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Roles of coinhibitory molecules B7-H3 and B7-H4 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Overview of attention for article published in Tumor Biology, September 2015
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Title
Roles of coinhibitory molecules B7-H3 and B7-H4 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
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Tumor Biology, September 2015
DOI 10.1007/s13277-015-4132-5
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Ling Wang, Na-na Cao, Shan Wang, Hong-wei Man, Peng-fei Li, Bao-en Shan

Abstract

The coinhibitory molecules, B7-H3 and B7-H4, have shown negative regulation in T cell activation and tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) polarization in tumor-specific immunity. Here, we investigated the expression of B7-H3 and B7-H4 in human and murine esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissues to define their clinical significance and mechanism in a tumor microenvironment. In the present study, B7-H3 and B7-H4 were expressed in 90.6 and 92.7 % samples, respectively. High B7-H3 and B7-H4 expression was associated with advanced TNM stage and lymph node metastasis (p < 0.05, respectively). Patients with both B7-H3 and B7-H4 high-expressed tumors had the poorest prognosis (26.7 months), whereas those with both low-expressed tumors had the best survival (56.7 months). B7-H3 and B7-H4 expression were inclined to be positively related to the infiltration intensity of Treg cells and TAMs (p < 0.05, respectively), and B7-H3 expression is negatively associated with the intensity of CD8(+) T cells (p < 0.05). In 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4-NQO)-induced murine models, high B7-H3 expression could only be detected at carcinoma stage, but abnormal B7-H4 expression appeared a little earlier at dysplasia stage. In vitro studies revealed that knockdown of B7-H3 on tumor cells suppressed ESCC cell migration and invasion, while knockdown of B7-H4 could inhibit ESCC cell growth. Overall, B7-H3 and B7-H4 are involved in ESCC progression and development and their coexpression could be valuable prognostic indicators. Interference of these negative regulatory molecules might be a new strategy for treating ESCC.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 24 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 4 17%
Student > Bachelor 3 13%
Student > Master 3 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 8%
Other 5 21%
Unknown 5 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 7 29%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 25%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Psychology 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 5 21%
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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 20 June 2023.
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#7,954,424
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#430
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#94,936
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#30
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