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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Regulatory T cells and immune escape in HCC: understanding the tumor microenvironment and advancing CAR-T cell therapy.

Guangtan Du, Cunmiao Dou, Peng Sun, Shasha Wang, Jia Liu, Leina Ma

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Guangtan Du *Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Cunmiao Dou *Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Peng Sun *Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Shasha WangDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Jia LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Leina MaDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver cancer, which most commonly manifests as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the sixth most common cancer in the world. In HCC, the immune system plays a crucial role in the growth and proliferation of tumor cells. HCC achieve immune escape through the tumor microenvironment, which significantly promotes the development of this cancer. Here, this article introduces and summarizes the functions and effects of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the tumor microenvironment, highlighting how Tregs inhibit and regulate the functions of immune and tumor cells, cytokines, ligands and receptors, etc, thereby promoting tumor immune escape. In addition, it discusses the mechanism of CAR-T therapy for HCC and elaborate on the relationship between CAR-T and Tregs.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLiver NeoplasmsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTumor EscapeTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansReceptors, Chimeric AntigenReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR-Thepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)immunotherapyregulatory T cells(Treg)tumor microenvironment

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PMID39136031
PMCPMC11317284

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