Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2193, South Africa.
Mol Med Rep. 2020 Dec;22(6):4981-4991. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11622. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive cancer, making it a leading cause of cancer‑related deaths. It is characteristically resistant to treatment, which results in low survival rates. In pancreatic cancer, immune cells undergo transitions that can inhibit or promote their functions, enabling treatment resistance and tumor progression. These transitions can be fostered by metabolic pathways that are dysregulated during tumorigenesis. The present review aimed to summarize the different immune cells and their roles in pancreatic cancer. The review also highlighted the individual metabolic pathways in pancreatic cancer and how they enable transitions in immune cells. Finally, the potential of targeting metabolic pathways for effective therapeutic strategies was considered.
胰腺癌是一种侵袭性癌症,是癌症相关死亡的主要原因。它的特点是对治疗有抵抗力,导致存活率低。在胰腺癌中,免疫细胞会发生转变,从而抑制或促进其功能,导致治疗耐药和肿瘤进展。这些转变可以通过肿瘤发生过程中失调的代谢途径来促进。本综述旨在总结不同的免疫细胞及其在胰腺癌中的作用。该综述还强调了胰腺癌中个体代谢途径以及它们如何使免疫细胞发生转变。最后,考虑了针对代谢途径作为有效治疗策略的潜力。