PMID- 38309677 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240226 LR - 20240226 IS - 1879-0712 (Electronic) IS - 0014-2999 (Linking) VI - 967 DP - 2024 Mar 15 TI - Advance in the role of chemokines/chemokine receptors in carcinogenesis: Focus on pancreatic cancer. PG - 176357 LID - S0014-2999(24)00045-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176357 [doi] AB - The chemokines/chemokine receptors pathway significantly influences cell migration, particularly in recruiting immune cells to the tumor microenvironment (TME), impacting tumor progression and treatment outcomes. Emerging research emphasizes the involvement of chemokines in drug resistance across various tumor therapies, including immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. This review focuses on the role of chemokines/chemokine receptors in pancreatic cancer (PC) development, highlighting their impact on TME remodeling, immunotherapy, and relevant signaling pathways. The unique immunosuppressive microenvironment formed by the interaction of tumor cells, stromal cells and immune cells plays an important role in the tumor proliferation, invasion, migration and therapeutic resistance. Chemokines/chemokine receptors, such as chemokine ligand (CCL) 2, CCL3, CCL5, CCL20, CCL21, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand (CXCL) 1, CXCL2, CXCL3, CXCL4, CXCL5, CXCL8, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11, CXCL12, CXCL13, CXCL14, CXCL16, CXCL17, and C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand (CX3CL)1, derived mainly from leukocyte cells, cancer-related fibroblasts (CAFs), pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), contribute to PC progression and treatment resistance. Chemokines recruit myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), regulatory T cells (Tregs), and M2 macrophages, inhibiting the anti-tumor activity of immune cells. Simultaneously, they enhance pathways like epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), Akt serine/threonine kinase (AKT), extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) 1/2, and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-kappaB), etc., elevating the risk of PC metastasis and compromising the efficacy of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy. Notably, the CCLx-CCR2 and CXCLx-CXCR2/4 axis emerge as potential therapeutic targets in PC. This review integrates recent findings on chemokines and receptors in PC treatment, offering valuable insights for innovative therapeutic approaches. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Song, Na AU - Song N AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, China; Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, China. FAU - Cui, Kai AU - Cui K AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, China. FAU - Zeng, Liqun AU - Zeng L AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, China. FAU - Li, Mengxiao AU - Li M AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, China. FAU - Fan, Yanwu AU - Fan Y AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, China. FAU - Shi, Pingyu AU - Shi P AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, China. FAU - Wang, Ziwei AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, China. FAU - Su, Wei AU - Su W AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, China. Electronic address: weisu_xxmu@163.com. FAU - Wang, Haijun AU - Wang H AD - Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, China; Department of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, China. Electronic address: wnavy@xxmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20240201 PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharmacol JT - European journal of pharmacology JID - 1254354 RN - 0 (Receptors, Chemokine) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - 0 (Chemokines) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Receptors, Chemokine/metabolism MH - Ligands MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt MH - Chemokines/metabolism MH - *Pancreatic Neoplasms/therapy MH - Carcinogenesis MH - Tumor Microenvironment OTO - NOTNLM OT - Carcinogenesis OT - Chemokine receptors OT - Chemokines OT - Immunotherapy OT - Microenvironment OT - Pancreatic cancer COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. EDAT- 2024/02/04 00:42 MHDA- 2024/02/26 06:45 CRDT- 2024/02/03 19:35 PHST- 2023/09/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/01/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/26 06:45 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/04 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/03 19:35 [entrez] AID - S0014-2999(24)00045-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176357 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharmacol. 2024 Mar 15;967:176357. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176357. Epub 2024 Feb 1.