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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2026

Targeting macrophage-derived SPP1 enhances CD8 T cell infiltration via ROS-DNA fragment/cGAS-STING/STAT1-mediated CXCL9/10 in tumor microenvironment.

Juanjuan Wang, Yi Shi, Yunhuan Gao, Ningning Zhu, Yuqing Liu, Yuan Zhang, Chen Xu, Rongcun Yang

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Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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8 authors.

Juanjuan WangDepartment of Immunology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Yi ShiSchool of Statistics and Data Science, LPMC and KLMDASR, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Yunhuan GaoDepartment of Immunology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Ningning ZhuDepartment of Immunology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Yuqing LiuDepartment of Immunology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Yuan ZhangDepartment of Immunology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Chen XuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, China ryang@nankai.edu.cn xc198129@163.com.
Rongcun YangDepartment of Immunology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China ryang@nankai.edu.cn xc198129@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5826-4493

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElevated levels of SPP1

methodsWe established multiple tumor mouse models to study the function of macrophage SPP1 in the tumor environment, especially its role in the relationship between macrophages and CD8 T cells. We combined the single-cell (sc) RNA sequencing data of clinical tumor samples and tumor tissues from Spp1

resultsThis study demonstrated that macrophage-derived SPP1 played a crucial role in suppressing CD8 T cell infiltration, promoting tumor progression, and diminishing the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. Sc-RNA sequencing analysis revealed a marked increase in CD8 T cell populations within tumor tissues of Spp1

conclusionsDeletion of SPP1 in TAMs upregulates CXCL9/10 production by activating the ROS-DNA fragment/cGAS-STING/STAT1 pathway, thereby enhancing CD8 T cell infiltration, inhibiting tumor progression, and improving ICI treatment outcomes in tumors.

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CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChemokine CXCL10Chemokine CXCL9MacrophagesTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalscGAS-STING Signaling PathwayCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceNucleotidyltransferasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTING ProteinTumor-Associated MacrophagescGAS protein, mouseChemokine CXCL10Chemokine CXCL9Cxcl10 protein, mouseCxcl9 protein, mouseCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesStat1 protein, mouseSTAT1 Transcription FactorSting1 protein, mouseSTING ProteinImmunotherapyIntratumoralJAK-STATMacrophageT cell

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PMCPMC12829364

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