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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2023

Prostate malignant tumor and benign prostatic hyperplasia microenvironments in black African men: Limited infiltration of CD8+ T lymphocytes, NK-cells, and high frequency of CD73+ stromal cells.

Pélagie Mougola Bissiengou, Jérôme Gaston Montcho Comlan, Gabrielle Atsame Ebang, Maguette Sylla Niang, Joel Fleury Djoba Siawaya

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Article in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Pélagie Mougola BissiengouService d'Immunologie, Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Faculté de Médecine, Université des Sciences de la Santé, Libreville, Gabon.
Jérôme Gaston Montcho ComlanService d'Immunologie, Département des Sciences Biologiques et Pharmaceutiques Appliquées, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontostomatologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
Gabrielle Atsame EbangUnité d'anatomie-Cytologie-Pathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Libreville, Libreville, Gabon.
Maguette Sylla NiangService d'Immunologie, Département des Sciences Biologiques et Pharmaceutiques Appliquées, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontostomatologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
Joel Fleury Djoba SiawayaService Laboratoire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mère-Enfant Fondation Jeanne EBORI, Libreville, Gabon.ORCID 0000-0002-0369-0153
Cheikh Anta Diop University · SNLibreville Hospital · GAUniversité des Sciences de la Santé · GA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnti-cancerous immunology has yet to be investigated in the African black population, despite being the dawn of precision medicine.

aimHere we investigated the tumor microenvironment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in black Africans.

methodsThrough immunohistochemistry analysis of prostate cancer and BPH patients' biopsies, we investigated the expression and distribution of CD73, CCD8 T-lymphocytes, and natural killer cells. In addition, we looked at tumor-infiltrating features CD8 T-lymphocytes and natural killer cells.

resultsWe show for the first time in black Africans a high expression of CD73 in epithelial-stromal cells and virtually no infiltration of CD8 T lymphocytes and natural killer cells in the tumoral area. In addition, CD73 was seven (7) times more likely to be expressed in prostate cancer stromal tissues than in benign prostatic hyperplasia tissues (odds ratio = 7.2; χ

conclusionCD73 expression is more likely expressed in prostate cancer stromal tissues than in benign prostatic hyperplasia tissues. The features of prostate cancer in Black Africans suggest CD73 expression as a possible target for immunotherapy in this population.

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Prostatic HyperplasiaProstatic NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansKiller Cells, NaturalMaleProstateProstate-Specific AntigenStromal CellsTumor MicroenvironmentProstate-Specific Antigenbenign prostatic hyperplasiacancerCD73CD8 T-lymphocytesnatural killerprostate

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PMID37092584
PMCPMC10440842
OpenAlexW4366822443

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