Microenvironmental Ammonia Enhances T cell Exhaustion in Colorectal Cancer
Y. M. Shah, H. Bell, A. K. Huber, R. Singhal, R. J. Rebernick, R. Kumar, N. K. Das, S. A. Kerk, P. Sajjakulnukit, S. Solanki, J. G. James, D. Kim, L. Zhang, M. O. El-derany, T. L. Frankel, , M. Green
This study shows that ammonia accumulation in the colorectal cancer microenvironment promotes T cell exhaustion and treatment resistance, and that reducing ammonia improves immunotherapy efficacy.
bioRxiv · May 25, 2022Cancer Biology