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Role of different immune cells and metabolic pathways in modulating the immune response in pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive cancer, making it a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It is characteristically resistant to treatment, which results in low survival rates. In pancreatic cancer, immune cells undergo transitions that can inhibit or promote their functions, enabling treatment...

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Autores principales: Elebo, Nnenna, Fru, Pascaline, Omoshoro-Jones, Jones, Candy, Geoffrey Patrick, Nweke, Ekene Emmanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7646946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33174057
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11622
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Sumario:Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive cancer, making it a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It is characteristically resistant to treatment, which results in low survival rates. In pancreatic cancer, immune cells undergo transitions that can inhibit or promote their functions, enabling treatment resistance and tumor progression. These transitions can be fostered by metabolic pathways that are dysregulated during tumorigenesis. The present review aimed to summarize the different immune cells and their roles in pancreatic cancer. The review also highlighted the individual metabolic pathways in pancreatic cancer and how they enable transitions in immune cells. Finally, the potential of targeting metabolic pathways for effective therapeutic strategies was considered.