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ReviewAmerican journal of cancer research2025

The role of glycan-lectin interactions in the tumor microenvironment: immunosuppression regulators of colorectal cancer.

Wenbin Chen, Quanzhi Cheng, Na Li, Kaiming Gu, Hongmei Zhao, Heya Na

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Review in American journal of cancer research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Wenbin ChenDepartment of General Surgery, The People's Hospital of China Medical University and The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China.
Quanzhi ChengDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The People's Hospital of China Medical University and The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China.
Na LiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The People's Hospital of China Medical University and The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China.
Kaiming GuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The People's Hospital of China Medical University and The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China.
Hongmei ZhaoDepartment of Infection Management, The People's Hospital of China Medical University and The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China.
Heya NaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The People's Hospital of China Medical University and The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumour and a serious global health issue. Glycosylation, a type of posttranslational modification, has been extensively studied in relation to cancer growth and metastasis. Aberrant glycosylation alters how the immune system in the microenvironment perceives the tumour and drives immune suppression through glycan-binding receptors. Interestingly, specific glycan signatures can be regarded as a new pattern of immune checkpoints. Lectins are a group of proteins that exhibit high affinity for glycosylation structures. Lectins and their ligands are found on endothelial cells (ECs), immune cells and tumour cells and play important roles in the tumour microenvironment (TME). In CRC, glycan-lectin interactions can accelerate immune evasion promoting the differentiation of tumour-associated M2 macrophages, altering T cell, dendritic cell (DC), natural killer (NK) cell, and regulatory T (Treg) cell activity to modify the functions of antigen-presenting cells functions. Here, we review our current knowledge on how glycan-lectin interactions affect immune-suppressive circuits in the TME and discuss their roles in the development of more effective immunotherapies for CRC.

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Colorectal cancer glycosylationglycan-lectin interactionsimmunotherapytumour microenvironment

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PMID40371166
PMCPMC12070101

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