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Blockade of adenosine A2A receptor enhances CD8+ T cells response and decreases regulatory T cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Cancer, June 2017
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Title
Blockade of adenosine A2A receptor enhances CD8+ T cells response and decreases regulatory T cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Published in
Molecular Cancer, June 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12943-017-0665-0
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Authors

Si-Rui Ma, Wei-Wei Deng, Jian-Feng Liu, Liang Mao, Guang-Tao Yu, Lin-Lin Bu, Ashok B. Kulkarni, Wen-Feng Zhang, Zhi-Jun Sun

Abstract

Cancer immunotherapy offers a promising approach in cancer treatment. The adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) could protect cancerous tissues from immune clearance via inhibiting T cells response. To date, the role of A2AR in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has not been investigated. Here, we sought to explore the expression and immunotherapeutic value of A2AR blockade in HNSCC. The expression of A2AR was evaluated by immunostaining in 43 normal mucosae, 48 dysplasia and 165 primary HNSCC tissues. The immunotherapeutic value of A2AR blockade was assessed in vivo in genetically defined immunocompetent HNSCC mouse model. Immunostaining of HNSCC tissue samples revealed that increased expression of A2AR on tumor infiltrating immune cells correlated with advanced pathological grade, larger tumor size and positive lymph node status. Elevated A2AR expression was also detected in recurrent HNSCC and HNSCC tissues with induction chemotherapy. The expression of A2AR was found to be significantly correlated with HIF-1α, CD73, CD8 and Foxp3. Furthermore, the increased population of CD4(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs), which partially expressed A2AR, was observed in an immunocompetent mouse model that spontaneously develops HNSCC. Pharmacological blockade of A2AR by SCH58261 delayed the tumor growth in the HNSCC mouse model. Meanwhile, A2AR blockade significantly reduced the population of CD4(+) Foxp3(+) Tregs and enhanced the anti-tumor response of CD8(+) T cells. These results offer a preclinical proof for the administration of A2AR inhibitor on prophylactic experimental therapy of HNSCC and suggest that A2AR blockade can be a potential novel strategy for HNSCC immunotherapy.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 131 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 23 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 15%
Student > Bachelor 14 11%
Student > Master 14 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 8%
Other 19 15%
Unknown 32 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 30 23%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 18 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 9 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 8 6%
Other 15 11%
Unknown 40 31%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 February 2023.
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#7,889,389
of 23,923,788 outputs
Outputs from Molecular Cancer
#589
of 1,794 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#122,375
of 319,939 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Molecular Cancer
#10
of 37 outputs
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