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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2025

Exosomal PD-L1 derived from hypoxia nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell exacerbates CD8

Xiaofei Yuan, Xiong Liu, Di Jiang, Zijun Zheng, Xuemin Ma, Shuting Wu, Xiangping Li, Juan Lu, Ming Fu

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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 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Xiaofei Yuan *Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
Xiong Liu *Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
Di Jiang *Department of Otolaryngology, The Tenth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (Dongguan People's Hospital), Dongguan, 523000, Guangdong, China.
Zijun ZhengDepartment of Burns, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Jingxi Street, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Xuemin MaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
Shuting WuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
Xiangping LiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China. li321162@qq.com.
Juan LuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China. lujuanqz@163.com.
Ming FuDepartment of Otolaryngology, The Tenth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (Dongguan People's Hospital), Dongguan, 523000, Guangdong, China. fuming511056772@126.com.

Funding

Dongguan Science and Technology of Social Development Program 20231800940662Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2021B1515140070National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy targeting the programmed death ligand-1/programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-L1/PD-1) pathway exhibits limited effectiveness in individuals with recurrent and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Recent studies have noted that hypoxia within the tumor microenvironment (TME) triggers intricate interplay, termed "hypoxia-induced exosome-mediated communication", between cancer cells and various immune cells. However, the role of hypoxia in modulating the immunosuppressive environment and its implications on the efficacy of immunotherapy in NPC remains poorly understood. In this study, we found hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1α) was positively associated with increased PD-L1 levels and decreased CD8

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B7-H1 AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesExosomesMacrophagesNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMaleMiceTumor MicroenvironmentUp-RegulationB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitHypoxiaImmune escapeMacrophageNasopharyngeal carcinomaPD-L1

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PMID40411570
PMCPMC12103439

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