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Zhu J, Ma S, Chen R, Xie S, Liu Z, Li X, Wei W. Biological correlates before esophageal cancer screening and after diagnosis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17015. [PMID: 34426626 PMCID: PMC8382699 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96548-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Almost 50% of the world's esophageal cancer (EC) cases occur in China, and the impact of cancer screening has long been a controversial topic. The study was designed to evaluate the biological correlates of EC screening and subsequent diagnosis in China. Based on the national cohort of esophageal cancer program, a prospective multicenter study in high-risk regions was conducted from 2017 to 2019. 61 participants received twice esophageal endoscopy screening and pathological biopsy successively (with a mean follow-up of 14.03 months). Box-Cox-power transformation and two-way repeated measures ANOVA were used to evaluate hormone cortisol and immunoglobulin (IgA, IgG, IgM) levels in plasma, reflecting their stress, immune function, and biological correlates before screening and after knowing the diagnosis. The median of cortisol, IgA, IgG, and IgM in pre-screening was 15.46 ug/dL, 1.86 g/L, 12.14 g/L, and 0.91 g/L, corresponding value at post-diagnosis was 15.30 ug/dL, 2.00 g/L, 12.79 g/L, and 0.94 g/L, respectively. No significant differences in biological indicators were found between normal and esophagitis and low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia before screening and after diagnosis. After normality transformation, cortisol, IgA, IgG and IgM levels were (0.25 ± 0.04) U/mL, (0.72 ± 0.13) (g/L), (2.44 ± 0.22) (g/L) and (0.98 ± 0.25) (g/L) before screening, (0.25 ± 0.05) U/mL, (0.70 ± 0.13) (g/L), (2.48 ± 0.21) (g/L) and (1.00 ± 0.25) (g/L) after diagnosis, respectively. Repeated Measures ANOVA showed that the main effects were significant on IgA levels between pre-screening and post-diagnosis (P = 0.019). No interaction effects on biological levels between pre-post screening and esophageal pathology, anxiety states (all P > 0.05). Little biological correlates were found both before screening and after diagnosis. Cortisol and IgA dropped less significantly, while IgM and IgA were increased slightly after diagnosis. Further multi-round longitudinal studies are needed to validate these results.
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- Juan Zhu
- grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839National Cancer Registry Office, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China
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- grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839National Cancer Registry Office, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China
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- grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839National Cancer Registry Office, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China
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- grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839National Cancer Registry Office, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 China
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- grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839National Cancer Registry Office, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China
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- grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839National Cancer Registry Office, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China
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The impaired anti-tumoral effect of immune surveillance cells in the immune microenvironment of gastric cancer. Clin Immunol 2020; 219:108551. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Anoveros-Barrera A, Bhullar AS, Stretch C, Dunichand-Hoedl AR, Martins KJB, Rieger A, Bigam D, McMullen T, Bathe OF, Putman CT, Field CJ, Baracos VE, Mazurak VC. Immunohistochemical phenotyping of T cells, granulocytes, and phagocytes in the muscle of cancer patients: association with radiologically defined muscle mass and gene expression. Skelet Muscle 2019; 9:24. [PMID: 31521204 PMCID: PMC6744687 DOI: 10.1186/s13395-019-0209-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammation is a recognized contributor to muscle wasting. Research in injury and myopathy suggests that interactions between the skeletal muscle and immune cells confer a pro-inflammatory environment that influences muscle loss through several mechanisms; however, this has not been explored in the cancer setting. This study investigated the local immune environment of the muscle by identifying the phenotype of immune cell populations in the muscle and their relationship to muscle mass in cancer patients. METHODS Intraoperative muscle biopsies were collected from cancer patients (n = 30, 91% gastrointestinal malignancies). Muscle mass was assessed histologically (muscle fiber cross-sectional area, CSA; μm2) and radiologically (lumbar skeletal muscle index, SMI; cm2/m2 by computed tomography, CT). T cells (CD4 and CD8) and granulocytes/phagocytes (CD11b, CD14, and CD15) were assessed by immunohistochemistry. Microarray analysis was conducted in the muscle of a second cancer patient cohort. RESULTS T cells (CD3+), granulocytes/phagocytes (CD11b+), and CD3-CD4+ cells were identified. Muscle fiber CSA (μm2) was positively correlated (Spearman's r = > 0.45; p = < 0.05) with the total number of T cells, CD4, and CD8 T cells and granulocytes/phagocytes. In addition, patients with the smallest SMI exhibited fewer CD8 T cells within their muscle. Consistent with this, further exploration with gene correlation analyses suggests that the presence of CD8 T cells is negatively associated (Pearson's r = ≥ 0.5; p = <0.0001) with key genes within muscle catabolic pathways for signaling (ACVR2B), ubiquitin proteasome (FOXO4, TRIM63, FBXO32, MUL1, UBC, UBB, UBE2L3), and apoptosis/autophagy (CASP8, BECN1, ATG13, SIVA1). CONCLUSION The skeletal muscle immune environment of cancer patients is comprised of immune cell populations from the adaptive and innate immunity. Correlations of T cells, granulocyte/phagocytes, and CD3-CD4+ cells with muscle mass measurements indicate a positive relationship between immune cell numbers and muscle mass status in cancer patients. Further exploration with gene correlation analyses suggests that the presence of CD8 T cells is negatively correlated with components of muscle catabolism.
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- Ana Anoveros-Barrera
- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, 4-002 Li Ka Shing Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, 4-002 Li Ka Shing Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, 4-002 Li Ka Shing Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, 4-002 Li Ka Shing Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Flow Cytometry Facility, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology and Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, 4-002 Li Ka Shing Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, 4-002 Li Ka Shing Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada.
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Veselý P, Touškoví M, Melichar B. Phenotype of Peripheral Blood Leukocytes and Survival of Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Int J Biol Markers 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/172460080502000208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Immune dysfunction is prevalent in metastatic cancer. Few patients with colorectal cancer metastases are cured, and among the strategies aimed at improving the therapeutic results in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, immunotherapy is being increasingly investigated. We evaluated retrospectively the prognostic significance of peripheral blood leukocytes in 59 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The relative numbers of CD3+, CD3+CD4+, CD3+CD8+, NK (CD3-CD16+CD56+), CD3+DR+, CD3+CD25+, CD3+CD69+, CD19+, CD19+CD23+, CD8+CD28+, CD8-CD28+, CD8+CD57+, CD14+DR+ and CD14+CD16+ leukocytes were analyzed by two-color flow cytometry. A three-step approach was adopted to identify predictors of prognosis using regression analysis. Based on the results of univariate survival analysis, the absolute number of white blood cells, NK/CD3+CD69+ and NK/white cell count ratios were significant indicators of prognosis. In the multivariate regression analysis a model was obtained using a single parameter, the NK/CD3+CD69+ ratio, predicting the survival with 10–15% power of regression. The present results indicate that the NK/CD3+CD69+ ratio in peripheral blood may be an independent variable in a regression model predicting the overall survival of patients with colorectal cancer metastases to be tested in prospective studies.
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- P. Veselý
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Hradec Krílové - Czech Republic
- Department of Medicine, Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Hradec Krílové - Czech Republic
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- Department of Immunology, Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Hradec Krílové - Czech Republic
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Hradec Krílové - Czech Republic
- Department of Medicine, Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Hradec Krílové - Czech Republic
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Ou Q, Cheng J, Zhang L, Wang H, Wang W, Ma Y. The prognostic value of pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in breast cancer: Deleterious or advantageous? Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317706214. [PMID: 28653873 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317706214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is one of the leading malignant tumors that endanger women's health worldwide. Despite the rapid progress on the therapies, including chemotherapy, surgical resection, and other auxiliary methods, there were still numerous people died of breast cancer, which promoted the researchers to concentrate on the prognostic factor of breast cancer. In recent years, an increasing number of studies have been focused on the prognostic value of pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in breast cancer. This article is a brief review of the associations between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and the prognosis of breast cancer patients, which may give a greater insight into the development of breast cancer and enable clinicians to cure it completely.
