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ReviewImmunology2025

PI3Kγ in Tumour Inflammation: Bridging Immune Response and Cancer Progression-A Mini-Review.

Anghesom Ghebremedhin, Judith A Varner

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Review in Immunology, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Anghesom GhebremedhinMoores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Judith A VarnerMoores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9251-0600

Funding

Role of PI3Kinase in Tumor Progression and MetastasisR01CA167426 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Judith A VARNER · 2012 to 2026
$5.8M
Targeting the innate immune response in HNSCCR01DE027325 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Judith A VARNER · 2017 to 2026
$4.8M
Therapeutic Targeting of Macrophage PI3Kgamma in HNSCCR01CA226909 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Kathryn Ann Gold, Judith A VARNER · 2018 to 2026
$3.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA167426NCI NIH HHS R01 CA226909NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE027325NIH HHS R01CA167426NIH HHS R01CA226909NIH HHS R01DE027325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase gamma (PI3Kγ), a class I PI3K family member, plays a critical role in modulating inflammation and immune responses within the tumour microenvironment. Emerging evidence suggests that PI3Kγ promotes myeloid cell trafficking and transcription, leading to tumour progression and metastasis. This review explores the multifaceted roles of PI3Kγ in tumour-associated inflammation, highlighting its involvement in immune cell polarisation, cytokine production, and the dynamic interaction between tumour cells and the surrounding stromal environment. We also discuss the potential therapeutic implications of targeting PI3Kγ to modulate inflammation and inhibit tumour growth. Given its pivotal role in immune response and tumour progression, PI3Kγ represents a promising target for future cancer therapies to reduce inflammation-driven tumorigenesis.

Indexed as

Class Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseInflammationNeoplasmsAnimalsCytokinesDisease ProgressionHumansSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentClass Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseCytokinesPIK3CG protein, humanimmune suppressionintegrin activationmacrophagesmyeloid cellmyeloid‐derived suppressor cellsPI3KinasePI3Kγpolarisationtumour microenvironment

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PMID40434054
PMCPMC12401804

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