Androgen Signaling Contributes to Sex Differences in Cancer by Inhibiting NF-κB Activation in T Cells and Suppressing Antitumor Immunity.
Xiaomin ZhangLimin ChengChengqi GaoJing ChenShuangye LiaoYong-Qiang ZhengLiping XuJingjing HeDanyang WangZiqian FangJianeng ZhangMin YanYi LuanSiyu ChenLi-Kun ChenXiaojun XiaChunhao DengGuokai ChenWende LiZe-Xian LiuPenghui ZhouPublished in: Cancer research (2023)
Androgen signaling induces immunosuppression in cancer by blocking T-cell activity through upregulation of USP18 and subsequent inhibition of NF-κB activity, providing a targetable axis to improve antitumor immunity in males.