Epigenetic developmental mechanisms underlying sex differences in cancer

JB Rubin, T Abou-Antoun, JE Ippolito, L Llaci… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Cancer risk is modulated by hereditary and somatic mutations, exposures, age, sex, and
gender. The mechanisms by which sex and gender work alone and in combination with …

Hallmarks of sex bias in immuno-oncology: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

T Xiao, J Lee, TD Gauntner, M Velegraki… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Sex differences are present across multiple non-reproductive organ cancers, with male
individuals generally experiencing higher incidence of cancer with poorer outcomes …

Hypoxia-driven protease legumain promotes immunosuppression in glioblastoma

L Pang, S Guo, F Khan, M Dunterman, H Ali, Y Liu… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a hypoxic and" immune-cold" tumor containing rich stromal signaling
molecules and cell populations, such as proteases and immunosuppressive tumor …

Epigenetic regulation of tumor-immune symbiosis in glioma

Y Liu, H Ali, F Khan, L Pang, P Chen - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2024 - cell.com
Glioma is a type of aggressive and incurable brain tumor. Patients with glioma are highly
resistant to all types of therapies, including immunotherapies. Epigenetic reprogramming is …

Androgen drives melanoma invasiveness and metastatic spread by inducing tumorigenic fucosylation

Q Liu, E Adhikari, DK Lester, B Fang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Melanoma incidence and mortality rates are historically higher for men than women.
Although emerging studies have highlighted tumorigenic roles for the male sex hormone …

Sexual-biased necroinflammation is revealed as a predictor of bevacizumab benefit in Glioblastoma

S Hiller-Vallina, L Mondejar-Ruescas… - Neuro …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly malignant brain tumor that affects men more
often than women. In addition, the former shows a poorer survival prognosis. To date, the …

Drivers of heterogeneity in the glioblastoma immune microenvironment

A Brosque, D Friedmann-Morvinski - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor, characterized by a
highly complex and heterogeneous tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). In this review …

T-Cell Expression of CXCL13 is Associated with Immunotherapy Response in a Sex-Dependent Manner in Patients with Lung Cancer

M Brennan, D DeBruin, C Nwokolo, KS Hunt… - Cancer Immunology …, 2024 - AACR
Emerging evidence in preclinical models demonstrates that antitumor immunity is not
equivalent between males and females. However, more investigation in patients and across …

Battle Within the Sexes: Differences in Male and Female Immunity and the Impact on Antitumor Responses

KS Hunt, E Alspach - Cancer Immunology Research, 2024 - AACR
The immune system plays critical roles in regulating tumor progression. However, despite
established differences in male and female immune cell function, our appreciation of sex as …

[HTML][HTML] Sex chromosome complement interacts with gonadal hormones in determining regional-specific neuroactive steroid levels in plasma, hippocampus, and …

L Cioffi, D Grassi, S Diviccaro, D Caruso… - The Journal of Steroid …, 2024 - Elsevier
An important aspect of the neuromodulatory and neuroprotective actions exerted by
neuroactive steroids is that they are sex-specific, as determined by the sexually dimorphic …