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J Gastrointest Oncol. 2021 Oct;12(5):1996-2003. doi: 10.21037/jgo-21-578.

The expression and clinical value of tumor infiltrating dendritic cells in tumor tissues of patients with esophageal cancer.

Journal of gastrointestinal oncology

Yanzhi Pei, Yanzhi Zhu, Xiaolin Wang, Lin Xu

Affiliations

  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China.
  2. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Taihe Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
  3. Department of Pathology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, China.
  4. Department of Gastroenterology, Xuzhou Cancer Hospital, Xuzhou, China.

PMID: 34790367 PMCID: PMC8576207 DOI: 10.21037/jgo-21-578

Abstract

BACKGROUND: As dendritic cells (DCs) are the major antigen-presenting cells of the immune system, understanding their role in esophageal cancer is essential for the development of preventative and treatment strategies. This study investigated the expression level and clinical value of tumor infiltrating dendritic cells (TIDCs) in tumor tissues of patients with esophageal cancer.

METHODS: From January 2019 to January 2021, 184 patients with esophageal cancer treated were prospectively enrolled as the observation group and 184 patients with benign esophageal tumors were selected as the control group. Tumor tissue samples were obtained and the expression level and phenotypes of the TIDCs were analyzed. The correlation between TIDC expression and clinical characteristics of patients with esophageal cancer was investigated.

RESULTS: The density of the TIDCs in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (8.76±2.25

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with esophageal cancer had low expression and function of TIDCs, and this was related to the imbalance of T-lymphocyte subsets, lymph node metastasis, TNM stage, and lesion size.

2021 Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Esophageal cancer; T-lymphocyte subsets; phenotypes; tumor infiltrating dendritic cells (TIDCs)

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jgo-21-578). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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