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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Hypomethylation of GNA15 Promotes Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Progression and Macrophage M2 Polarization via STAT3-CXCL8 Axis.

Weihui Guo, Zhenyuan Qian, Lei Wang, Weilang Xu, Yuxin Weng, Kai Jiang, Zaiyuan Ye, Ji Xu, Guangyuan Song

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Weihui GuoDepartment of General Surgery, Cancer Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhenyuan QianDepartment of General Surgery, Cancer Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Lei WangDepartment of General Surgery, Cancer Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Weilang XuGraduate School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yuxin WengDepartment of Radiology, Zhejiang Medical & Health Group Quzhou Hospital (Zhejiang Quhua Hospital), Quzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Kai JiangDepartment of General Surgery, Cancer Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zaiyuan YeDepartment of General Surgery, Cancer Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ji XuDepartment of General Surgery, Cancer Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Guangyuan SongDepartment of General Surgery, Cancer center, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Medicine and Health Science Program of Zhejiang Province 2024KY639Medicine and Health Science Program of Zhejiang Province 2024KY666supported
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Abstract

The complexity of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progression, coupled with the lack of effective immunotherapy, underscores the imperative to deepen our understanding of its mechanisms and identify suitable immune-targeted interventions. The G protein alpha subunit 15 (GNA15) is significantly upregulated in PDAC and correlates with poor prognosis in patients with PDAC. Mechanistically, our study demonstrates that TET3 upregulates GNA15 expression through demethylation in PCs, and the highly expressed GNA15 activates the phosphorylation of STAT3 via the GP130-JAK signaling pathway, thereby promoting the expression and release of CXCL8. Subsequently, CXCL8 released by PCs binds to CXCR1 or CXCR2 in macrophages to promote M2 polarization. Additionally, high GNA15 expression was associated with Gemcitabine resistance, and the combination of Reparixin and Gemcitabine has shown favorable antitumor efficacy in PDAC. Collectively, we elucidated that GNA15 drives PDAC progression and M2 macrophage polarization via the STAT3-CXCL8 axis and established targeting GNA15-STAT3-CXCL8 as a novel strategy to improve PDAC therapies.

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chemoresistanceCXCL8GNA15macrophage polarizationpancreatic cancerSTAT3

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PMID42531706
PMCPMC13423485

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