Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Immune Modulation by Telmisartan in Colorectal Cancer
T cells, reduced regulatory T cell counts, and enhanced major histocompatibility complex class I antigen presentation, consistent with an immune-activating effect. These results indicate that telmisartan reshapes the colorectal tumor immune microenvironment by simultaneously attenuating tumor-promoting macrophage activity and augmenting cytotoxic T cell responses. Overall, this study provides a single-cell framework to understand how angiotensin receptor blockade reshapes tumor-infiltrating immune programs, highlighting the translational potential of repurposing telmisartan for novel cancer immunotherapy strategies.
Authors
- Decao Yang
- Qianqian Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8403-0236)
- Baohui Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-7464)
- Shaomeng Chen
- Jiaxing Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8913-9783)
- Runqing Ju
- Jinxin Li
- Jiaxin Chen
- Yan Wang
- Jingyi Zhao
- Xiaoyue Wang
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Peking University Third Hospital (CN)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cells
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15080729
- Primary Topic
- Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China