T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment

Treg play a central role in maintenance of self tolerance and homeostasis through suppression of self-reactive T cell populations. In addition to that role, Treg also survey cancers and suppress anti-tumor immune responses. Thus, understanding the unique attributes of Treg-tumor interactions may per...

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Main Authors: Christina M. Paluskievicz, Xuefang Cao, Reza Abdi, Pan Zheng, Yang Liu, Jonathan S. Bromberg
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02453/full
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spelling doaj-cf8d5dcbb6a34842b80544f76fec79692020-11-25T02:31:29ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242019-10-011010.3389/fimmu.2019.02453488694T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor MicroenvironmentChristina M. Paluskievicz0Xuefang Cao1Reza Abdi2Pan Zheng3Pan Zheng4Yang Liu5Yang Liu6Jonathan S. Bromberg7Jonathan S. Bromberg8Jonathan S. Bromberg9Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDivision of Renal Medicine, Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesInstitute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesInstitute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesTreg play a central role in maintenance of self tolerance and homeostasis through suppression of self-reactive T cell populations. In addition to that role, Treg also survey cancers and suppress anti-tumor immune responses. Thus, understanding the unique attributes of Treg-tumor interactions may permit control of this pathologic suppression without interfering with homeostatic self-tolerance. This review will define the unique role of Treg in cancer growth, and the ways by which Treg inhibit a robust anti-tumor immune response. There will be specific focus placed on Treg homing to the tumor microenvironment (TME), TME formation of induced Treg (iTreg), mechanisms of suppression that underpin cancer immune escape, and trophic nonimmunologic effects of Treg on tumor cells.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02453/fullTregimmunosuppressiontumor microenvironmentmetastasisanti-tumor immunity
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author Christina M. Paluskievicz
Xuefang Cao
Reza Abdi
Pan Zheng
Pan Zheng
Yang Liu
Yang Liu
Jonathan S. Bromberg
Jonathan S. Bromberg
Jonathan S. Bromberg
spellingShingle Christina M. Paluskievicz
Xuefang Cao
Reza Abdi
Pan Zheng
Pan Zheng
Yang Liu
Yang Liu
Jonathan S. Bromberg
Jonathan S. Bromberg
Jonathan S. Bromberg
T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment
Frontiers in Immunology
Treg
immunosuppression
tumor microenvironment
metastasis
anti-tumor immunity
author_facet Christina M. Paluskievicz
Xuefang Cao
Reza Abdi
Pan Zheng
Pan Zheng
Yang Liu
Yang Liu
Jonathan S. Bromberg
Jonathan S. Bromberg
Jonathan S. Bromberg
author_sort Christina M. Paluskievicz
title T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment
title_short T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment
title_full T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment
title_fullStr T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment
title_full_unstemmed T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment
title_sort t regulatory cells and priming the suppressive tumor microenvironment
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Immunology
issn 1664-3224
publishDate 2019-10-01
description Treg play a central role in maintenance of self tolerance and homeostasis through suppression of self-reactive T cell populations. In addition to that role, Treg also survey cancers and suppress anti-tumor immune responses. Thus, understanding the unique attributes of Treg-tumor interactions may permit control of this pathologic suppression without interfering with homeostatic self-tolerance. This review will define the unique role of Treg in cancer growth, and the ways by which Treg inhibit a robust anti-tumor immune response. There will be specific focus placed on Treg homing to the tumor microenvironment (TME), TME formation of induced Treg (iTreg), mechanisms of suppression that underpin cancer immune escape, and trophic nonimmunologic effects of Treg on tumor cells.
topic Treg
immunosuppression
tumor microenvironment
metastasis
anti-tumor immunity
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02453/full
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