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ArticleCancers2022

Possible Metastatic Stage-Dependent ILC2 Activation Induces Differential Functions of MDSCs through IL-13/IL-13Rα1 Signaling during the Progression of Breast Cancer Lung Metastasis.

Atsushi Ito, Yuichi Akama, Naoko Satoh-Takayama, Kanako Saito, Takuma Kato, Eiji Kawamoto, Arong Gaowa, Eun Jeong Park, Motoshi Takao, Motomu Shimaoka

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. ILC2s and their immune checkpoints in the antitumor response.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026
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  4. Immune Microenvironment in Breast Cancer Metastasis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  6. Cell-cell communication characteristics in breast cancer metastasis.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Atsushi ItoDepartment of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8607-3013
Yuichi AkamaDepartment of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7040-1307
Naoko Satoh-TakayamaLaboratory for Intestinal Ecosystem, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kanako SaitoDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.
Takuma KatoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.
Eiji KawamotoDepartment of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3920-9939
Arong GaowaDepartment of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0127-2369
Eun Jeong ParkDepartment of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4288-5893
Motoshi TakaoDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1305-8554
Motomu ShimaokaDepartment of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.
Mie University · JPRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences · JP

Funding

a research grant from EKIDEN for life XJSPS KAKENHI Grant 19K18210JSPS KAKENHI Grant 19K18317
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and lung metastasis is one of the most frequent distant metastases. When breast cancer metastasizes to the lung, group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are thought to promote tumor growth via the activation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), which are known to negatively regulate anticancer immune responses. However, it remains to be elucidated exactly how this ILC2-MDSC interaction is involved in tumor growth during metastases formation. Using a 4T1/LM4 breast cancer mouse model, we found that ILC2s were activated in both the micro- and macrometastatic regions, suggesting sustained activation throughout the metastatic cascades via IL-33/ST2 signaling. Consistent with IL-13 secretion from activated ILC2s, the frequencies of polymorphonuclear (PMN)- and monocytic (M)-MDSCs were also significantly elevated during the progression from micro- to macrometastatic cancer. However, the effects of ILC2-induced MDSC functionality on the microenvironment differed in a metastatic-stage-specific manner. Our findings indicate that ILC2s may induce the immunosuppressive functions of MDSCs during the later stages of metastasis. Concomitantly, ILC2 may instigate extracellular matrix remodeling by PMN-MDSC activation during the early stages of metastasis. These metastatic-stage-specific changes may contribute to metastatic tumor growth in the microenvironment of breast cancer lung metastasis.

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breast cancergroup 2 innate lymphoid cellslung metastasismicro- and macrometastasismyeloid-derived suppressor cellstumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID35805039
PMCPMC9265472
OpenAlexW4283798694

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