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ArticleJournal of applied toxicology : JAT2026

Immunomodulation of the Prostate Tumor Microenvironment Following Inorganic Arsenic Exposure.

Joseph J Shearer, Cosette Rivera-Cruz, Alexandre M B Cavalca, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca-Alves, Marxa L Figueiredo

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Article in Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Joseph J ShearerDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1443-7428
Cosette Rivera-CruzDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5487-0106
Alexandre M B CavalcaDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3661-8542
Carlos Eduardo Fonseca-AlvesDepartment of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6702-6139
Marxa L FigueiredoDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8134-0749

Funding

Transgenic Mouse Core Facility Shared Resource (TMCF-SR)P30CA023168 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE · PI ANDREW D MESECAR · 1985 to 2026
$43.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023168NIH HHS P30 CA023168Purdue University Center for Cancer Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor microenvironment (TME) influences prostate cancer (PCa) progression through stromal and immune interactions. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (ASCs) modulate immune tone, while inorganic arsenic (iAs), a widespread toxicant, is linked to immune suppression and carcinogenesis. Their combined impact on PCa immunity has remained unclear. Using a Ras-driven murine PCa model (TC2Ras, which mimics aggressive, immune-interactive PCa through constitutive Ras signaling), we assessed ASC and chronic iAs exposure effects on tumor growth, immune infiltration, and transcriptomic remodeling via flow cytometry, RNA-seq, and qPCR. ASC-conditioned media increased TC2Ras viability by up to 82%, an effect reversed by iAs (300-1000 ppb). In vivo, ASC co-implantation significantly elevated tumor weight in ASC + iAs tumors. ASC promoted approximately twofold macrophage and CD4

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ArsenicImmunomodulationProstatic NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsInterferon-gammaMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLArsenicInterferon-gamma

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PMID41730271
PMCPMC13432709

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