2020
Regulatory T-cell Depletion Alters the Tumor Microenvironment and Accelerates Pancreatic Carcinogenesis
Zhang Y, Lazarus J, Steele NG, Yan W, Lee HJ, Nwosu ZC, Halbrook CJ, Menjivar RE, Kemp SB, Sirihorachai VR, Velez-Delgado A, Donahue K, Carpenter ES, Brown KL, Irizarry-Negron V, Nevison AC, Vinta A, Anderson MA, Crawford HC, Lyssiotis CA, Frankel TL, Bednar F, di Magliano M. Regulatory T-cell Depletion Alters the Tumor Microenvironment and Accelerates Pancreatic Carcinogenesis. Cancer Discovery 2020, 10: 422-439. PMID: 31911451, PMCID: PMC7224338, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-19-0958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerTreg depletionPancreatic carcinogenesisRegulatory T cellsT cell responsesMyeloid cell recruitmentMouse pancreatic cancerNew therapeutic approachesSmooth muscle actinPromotion of carcinogenesisImmune suppressionImmunosuppressive microenvironmentReceptors CCR1T cellsTherapeutic approachesCell recruitmentMouse modelMyeloid cellsMuscle actinRelated commentaryTumor progressionTregsTumor microenvironmentCancerFibroblast subsets
2019
Macrophage-Released Pyrimidines Inhibit Gemcitabine Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer
Halbrook CJ, Pontious C, Kovalenko I, Lapienyte L, Dreyer S, Lee HJ, Thurston G, Zhang Y, Lazarus J, Sajjakulnukit P, Hong HS, Kremer DM, Nelson BS, Kemp S, Zhang L, Chang D, Biankin A, Shi J, Frankel TL, Crawford HC, Morton JP, Pasca di Magliano M, Lyssiotis CA. Macrophage-Released Pyrimidines Inhibit Gemcitabine Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer. Cell Metabolism 2019, 29: 1390-1399.e6. PMID: 30827862, PMCID: PMC6602533, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaTumor-associated macrophagesPancreatic cancer therapyRole of macrophagesAbundant infiltrationGemcitabine therapyGemcitabine treatmentFrontline chemotherapyImmune cellsPancreatic cancerDuctal adenocarcinomaMacrophage burdenMurine modelPharmacological depletionFuture treatmentPDA cellsGemcitabineMacrophagesDrug uptakeMacrophage cellsUnknown physiological roleCancer therapyTherapyPhysiological roleTreatment