Systems immunology spanning tumors, lymph nodes, and periphery

Dimitrios N Sidiropoulos; Won Jin Ho; Elizabeth M Jaffee; Luciane T Kagohara; Elana J Fertig

doi:10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100670

Systems immunology spanning tumors, lymph nodes, and periphery

Cell Rep Methods. 2023 Dec 18;3(12):100670. doi: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100670. Epub 2023 Dec 11.

Authors

Dimitrios N Sidiropoulos¹, Won Jin Ho², Elizabeth M Jaffee², Luciane T Kagohara³, Elana J Fertig⁴

Affiliations

¹ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins Convergence Institute, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Johns Hopkins Convergence Institute, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Johns Hopkins Convergence Institute, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: ltsukam1@jhmi.edu.
⁴ Johns Hopkins Convergence Institute, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: ejfertig@jhmi.edu.

Abstract

The immune system defines a complex network of tissues and cell types that orchestrate responses across the body in a dynamic manner. The local and systemic interactions between immune and cancer cells contribute to disease progression. Lymphocytes are activated in lymph nodes, traffic through the periphery, and impact cancer progression through their interactions with tumor cells. As a result, therapeutic response and resistance are mediated across tissues, and a comprehensive understanding of lymphocyte dynamics requires a systems-level approach. In this review, we highlight experimental and computational methods that can leverage the study of leukocyte trafficking through an immunomics lens and reveal how adaptive immunity shapes cancer.

Keywords: CP: Immunology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Immunoinformatics*
Leukocytes
Lymph Nodes
Lymphocytes
Neoplasms* / therapy

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