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Oct 2026
CD147+ Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Promote PD-L1 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via TIMP2/MMP2/IL-6 Signaling.
This study delineates a novel CAF-driven immunosuppressive pathway in HCC, where CD147+ CAFs enhance tumor cell PD-L1 expression and susceptibility to immune checkpoint blockade via a TIMP2/MMP2/IL-6 axis.
Yi-Fei Wang, Bo-Wei Lv, Xiao-Jing Su et al.
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