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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Deciphering the Role of Mast Cells in HPV-Related Cancers.

Zyanya P Espinosa-Riquer, J Omar Muñoz-Bello, Claudia González-Espinosa, Alfredo Ibarra-Sánchez, Marcela Lizano

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zyanya P Espinosa-RiquerUnidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-0168-7284
J Omar Muñoz-BelloUnidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-6809-0212
Claudia González-EspinosaDepartamento de Farmacobiología y Centro de Investigación sobre el Envejecimiento, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Unidad Sede Sur, Mexico City 14330, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-7332-3829
Alfredo Ibarra-SánchezDepartamento de Farmacobiología y Centro de Investigación sobre el Envejecimiento, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Unidad Sede Sur, Mexico City 14330, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-1195-1808
Marcela LizanoUnidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7553-2541

Funding

Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (023/059/IBI)(CEI/061/23)Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (024/019/IBI) (CEI/025/24)Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación 303044Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación 320812Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México IN208924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers constitute a major global health problem, accounting for 4.5% of all human cancers. Studying the composition of the tumor microenvironment (TME) of HPV-related cancers may help develop therapeutic strategies or identify prognostic biomarkers with potential clinical significance. Among all the components of TME, mast cells (MCs) appear to be particularly relevant in HPV-related tumors. MCs are myeloid-derived immune cells that release a wide range of inflammatory mediators. It is now recognized that these immune cells are important players within the TME, where they can exert both anti- and pro-tumor activities depending on the type of MC-derived inflammatory mediators released. MCs may play an important role in the processes associated with cell transformation, development, and the progression of HPV-associated tumors; however, their specific functions in these neoplasms are not yet fully understood. This review addresses the current state of knowledge on MCs and their contribution to the molecular biology of HPV-related cancers. In addition, it highlights MCs' roles in the pro- or anti-tumor paradigm and discusses their emerging potential as therapeutic targets or prognostic biomarkers.

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Mast CellsNeoplasmsPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsAnimalsHumansTumor Microenvironmentanti-tumoralcancercervical cancerHNSCCHPVmast cellsoncogenesoncoproteinspro-tumoral

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PMID41465542
PMCPMC12733399

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