[HTML][HTML] Tumor-infiltrating dendritic cell states are conserved across solid human cancers

GM Gerhard, R Bill, M Messemaker, AM Klein… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) contribute a small fraction of the tumor microenvironment but are
emerging as an essential antitumor component based on their ability to foster T cell …

The advent of immune stimulating CAFs in cancer

M Tsoumakidou - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
The theory that cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are immunosuppressive cells has
prevailed throughout the past decade. However, recent high-throughput, high-resolution …

Single-nucleus and spatial transcriptome profiling of pancreatic cancer identifies multicellular dynamics associated with neoadjuvant treatment

WL Hwang, KA Jagadeesh, JA Guo, HI Hoffman… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal and treatment-refractory
cancer. Molecular stratification in pancreatic cancer remains rudimentary and does not yet …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the effects of chemotherapy on human pancreatic adenocarcinoma and its tumor microenvironment

G Werba, D Weissinger, EA Kawaler, E Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a
complex ecosystem that drives tumor progression; however, in-depth single cell …

[HTML][HTML] TGFβ-blockade uncovers stromal plasticity in tumors by revealing the existence of a subset of interferon-licensed fibroblasts

AL Grauel, B Nguyen, D Ruddy, T Laszewski… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite the increasing interest in targeting stromal elements of the tumor microenvironment,
we still face tremendous challenges in developing adequate therapeutics to modify the …

Single-cell analysis of endometriosis reveals a coordinated transcriptional programme driving immunotolerance and angiogenesis across eutopic and ectopic tissues

Y Tan, WF Flynn, S Sivajothi, D Luo, SB Bozal… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Endometriosis is characterized by the growth of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. It
affects many women during their reproductive age, causing years of pelvic pain and …

FAP delineates heterogeneous and functionally divergent stromal cells in immune-excluded breast tumors

V Cremasco, JL Astarita, AL Grauel… - Cancer immunology …, 2018 - AACR
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are generally associated with poor clinical outcome.
CAFs support tumor growth in a variety of ways and can suppress antitumor immunity and …

Human lung cancer harbors spatially organized stem-immunity hubs associated with response to immunotherapy

JH Chen, LT Nieman, M Spurrell, V Jorgji… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The organization of immune cells in human tumors is not well understood. Immunogenic
tumors harbor spatially localized multicellular 'immunity hubs' defined by expression of the T …

[HTML][HTML] Chemokines and chemokine receptors: orchestrating tumor metastasization

E Marcuzzi, R Angioni, B Molon, B Calì - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Metastasis still represents the primary cause of cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Chemokine signalling contributes to the overall process of cancer growth and metastasis …

[HTML][HTML] Essential immune functions of fibroblasts in innate host defense

KJ Cavagnero, RL Gallo - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The term fibroblast has been used generally to describe spindle-shaped stromal cells of
mesenchymal origin that produce extracellular matrix, establish tissue structure, and form …