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- Qingqing Ou
- 1 Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, P.R. China
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- 2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, P.R. China
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- 2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, P.R. China
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- 3 College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, P.R. China
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- 4 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Lianshui County People's Hospital, Lianshui, P.R. China
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- 2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, P.R. China
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Wang Z, Shen L, Wang J, Shan B, Zhang L, Lu F, Guo X, Li X. Immunostimulatory effect of a composition isolated from white peony root oral liquid in the treatment of radiation-induced esophagitis. Exp Ther Med 2013; 6:1010-1014. [PMID: 24137307 PMCID: PMC3797249 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to explore the immune repairing effect of a composition isolated from white peony root oral liquid (cWPROL), a traditional Chinese herbal composition, in the treatment of experimental radiation-induced esophagitis in rats. A total of 128 Wistar rats were randomly divided into eight groups, irradiated with 43 Gy 60Co γ-rays to induce esophagitis and treated by different methods. Flow cytometry, hematological analysis and immune nephelometry were used to detect the absolute numbers and percentages of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, numbers and classification of leukocytes, and the levels of IgG and complement C3 in the peripheral blood of the rats at each experimental time point. Following irradiation, the total number of leukocytes, absolute numbers and percentages of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, and levels of IgG and complement C3 in the peripheral blood of the rats were decreased. Furthermore, the total numbers of leukocytes, absolute numbers and percentages of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, and levels of IgG and complement C3 in the peripheral blood were higher in the administered with cWPROL by intra-esophageal perfusion compared with those in the untreated irradiated groups, but lower in the groups treated with a mixture of lidocaine hydrochloride, dexamethasone sodium phosphate and gentamicin sulfate. This study suggested that cWPROL is able to repair the impaired cellular and humoral immunity of rats with radiation-induced esophagitis.
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- Zhiyu Wang
- Department of Biotherapy, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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Song G, Wang X, Jia J, Yuan Y, Wan F, Zhou X, Yang H, Ren J, Gu J, Lyerly HK. Elevated level of peripheral CD8(+)CD28(-) T lymphocytes are an independent predictor of progression-free survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer during the course of chemotherapy. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2013; 62:1123-30. [PMID: 23604172 PMCID: PMC11029068 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-013-1424-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Suppression of cellular immunity resulting from tumorigenesis and/or therapy might promote cancer cells' growth, progression and invasion. Here, we explored whether T lymphocyte subtypes from peripheral blood of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) female patients could be used as alternative surrogate markers for cancer progress. Additionally, plasma levels of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-γ, and transforming growth factor-β1 were quantitated from MBC and healthy volunteers. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN This study included 89 female MBC patients during the post-salvage chemotherapy follow-up and 50 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers as control. The percentages of T lymphocyte subpopulations from peripheral blood and plasma levels of cytokines were measured. RESULTS Both CD8(+)CD28(-) and CD4(+)CD25(+) were elevated in MBC patients compared to the control cohort (P < 0.05). In contrast, CD3(+) and CD8(+)CD28(+)cells were significantly lower in MBC patients (P < 0.0001, P = 0.045, respectively). MBC patients had elevated levels of immunosuppressive cytokines IL-6 and IL-10. Patients with elevated CD8(+)CD28(-) and CD4(+)CD25(+) cells showed increased levels of IL-6, and only patients with elevated CD8(+)CD28(-) had decreased interferon-γ. Univariate analysis indicated increased CD3(+)CD4(+) or CD8(+)CD28(+)correlated with prolonged progression-free survival (PFS), while elevated CD8(+)CD28(-)associated with shorten PFS. The percent of CD8(+)CD28(-) T lymphocytes is an independent predictor for PFS through multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that progressive elevated levels of CD8(+)CD28(-) suppressor T lymphocytes represent a novel independent predictor of PFS during post-chemotherapy follow-up.
