CD3−CD16−CD56bright Immunoregulatory NK Cells are Increased in the Tumor Microenvironment and Inversely Correlate with Advanced Stages in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1561-1568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Foteini Gogali ◽  
George Paterakis ◽  
George Z. Rassidakis ◽  
Chrysoula I. Liakou ◽  
Charis Liapi
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Jing Qin ◽  
Xu Lin ◽  
Gang Xue ◽  
Hui-Li Fan ◽  
Hao-Yu Wang ◽  
...  

Background: In recent years, the annual incidence of thyroid cancer (TC) has increased, with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) identified as the most common pathological type accounting for about 80% of all thyroid cancer cases. The tumor microenvironment is known to play a vital role in tumor information transmission and immune detection. Methods: In this study, we examined gene expression data from 518 patients with PTC. The ESTIMATE algorithm was used to calculate immune and stromal scores of PTC patients. Based on a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, functional enrichment and overall survival analyses, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) was identified as a core gene. We further investigated the roles of core genes of PTC in the tumor immune microenvironment using LinkedOmics, GSEA, and TIMER tools. Results: Immune, stromal and ESTIMATE scores were related to clinicopathological variables of patients with PTC, but not survival outcomes. Eight differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were associated with survival outcome. In addition, immunochemical staining experiments revealed lower expression of CXCL10 in PTC than paracancerous tissues. GSEA pathway enrichment analysis revealed downregulation of CXCL10 in multiple cancer pathways. CXCL10 and related genes were enriched in pathways related to adaptive immune response, cellular defense response and regulation of innate immune response. Conclusion: The tumor microenvironment plays a critical role in development of PTC and CXCL10 may serve as a novel target of precision therapy for this patient population.


Pathobiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (Suppl. 2) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malgorzata Oczko-Wojciechowska ◽  
Aleksandra Pfeifer ◽  
Michal Jarzab ◽  
Michał Swierniak ◽  
Dagmara Rusinek ◽  
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Endocrine ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 462-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Barbaro ◽  
Roberto Mario Incensati ◽  
Gabriele Materazzi ◽  
Giuseppe Boni ◽  
Mariano Grosso ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Wendt ◽  
Maria Bates ◽  
Reese Randle ◽  
Jason Orne ◽  
Cameron Macdonald ◽  
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