveiling Neutrophil Mechanisms.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Chih-Chia ChangDepartment of Radiation Therapy and Oncology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.
Chia-Bin ChangDepartment of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.
Cheng-Huang ShenDepartment of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0058-5128
Ming-Yang LeeDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-9139-5508
Yeong-Chin JouDepartment of Urology, St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi 60069, Taiwan.
Chun-Liang TungDepartment of Pathology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.
Wei-Hong LaiDepartment of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.
Chi-Feng HungDepartment of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.
Meilin WangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Ya-Yan LaiDepartment of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan.
Pi-Che ChenDepartment of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.
Shu-Fen WuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, and Epigenomics Human Disease Research Center, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6050-185X

Funding

Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital R109-39National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan NSTC 112-2314-B-705-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) presents aggressive features and a tumor microenvironment with T cell depletion. However, the role of tumor-associated neutrophils in UTUC remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate how UTUC tumor-derived factors modulate neutrophils and their impact on T cell immune responses. Our findings demonstrate that UTUC secreted tumor-derived factors, with apolipoprotein A1 (Apo-A1) being the predominant factor, which upregulated arginase-1 expression in neutrophils. STAT3 activation was responsible for the upregulation of arginase-1 in neutrophils. Blocking the interactions between Apo-A1 and its receptors reduced arginase-1 expression in neutrophils treated with tumor tissue culture supernatant (TTCS). Moreover, both CD4

Indexed as

Apolipoprotein A-IArginaseNeutrophilsSTAT3 Transcription FactorUp-RegulationAgedCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentAPOA1 protein, humanApolipoprotein A-IARG1 protein, humanArginaseSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factorarginase-1neutrophilsT cellstumor tissue culture supernatantupper tract urothelial carcinoma

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PMID40358184
PMCPMC12072159

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