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- Guohong Song
- Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Rd, Beijing, 100142 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Rd, Beijing, 100142 China
- Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, 10 TieyiRoad, Beijing, 100038 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Rd, Beijing, 100142 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Rd, Beijing, 100142 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Rd, Beijing, 100142 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Rd, Beijing, 100142 China
- Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, 10 TieyiRoad, Beijing, 100038 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Rd, Beijing, 100142 China
- Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, 10 TieyiRoad, Beijing, 100038 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Rd, Beijing, 100142 China
- Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, 10 TieyiRoad, Beijing, 100038 China
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 571 Research Drive, Suite 433, Box 2606, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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Decrease of peripheral blood CD8+/CD28-suppressor T cell followed by dentritic cells immunomodulation among metastatic breast cancer patients. Chin J Cancer Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11670-010-0310-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Wang ZY, Shi PH, Huang XF, Hua ZC, Hou YY, Han W, Hu QG. Peripheral blood dendritic cells and vascular endothelial growth factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma: correlation analysis and in vitro study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2010; 39:713-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2009] [Revised: 07/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sakakura K, Chikamatsu K, Takahashi K, Whiteside TL, Furuya N. Maturation of circulating dendritic cells and imbalance of T-cell subsets in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2006; 55:151-9. [PMID: 15889251 PMCID: PMC11030220 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-005-0697-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2005] [Accepted: 02/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Interactions between dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells play a pivotal role in the regulation and maintenance of immune responses. In cancer patients, various immunological abnormalities have been observed in these immune cells. Here, we investigated proportions and the phenotype of DCs and the cytokine profile of T-cell subsets in the peripheral blood of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), using multicolor flow cytometry. The percentage of myeloid (CD11c(+)), but not plasmacytoid (CD123(+)) DCs, was significantly lower (P<0.05) and expression of HLA-DR was significantly decreased in total and myeloid DCs of cancer patients compared to healthy donors. Simultaneous analyses of T-cell subsets in the patients' circulation showed significantly increased proportions of CD4(+) T cells expressing Th1 and Th2 cytokines after ex vivo stimulation without any skewing in the Th1/Th2 ratio. The relative level of HLA-DR expression on myeloid or total DCs positively correlated with the Th1/Th2 ratio (P<0.01), and the proportion of total circulating DCs was inversely correlated with that of regulatory CD4(+)CD25+() T cells (P<0.01). These results suggest that the decreased proportion of circulating DCs and decreased HLA-DR expression in DCs may have a major impact on systemic immune responses in patients with SCCHN.
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- Koichi Sakakura
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371-8511 Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371-8511 Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371-8511 Japan
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- Departments of Pathology, Immunology and Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 5117 Centre Avenue, Suite 1.27, 15213-1863 Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371-8511 Japan
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Huang A, Gilmour JW, Imami N, Amjadi P, Henderson DC, Allen-Mersh TG. Increased serum transforming growth factor-beta1 in human colorectal cancer correlates with reduced circulating dendritic cells and increased colonic Langerhans cell infiltration. Clin Exp Immunol 2003; 134:270-8. [PMID: 14616787 PMCID: PMC1808854 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02295.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cancer-related cytokines may interfere with the differentiation and migration of dendritic cells (DCs) and with the associated up-regulation of co-stimulatory molecules in vitro. We determined whether cytokines affected the distribution and activation of DCs in patients with colorectal cancer by measuring the levels of serum cytokines [transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)], DC numbers and phenotype from peripheral blood and mesenteric lymph nodes draining the cancer, and the infiltration of DCs into colorectal cancer. A significant increase in the serum level of TGF-beta1 correlated with a significant reduction in the level of circulating DCs in cancer patients that was associated with an increased infiltration of Langerhans cells into colorectal mucosa. The prevalence but not intensity of co-stimulatory molecule expression in circulating and mesenteric lymph node DCs was reduced in patients with colorectal cancer compared to patients with inflammatory bowel conditions. There was no correlation between co-stimulatory molecule expression and serum TGF-beta1. Thus the circulating DC depletion in colorectal cancer could be explained by a TGF-beta1-related DC redistribution from the circulation into the colorectal cancer and adjacent mucosa where DC levels were increased. There was an impairment of DC activation within colorectal cancer that was not related to serum level of cytokines.
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- A Huang
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College School of Science, Technology and Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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