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ArticleEndocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets2026

Causal Links Between Antibody-Mediated Immune Responses and Pancreatic Cancer Risk.

Xinyun Zou, Yicheng Feng, Pei Liu, Ling Zhang, Jinlan Shen

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Article in Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xinyun ZouDepartment of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, China.ORCID 0009-0009-9951-336X
Yicheng FengDepartment of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, China.ORCID 0009-0002-2376-3468
Pei LiuDepartment of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, China.
Ling ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7297-8532
Jinlan ShenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, China.ORCID 0009-0008-3419-5172

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introductionPancreatic cancer (PC) presents unique challenges to traditional immunotherapy due to its immunosuppressive microenvironment and low mutation burden. Research into antibody-mediated immune responses, which has been extensively applied in various cancer types, is also applicable to the study of pancreatic cancer.

methodsUsing public Genome-wide association study (GWAS) data and genetic instruments, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to explore causal relationships between 46 antibody-mediated immune responses and PC. We employed five MR methods. Cochran's Q statistic and corresponding p-values from the MR Egger and Inverse Variance Weighted methods assessed instrument heterogeneity. Egger intercept and MR pleiotropy residual sum and outlier (MR-PRESSO) methods detected potential horizontal pleiotropy, ensuring the robustness of our findings.

resultsOur study identified causal links between five antibody-mediated immune responses and pancreatic cancer risk. Chlamydia trachomatis momp A antibody levels were inversely correlated, while Anti- DISCUSSION: These results suggest that specific Antibody-Mediated Immune Responses may modulate pancreatic carcinogenesis through immune activation or chronic inflammation. The protective association for

conclusionOur study demonstrated a randomized causal effect between antibody-mediated immune responses and pancreatic cancer, offering a new perspective for clinical diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

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Pancreatic NeoplasmsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisRisk FactorsAntibody-mediated immune responsescausal inferencechronic inflammationimmune activationmendelian randomization (MR)pancreatic cancer (PC)sensitivity

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