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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

Interaction Between MDSC and NK Cells in Solid and Hematological Malignancies: Impact on HSCT.

Nicola Tumino, Anna Laura Di Pace, Francesca Besi, Linda Quatrini, Paola Vacca, Lorenzo Moretta

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicola TuminoImmunology Research Area, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Anna Laura Di PaceImmunology Research Area, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Francesca BesiImmunology Research Area, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Linda QuatriniImmunology Research Area, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Paola VaccaImmunology Research Area, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo MorettaImmunology Research Area, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are heterogeneous populations that through the release of soluble factors and/or by cell-to-cell interactions suppress both innate and adaptive immune effector cells. In pathological conditions, characterized by the presence of inflammation, a partial block in the differentiation potential of myeloid precursors causes an accumulation of these immunosuppressive cell subsets both in peripheral blood and in tissues. On the contrary, NK cells represent a major player of innate immunity able to counteract tumor growth. The anti-tumor activity of NK cells is primarily related to their cytolytic potential and to the secretion of soluble factors or cytokines that may act on tumors either directly or indirectly upon the recruitment of other cell types. NK cells have been shown to play a fundamental role in haploidentical hemopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), for the therapy of high-risk leukemias. A deeper analysis of MDSC functional effects demonstrated that these cells are capable, through several mechanisms, to reduce the potent GvL activity exerted by NK cells. It is conceivable that, in this transplantation setting, the MDSC-removal or -inactivation may represent a promising strategy to restore the anti-leukemia effect mediated by NK cells. Thus, a better knowledge of the cellular interactions occurring in the tumor microenvironment could promote the development of novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of solid and hematological malignances.

Indexed as

Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansKiller Cells, NaturalMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeoplasmsTumor Microenvironmenthematological malignancieshematopoietic stem cell transplantationmyeloid-derived suppressor cellsnatural killer cellstumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33679798
PMCPMC7928402
OpenAlexW3127607240

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