PMID- 32486257 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210331 LR - 20210331 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 11 DP - 2020 May 30 TI - Functional Role of Dendritic Cell Subsets in Cancer Progression and Clinical Implications. LID - 10.3390/ijms21113930 [doi] LID - 3930 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) constitute a complex network of cell subsets with common functions but also with many divergent aspects. All dendritic cell subsets share the ability to prime T cell response and to undergo a complex trafficking program related to their stage of maturation and function. For these reasons, dendritic cells are implicated in a large variety of both protective and detrimental immune responses, including a crucial role in promoting anti-tumor responses. Although cDC1s are the most potent subset in tumor antigen cross-presentation, they are not sufficient to induce full-strength anti-tumor cytotoxic T cell response and need close interaction and cooperativity with the other dendritic cell subsets, namely cDC2s and pDCs. This review will take into consideration different aspects of DC biology, including the functional role of dendritic cell subsets in both fostering and suppressing tumor growth, the mechanisms underlying their recruitment into the tumor microenvironment, as well as the prognostic value and the potentiality of dendritic cell therapeutic targeting. Understanding the specificity of dendritic cell subsets will allow to gain insights on role of these cells in pathological conditions and to design new selective promising therapeutic approaches. FAU - Del Prete, Annalisa AU - Del Prete A AD - Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy. AD - Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano (MI), Italy. FAU - Sozio, Francesca AU - Sozio F AD - Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy. AD - Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano (MI), Italy. FAU - Barbazza, Ilaria AU - Barbazza I AD - Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy. FAU - Salvi, Valentina AU - Salvi V AD - Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy. FAU - Tiberio, Laura AU - Tiberio L AD - Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy. FAU - Laffranchi, Mattia AU - Laffranchi M AD - Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy. FAU - Gismondi, Angela AU - Gismondi A AD - Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Bosisio, Daniela AU - Bosisio D AD - Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy. FAU - Schioppa, Tiziana AU - Schioppa T AD - Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy. AD - Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano (MI), Italy. FAU - Sozzani, Silvano AU - Sozzani S AD - Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy. LA - eng GR - IG 2017 - ID 20776/Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro/ GR - 20177J4E75/MIUR-PRIN 2017/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20200530 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Chemokines) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Immunosuppressive Agents) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Cell Movement MH - Chemokines/immunology MH - Cytokines/immunology MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - Disease Progression MH - Homeostasis MH - Humans MH - Immunophenotyping MH - Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology MH - Immunotherapy MH - Mice MH - Neoplasms/immunology/*pathology MH - Prognosis MH - T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/*immunology MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Tumor Microenvironment PMC - PMC7312661 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cancer OT - cancer immunotherapy OT - chemokines OT - cytokines OT - dendritic cell subsets OT - migration OT - tumor microenvironment COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/06/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/01 06:00 PMCR- 2020/06/01 CRDT- 2020/06/04 06:00 PHST- 2020/05/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/05/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/06/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/06/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms21113930 [pii] AID - ijms-21-03930 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms21113930 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2020 May 30;21(11):3930. doi: 10.3390/ijms21113930.