Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection may increase the degrees of malignancy in lung adenocarcinoma
Our findings suggest that MTB infection may increase the malignancy of LAC, with the pronounced expression of PD-L1 in granuloma regions constituting a pivotal mechanism underlying this relationship.
Authors
- Wen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6603-0056)
- Yinghui Chai
- Jinlong Dai
- Mingyan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-3188)
- Dongxu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7393-7337)
- Mengru Feng
- Shanshan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8231-1619)
- Fenghua Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-8360)
- Yan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0887-2770)
Institutions
- Chinese People's Liberation Army (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1537520
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56