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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

The role of inflammatory factors in the tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer.

Yuzhang Yuan, Haozhe Zhang, Zehua Wang, Luying Huang, Derya Kabacaoglu, Boxing Zhang, Liang Song, Jiaoyu Ai

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Mechanism of MgInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yuzhang Yuan *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Haozhe Zhang *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Zehua WangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Luying HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Derya KabacaogluComprehensive Cancer Center Munich CCCM, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Boxing ZhangMedical Experiment Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Liang SongMedical Experiment Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Jiaoyu AiDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis, and the tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in its initiation, progression, and response to treatment. Recent studies have highlighted the critical involvement of inflammatory factors in shaping and sustaining the PC microenvironment. Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of this cancer, with inflammatory molecules such as cytokines, chemokines, proteases, and other immune-modulatory factors driving tumor cell proliferation, metastasis, and resistance to therapy. These inflammatory factors exert their effects by modulating immune cell infiltration, extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, and angiogenesis. This review provides an overview of the diverse roles of inflammatory factors in the PC TME and explores their potential as therapeutic targets. It offers new perspectives for developing novel immunotherapies and inflammation-modulating strategies to improve the treatment of PC.

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InflammationInflammation MediatorsPancreatic NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsCytokinesExtracellular MatrixHumansNeovascularization, PathologicCytokinesInflammation Mediatorsimmunologyinflammatory factorspancreatic cancertargeted therapytumor microenvironment

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PMID40948749
PMCPMC12423100

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