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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2025

Inhibition of C5a-C5aR1 axis suppresses tumour progression by enhancing antitumour immunity and chemotherapeutic effect in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Ryotaro Eto, Shigetsugu Takano, Daren Zhou, Kensuke Suzuki, Tsukasa Takayashiki, Daisuke Suzuki, Nozomu Sakai, Masayuki Ohtsuka

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Article in British journal of cancer, 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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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Ryotaro EtoDepartment of General Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Shigetsugu TakanoDepartment of General Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. stakano@faculty.chiba-u.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6495-0422
Daren ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Kensuke SuzukiDepartment of General Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Tsukasa TakayashikiDepartment of General Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Daisuke SuzukiDepartment of General Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Nozomu SakaiDepartment of General Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Masayuki OhtsukaDepartment of General Surgery, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.

Funding

MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23K08207MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 24K11907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundComplement factors regulate tumour immunity in the tumour microenvironment (TME). We investigated the functions of complement 5a (C5a) and its receptors, C5aR1 and C5aR2, in forming the C5a-C5aR1 and C5a-C5aR2 signaling axes in the immune TME of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

methodsC5a, C5aR1 and C5aR2 were assessed in cancer cell cytoplasmic (c-) and stromal (s-) expressions in resected PDAC tissues. In vitro assays were conducted to examine endogenous C5aR1 functions in PDAC cells, and orthotopic transplantation was performed in a preclinical study.

resultsIn immunohistochemistry, High C5a-C5aR1 c-axis was correlated with poor prognosis and High C5a-C5aR1 s-axis was associated with a decrease in CD8

conclusionsThe C5a-C5aR1 axis may exert a tumour-promoting effect on the TME in PDAC. CCX168 appears to modulate antitumour immunity, thereby warranting future complement-based immunomodulation therapies for PDAC.

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Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalComplement C5aPancreatic NeoplasmsReceptor, Anaphylatoxin C5aAlbuminsAnimalsApoptosisCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDeoxycytidineDisease ProgressionFemaleGemcitabineHumansMale130-nm albumin-bound paclitaxelAlbuminsC5AR1 protein, humanComplement C5aDeoxycytidineGemcitabinePaclitaxelReceptor, Anaphylatoxin C5a

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PMID41044172
PMCPMC12690149

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