Patrick Hwu, President and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center, shared an article by Cuilan Liu, et al. on LinkedIn:
“ScienceSaturday
Can chronic stress contribute to cancer progression?
A new study, using a mouse tumor model, shows chronic psychological stress can promote lung cancer growth by triggering the reprogramming of macrophages into a pro-tumor state. This shift is driven by a feedback loop between the stress-induced long non-coding RNA HIF1A-AS3 and HIF-1α, which alters the tumor microenvironment to favor immune evasion and cancer progression.
These findings highlight the profound impact of stress on the immune landscape and suggest targeting stress-activated pathways such as HIF1A-AS3/HIF-1α may offer new strategies for treatment.
Here’s a link to the study.”
Chronic Stress Stimulates Protumor Macrophage Polarization to Propel Lung Cancer Progression.
Authors: Cuilan Liu, et al.
