Tumor hypoxia regulates immune escape/invasion: influence on angiogenesis and potential impact of hypoxic biomarkers on cancer therapies

R Abou Khouzam, K Brodaczewska, A Filipiak… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The environmental and metabolic pressures in the tumor microenvironment (TME) play a
key role in molding tumor development by impacting the stromal and immune cell fractions …

Impact of cancer metabolism on therapy resistance–clinical implications

AC Gonçalves, E Richiardone, J Jorge, B Polónia… - Drug Resistance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite an increasing arsenal of anticancer therapies, many patients continue to have poor
outcomes due to the therapeutic failures and tumor relapses. Indeed, the clinical efficacy of …

Single‐nucleus RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics reveal the immunological microenvironment of cervical squamous cell carcinoma

Z Ou, S Lin, J Qiu, W Ding, P Ren, D Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The effective treatment of advanced cervical cancer remains challenging. Herein, single‐
nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA‐seq) and SpaTial enhanced resolution omics …

Hypoxia dictates metabolic rewiring of tumors: implications for chemoresistance

DC Belisario, J Kopecka, M Pasino, M Akman… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hypoxia is a condition commonly observed in the core of solid tumors. The hypoxia-
inducible factors (HIF) act as hypoxia sensors that orchestrate a coordinated response …

Pericyte dysfunction and impaired vasomotion are hallmarks of islets during the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes

LM Gonçalves, MMF Qadir, M Boulina, M Makhmutova… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic islets are endocrine organs that depend on their microvasculature to function.
Along with endothelial cells, pericytes comprise the islet microvascular network. These …

Tumor hypoxia drives genomic instability

M Tang, E Bolderson, KJ O'Byrne… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. As a common characteristic of cancer,
hypoxia is associated with poor prognosis due to enhanced tumor malignancy and …

Interleukin‐6 and Hypoxia Synergistically Promote EMT‐Mediated Invasion in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer via the IL‐6/STAT3/HIF‐1α Feedback Loop

T Zhang, J Yang, Y Sun, J Song, D Gao… - Analytical Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extensive peritoneal spread and capacity for distant metastasis account for the majority of
mortality from epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Accumulating evidence shows that …

CD4+ T cell activation distinguishes response to anti-PD-L1+ anti-CTLA4 therapy from anti-PD-L1 monotherapy

A Franken, M Bila, A Mechels, S Kint, J Van Dessel… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Cancer patients often receive a combination of antibodies targeting programmed death-
ligand 1 (PD-L1) and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA4). We conducted a window-of …

Hypoxic characteristic in the immunosuppressive microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Mo, D Liu, D Rong, S Zhang - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Generally, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) exists in an immunosuppressive
microenvironment that promotes tumor evasion. Hypoxia can impact intercellular crosstalk in …

Mapk14 is a prognostic biomarker and correlates with the clinicopathological features and immune infiltration of colorectal cancer

D Wang, L Peng, L Hua, J Li, Y Liu… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal tumors,
ranking in the top 5 of all common tumors in terms of incidence and mortality. However, the …