PMID- 21295491 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110621 LR - 20220330 IS - 1096-3618 (Electronic) IS - 1044-5323 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 1 DP - 2011 Feb TI - Harnessing dendritic cells in cancer. PG - 42-9 LID - 10.1016/j.smim.2011.01.003 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are central to the initiation of tumor-specific immune responses. However, the tumor microenvironment generates immunosuppressive cells and soluble mediators that compromise DC functions and limit the success of DC-based therapies. Progress in understanding DC metabolism in cancer is uncovering novel therapeutic targets that could restore DC capacity to prime T cells and trigger effective anticancer responses. Accumulating evidence also indicates that conventional chemo- and radiotherapy protocols can cause DC activation, enhance antigen cross-presentation, selectively eliminate immunosuppressive cells and revert the immunosuppression state caused by cancer, suggesting that relevant chemoimmunotherapy associations could fully exploit DC capacity to trigger anticancer responses. Here, we discuss recent strategies that harness DC against cancer. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Apetoh, Lionel AU - Apetoh L AD - INSERM, U866, Dijon, France. FAU - Locher, Clara AU - Locher C FAU - Ghiringhelli, Francois AU - Ghiringhelli F FAU - Kroemer, Guido AU - Kroemer G FAU - Zitvogel, Laurence AU - Zitvogel L LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20110203 PL - England TA - Semin Immunol JT - Seminars in immunology JID - 9009458 RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology MH - Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use MH - Cancer Vaccines/immunology/therapeutic use MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Humans MH - Immunotherapy MH - Killer Cells, Natural/immunology MH - Lymphocyte Activation/immunology MH - Neoplasms/*immunology/*therapy MH - T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Tumor Microenvironment/immunology EDAT- 2011/02/08 06:00 MHDA- 2011/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2011/02/08 06:00 PHST- 2010/09/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/01/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/02/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/02/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/06/22 06:00 [medline] AID - S1044-5323(11)00004-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.smim.2011.01.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Semin Immunol. 2011 Feb;23(1):42-9. doi: 10.1016/j.smim.2011.01.003. Epub 2011 Feb 3.