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CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
卷 23, 期 6, 页码 1575-1585出版社
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-0617
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- The State Key Projects on Infection Diseases of China [2012ZX10002017-005, 2012ZX10002016-011, 2012ZX10002010-001-007]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81372243, 81370575, 81370555]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [S20120011190]
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education [20120171110082]
- Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou [201400000001- 3]
- Public welfare in Health Industry, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China [201402015, 201502039]
Purpose: Elevated levels of neutrophils have been associated with poor survival in various cancers, but direct evidence supporting a role for neutrophils in the immunopathogenesis of human cancers is lacking. Experimental Design: A total of 573 patients with gastric cancer were enrolled in this study. Immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR were performed to analyze the distribution and clinical relevance of neutrophils in different microanatomic regions. The regulation and function of neutrophils were assessed both in vitro and in vivo. Results: Increased neutrophil counts in the peripheral blood were associated with poor prognosis in gastric cancer patients. In gastric cancer tissues, neutrophils were enriched predominantly in the invasive margin, and neutrophil levels were a powerful predictor of poor survival in patients with gastric cancer. IL17(+) neutrophils constitute a large portion of IL17-producing cells in human gastric cancer. Proinflammatory IL17 is a critical mediator of the recruitment of neutrophils into the invasive margin by CXC chemokines. Moreover, neutrophils at the invasive margin were a major source of matrix metalloproteinase-9, a secreted protein that stimulates proangiogenic activity in gastric cancer cells. Accordingly, high levels of infiltrated neutrophils at the invasive margin were positively correlated with angiogenesis progression in patients with gastric cancer. Conclusions: These data provide direct evidence supporting the pivotal role of neutrophils in gastric cancer progression and reveal a novel immune escape mechanism involving fine-tuned collaborative action between cancer cells and immune cells in the distinct tumor microenvironment. (C) 2016 AACR.
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