Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Young Researchers and Elite Club, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Front Immunol. 2024 Aug 27;15:1446937. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1446937. eCollection 2024.
Cancer treatment has long been fraught with challenges, including drug resistance, metastasis, and recurrence, making it one of the most difficult diseases to treat effectively. Traditional therapeutic approaches often fall short due to their inability to target cancer stem cells and the complex genetic and epigenetic landscape of tumors. In recent years, cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the field, offering new hope and viable alternatives to conventional treatments. A particularly promising area of research focuses on non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), especially long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and their role in cancer resistance and the modulation of signaling pathways. To address these challenges, we performed a comprehensive review of recent studies on lncRNAs and their impact on cancer immunotherapy. Our review highlights the crucial roles that lncRNAs play in affecting both innate and adaptive immunity, thereby influencing the outcomes of cancer treatments. Key observations from our review indicate that lncRNAs can modify the tumor immune microenvironment, enhance immune cell infiltration, and regulate cytokine production, all of which contribute to tumor growth and resistance to therapies. These insights suggest that lncRNAs could serve as potential targets for precision medicine, opening up new avenues for developing more effective cancer immunotherapies. By compiling recent research on lncRNAs across various cancers, this review aims to shed light on their mechanisms within the tumor immune microenvironment.
癌症治疗长期以来一直充满挑战,包括耐药性、转移和复发,使其成为最难有效治疗的疾病之一。由于传统的治疗方法无法靶向癌症干细胞,以及肿瘤的复杂遗传和表观遗传景观,因此往往无法达到预期的效果。近年来,癌症免疫疗法彻底改变了这一领域,为传统治疗提供了新的希望和可行的替代方案。一个特别有前途的研究领域集中在非编码 RNA(ncRNA)上,特别是长非编码 RNA(lncRNA)及其在癌症耐药性和信号通路调节中的作用。为了应对这些挑战,我们对 lncRNA 及其对癌症免疫疗法的影响进行了全面的综述。我们的综述强调了 lncRNA 在影响先天和适应性免疫方面所起的关键作用,从而影响癌症治疗的结果。我们综述的主要观察结果表明,lncRNA 可以改变肿瘤免疫微环境,增强免疫细胞浸润,并调节细胞因子的产生,所有这些都有助于肿瘤的生长和对治疗的耐药性。这些见解表明,lncRNA 可以作为精准医学的潜在靶点,为开发更有效的癌症免疫疗法开辟新途径。通过综合各种癌症的 lncRNA 最新研究,本综述旨在阐明其在肿瘤免疫微环境中的作用机制。
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