Autophagy suppresses isoprenaline-induced M2 macrophage polarization via the ROS/ERK and mTOR signaling pathway

M Shan, J Qin, F Jin, X Han, H Guan, X Li… - Free Radical Biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to examine the effect of autophagy on stress-induced M2
macrophage polarization in the tumor microenvironment of breast cancer and to determine …

[HTML][HTML] The PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β/ROS/eIF2B pathway promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via suppression of NK cell cytotoxicity and tumor cell susceptibility

…, Z Wu, X Hu, J Zhang, Z Gao, X Han, J Qin… - Cancer biology & …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To examine the effect of pSer9-GSK-3β on breast cancer and to determine
whether the underlying metabolic and immunological mechanism is associated with ROS/eIF2B …

PTEN inhibits macrophage polarization from M1 to M2 through CCL2 and VEGF-A reduction and NHERF-1 synergism

N Li, J Qin, L Lan, H Zhang, F Liu, Z Wu… - Cancer biology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
PTEN has been studied in several tumor models as a tumor suppressor. In this study, we
explored the role of PTEN in the inhibition state of polarized M2 subtype of macrophage in …

M-CSF cooperating with NFκB induces macrophage transformation from M1 to M2 by upregulating c-Jun

Y Yang, J Qin, L Lan, N Li, C Wang, P He… - Cancer Biology & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing evidence suggests tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are polarized M2
subtype of macrophage that exerts pro-tumor effects and promote the malignancy of some …

Downregulation of MCT 4 for lactate exchange promotes the cytotoxicity of NK cells in breast carcinoma

…, F Xiang, Z Wu, J Zhang, X Han, L Yin, J Qin… - Cancer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Monocarboxylate transporter‐4 ( MCT 4), a monocarboxylic acid transporter, demonstrates
significantly increased expression in the majority of malignancies. We performed an …

ZEB1 directly inhibits GPX4 transcription contributing to ROS accumulation in breast cancer cells

…, Z Liu, Y Long, C Liu, J Zhou, N Li, J Qin… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Prior studies have noted that zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) is a
master transcription regulator, affecting the expression of nearly 2000 genes in breast cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of β 2-Adrenergic Receptor Promotes Growth and Angiogenesis in Breast Cancer by Down-regulating PPARγ

…, X Hu, Z Wang, H Ni, Y Wang, J Qin - Cancer Res …, 2020 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose Chronic stress and related hormones are key in cancer progression. Peroxisome
proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and its agonists was reported that inducing anti-…

IDO1 impairs NK cell cytotoxicity by decreasing NKG2D/NKG2DLs via promoting miR-18a

J Zhang, X Han, X Hu, F Jin, Z Gao, L Yin, J Qin… - Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) is an important enzyme for altering the
tumour microenvironment and assisting tumour cells to escape the immune system. Results …

[HTML][HTML] Adrenergic receptor β2 activation by stress promotes breast cancer progression through macrophages M2 polarization in tumor microenvironment

J Qin, F Jin, N Li, H Guan, L Lan, H Ni, Y Wang - BMB reports, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stress and its related hormones epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE) play a crucial role
in tumor progression. Macrophages in the tumor microenvironment (TME) polarized to M2 is …

Estradiol upregulates the expression of oxytocin receptor in colon in rats

M Feng, J Qin, C Wang, Y Ye, S Wang… - American Journal …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
The study was designed to investigate the effect of estradiol on the excitatory effect of
oxytocin (OT) on colon motility. Female Wistar rats were used, and some of them were …