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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Revisiting Tregs in cancer and beyond: immunological control and therapeutic potential.

Lei Zheng, Dan Wu, Hongwei Xie, Hai Zhao

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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 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lei ZhengDepartment of Emergency Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Dan WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Hongwei XieDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Hai ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tregs play a crucial role in maintaining immune homeostasis, but their involvement in cancer and other diseases has made them a focus of intense research. Tregs contribute to immune evasion by tumors and can affect responses to therapies. Understanding their mechanisms and the potential to manipulate them therapeutically is critical for improving cancer treatment strategies. This review aims to provide an updated perspective on the role of Tregs in cancer and beyond, with a focus on their immunological control mechanisms and therapeutic potential. We examine the recent advances in understanding Treg biology, their interaction with the tumor microenvironment, and the strategies developed to target Tregs for cancer immunotherapy. The review highlights the dual role of Tregs in promoting immune tolerance and in facilitating tumor progression. It discusses the various markers, transcription factors, and signaling pathways involved in Treg differentiation and function. Moreover, we explore the potential of targeting Tregs using novel therapeutic approaches, including monoclonal antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, and gene editing. The review emphasizes emerging strategies for modulating Treg function in a way that enhances anti-tumor immunity while minimizing systemic autoimmunity.

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NeoplasmsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsHumansImmune ToleranceImmunotherapyTumor EscapeTumor Microenvironmentangiogenesiscancer immunotherapyimmune suppressionmetabolic regulationregulatory T cellstissue repair and regeneration

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PMID40959055
PMCPMC12433884

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