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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2026

LILRB4 shapes an immunosuppressive microenvironment to drive cervical cancer progression through tumor-infiltrating myeloid cell expansion and CD8

Yue Zhang, Yan Gao, Xin Guan, Erfei Wang, Rui Tong

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 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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Yue ZhangDepartment of Gynecology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, No. 44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, 110042, Liaoning Province, P. R. China.
Yan GaoDepartment of Gynecology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, No. 44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, 110042, Liaoning Province, P. R. China.
Xin GuanGraduate School, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, P. R. China.
Erfei WangGraduate School, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, P. R. China.
Rui TongDepartment of Gynecology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, No. 44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, 110042, Liaoning Province, P. R. China. tongrui@cancerhosp-ln-cmu.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2592-9138

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the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province 2023-MS-061
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common gynecological malignancy and is strongly linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Currently, immune checkpoint blockade therapy has shown limited clinical benefits for CC, highlighting the need to find more effective therapeutic targets. LILRB4, a member of the leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor superfamily, is considered a key mediator of cancer immunosuppression. However, its role in the CC immune microenvironment remains unclear. Here, LILRB4 expression was upregulated in CC tissues, and high expression levels were positively associated with advanced disease and immunosuppressive genes in tumors. In an immunocompetent mouse model, LILRB4 expression in CC tumors increased with tumor growth, whereas blocking LILRB4 reduced tumor growth. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that blockade of LILRB4 reduced CD8

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CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesMembrane GlycoproteinsMyeloid CellsReceptors, ImmunologicTumor MicroenvironmentUterine Cervical NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsT-Cell ExhaustionLILRB4 protein, humanMembrane GlycoproteinsReceptors, ImmunologicApoECD8+ t cellsCervical cancerHPV16LILRB4Tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells

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PMCPMC12979764

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