PMID- 38244518 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240208 LR - 20240208 IS - 1878-1705 (Electronic) IS - 1567-5769 (Linking) VI - 128 DP - 2024 Feb 15 TI - The role of dendritic cells in cancer immunity and therapeutic strategies. PG - 111548 LID - S1567-5769(24)00066-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111548 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are asserted as the most potent antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that orchestrate both innate and adaptive immunity, being extremely effective in the induction of robust anti-cancer T cell responses. Hence, the modulation of DCs function represents an attractive target for improving cancer immunotherapy efficacy. A better understanding of the immunobiology of DCs, the interaction among DCs, immune effector cells and tumor cells in tumor microenvironment (TME) and the latest advances in biomedical engineering technology would be required for the design of optimal DC-based immunotherapy. In this review, we focus on elaborating the immunobiology of DCs in healthy and cancer environments, the recent advances in the development of enhancing endogenous DCs immunocompetence via immunomodulators as well as DC-based vaccines. The rapidly developing field of applying nanotechnology to improve DC-based immunotherapy is also highlighted. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Tai, Yunze AU - Tai Y AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. FAU - Chen, Man AU - Chen M AD - Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang 065201, China. FAU - Wang, Fang AU - Wang F AD - Department of Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Kaili, Guizhou 556000, China. FAU - Fan, Yu AU - Fan Y AD - Department of Urology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics and Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China. FAU - Zhang, Junlong AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. FAU - Cai, Bei AU - Cai B AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. FAU - Yan, Lin AU - Yan L AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. FAU - Luo, Yao AU - Luo Y AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. Electronic address: luoyao@scu.edu.cn. FAU - Li, Yi AU - Li Y AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. Electronic address: liyiscu@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20240119 PL - Netherlands TA - Int Immunopharmacol JT - International immunopharmacology JID - 100965259 RN - 0 (Adjuvants, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Dendritic Cells MH - *Neoplasms MH - Immunotherapy MH - Adaptive Immunity MH - Adjuvants, Immunologic MH - *Cancer Vaccines MH - Tumor Microenvironment OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cancer OT - Dendritic cells OT - Immunotherapy OT - Nanotherapy OT - Tumor microenvironment OT - Vaccines EDAT- 2024/01/21 00:42 MHDA- 2024/02/08 06:43 CRDT- 2024/01/20 18:14 PHST- 2023/11/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/01/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/08 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/21 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/20 18:14 [entrez] AID - S1567-5769(24)00066-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111548 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Immunopharmacol. 2024 Feb 15;128:111548. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111548. Epub 2024 Jan 19.