CXCL8 in tumor biology and its implications for clinical translation

X **ong, X Liao, S Qiu, H Xu, S Zhang… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The chemokine CXCL8 has been found to play an important role in tumor progression in
recent years. CXCL8 activates multiple intracellular signaling pathways by binding to its …

PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway: role in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, regulatory mechanisms and opportunities for targeted therapy

Q Luo, R Du, W Liu, G Huang, Z Dong, X Li - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), is the most common type of esophageal
cancer worldwide, mainly occurring in the Asian esophageal cancer belt, including northern …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts induce monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell generation via IL-6/exosomal miR-21-activated STAT3 signaling to promote cisplatin …

Q Zhao, L Huang, G Qin, Y Qiao, F Ren, C Shen… - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Drug resistance remains the major obstacle limiting the effectiveness of chemotherapy for
esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)[1]. However, how stromal cells cooperate …

IL-6 and IL-8 are linked with myeloid-derived suppressor cell accumulation and correlate with poor clinical outcomes in melanoma patients

RP Tobin, KR Jordan, P Kapoor, E Spongberg… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We sought to identify tumor-secreted factors that altered the frequency of MDSCs and
correlated with clinical outcomes in advanced melanoma patients. We focused our study on …

Immune evasion in esophageal squamous cell cancer: From the perspective of tumor microenvironment

R Li, B Huang, H Tian, Z Sun - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the most life-threatening malignancies worldwide.
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the dominant subtype, accounting for …

PLAU directs conversion of fibroblasts to inflammatory cancer-associated fibroblasts, promoting esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression via uPAR/Akt/NF …

L Fang, Y Che, C Zhang, J Huang, Y Lei, Z Lu… - Cell death …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) plays an important role in the tumor
microenvironment. The heterogeneity of CAFs affects the effect of CAFs on promoting or …

LAMC1 upregulation via TGFβ induces inflammatory cancer‐associated fibroblasts in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via NF‐κB–CXCL1–STAT3

L Fang, Y Che, C Zhang, J Huang, Y Lei… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAF) are a heterogeneous cell population within the tumor
microenvironment, and play an important role in tumor development. By regulating the …

Mechanisms of tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment formation in esophageal cancer

XJ Zhang, Y Yu, HP Zhao, L Guo… - World Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As a highly invasive malignancy, esophageal cancer (EC) is a global health issue, and was
the eighth most prevalent cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer-related death …

[HTML][HTML] Tryptophan 2, 3-dioxygenase 2 controls M2 macrophages polarization to promote esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression via AKT/GSK3β/IL-8 …

Y Zhao, J Sun, Y Li, X Zhou, W Zhai, Y Wu… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Tryptophan 2, 3-dioxygnease 2 (TDO2) is specific for metabolizing tryptophan to
kynurenine (KYN), which plays a critical role in mediating immune escape of cancer …

Morphine suppresses the immune function of lung cancer by up-regulating MAEL expression

Q Wang, Z Liu, S Tang, Z Wu - BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2022 - Springer
Background Patients with cancer rely on morphine for analgesia, while studies have
indicated morphine can induce immunosuppression in cancer. Therefore, investigating the …