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IFN-Gamma Signaling in Cancer
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IFN-Gamma Signaling in Cancer

A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1349

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Prof. Dr. Ivana Vancurova

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Department of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, New York, NY, USA
Interests: cancer immunology; transcriptional regulation; cytokines; PD-L1; NFkB
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are thrilled to announce a Special Issue titled "IFN-Gamma Signaling in Cancer". This Special Issue focuses on the intricate signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms through which IFNγ influences cancer development and progression. Since early studies revealed IFNγ’s strong anti-tumor effects, which include its activation of immune cells, cell cycle arrest, and increased cancer cell apoptosis, IFNγ has been used in cancer treatment. In addition, IFNγ expression is induced by radiation and immune checkpoint blockades used in anti-cancer therapies. However, mounting evidence indicates that IFNγ also has important tumor promoting functions that include its ability to induce expression of the immune checkpoint ligand PD-L1 and T cell exhaustion, cancer cell proliferation, and tumor growth.

This Special Issue aims to explore the multifaceted effects of IFNγ on cancer biology. It encompasses understanding how IFNγ influences tumor cell growth and survival, immune cell activation and function, PD-L1 expression and immune escape, and the intricate crosstalk between tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment. A better understanding of the mechanisms and biological significance of the anti-tumor and tumor-promoting IFNγ signaling in cancer cells will lead to the development of novel strategies aimed at increasing IFNγ’s effectiveness in cancer treatment and in anti-cancer therapies associated with increased IFNγ expression, such as radiation and immune checkpoint blockades.

We invite researchers, academicians, and practitioners to contribute original research articles, reviews, and communications that advance our understanding of the role of IFNγ signaling in cancer.

Prof. Dr. Ivana Vancurova
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • IFN-gamma signaling
  • tumor immunology
  • immunotherapy
  • immune checkpoint blockade
  • immune evasion
  • PD-L1
  • tumor microenvironment

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IFNγ-Induced Bcl3, PD-L1 and IL-8 Signaling in Ovarian Cancer: Mechanisms and Clinical Significance
by Suprataptha U. Reddy, Fatema Zohra Sadia, Ales Vancura and Ivana Vancurova
Cancers 2024, 16(15), 2676; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16152676 - 27 Jul 2024
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IFNγ, a pleiotropic cytokine produced not only by activated lymphocytes but also in response to cancer immunotherapies, has both antitumor and tumor-promoting functions. In ovarian cancer (OC) cells, the tumor-promoting functions of IFNγ are mediated by IFNγ-induced expression of Bcl3, PD-L1 and IL-8/CXCL8, [...] Read more.
IFNγ, a pleiotropic cytokine produced not only by activated lymphocytes but also in response to cancer immunotherapies, has both antitumor and tumor-promoting functions. In ovarian cancer (OC) cells, the tumor-promoting functions of IFNγ are mediated by IFNγ-induced expression of Bcl3, PD-L1 and IL-8/CXCL8, which have long been known to have critical cellular functions as a proto-oncogene, an immune checkpoint ligand and a chemoattractant, respectively. However, overwhelming evidence has demonstrated that these three genes have tumor-promoting roles far beyond their originally identified functions. These tumor-promoting mechanisms include increased cancer cell proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, metastasis, resistance to chemotherapy and immune escape. Recent studies have shown that IFNγ-induced Bcl3, PD-L1 and IL-8 expression is regulated by the same JAK1/STAT1 signaling pathway: IFNγ induces the expression of Bcl3, which then promotes the expression of PD-L1 and IL-8 in OC cells, resulting in their increased proliferation and migration. In this review, we summarize the recent findings on how IFNγ affects the tumor microenvironment and promotes tumor progression, with a special focus on ovarian cancer and on Bcl3, PD-L1 and IL-8/CXCL8 signaling. We also discuss promising novel combinatorial strategies in clinical trials targeting Bcl3, PD-L1 and IL-8 to increase the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies. Full article
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