Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
pH‐Dependent Microenvironmental Ionic Signaling in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. |
| Authors: |
Schwab, Albrecht (AUTHOR), Rugi, Micol (AUTHOR), Swietach, Pawel (AUTHOR), Błaszczak, Wiktoria (AUTHOR), Novak, Ivana (AUTHOR), Deshar, Ganga (AUTHOR), Pedersen, Stine Falsig (AUTHOR), Ialchina, Renata (AUTHOR), Sandelin, Albin (AUTHOR), Yao, Jiayi (AUTHOR), Reshkin, Stephan J. (AUTHOR), Cardone, Rosa A. (AUTHOR), Carvalho, Tiago M. A. (AUTHOR), Arcangeli, Annarosa (AUTHOR), Bouazzi, Rayhana (AUTHOR), D'Alessandro, Franco N. (AUTHOR), Prevarskaya, Natalia (AUTHOR), Audero, Madelaine M. (AUTHOR), Ouadid‐Ahidouch, Halima (AUTHOR), Schnipper, Julie (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Acta Physiologica. Apr2026, Vol. 242 Issue 4, p1-11. 11p. |
| Subjects: |
Tumor microenvironment, Ion transport (Biology), Cancer invasiveness, Immunity, Acid-base chemistry, Drug target, Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Carrier proteins |
| Abstract: |
Aim: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) develops within a uniquely dynamic pH landscape shaped by substantial acid–base fluxes produced by the exocrine pancreas. Secretion of alkaline pancreatic juice, normally linked to digestion, produces intermittent acidifications of the pancreatic interstitium, which challenges epithelial and stromal cells. It was postulated that these unique pancreatic pH dynamics can facilitate PDAC initiation and progression through selection of a more aggressive phenotype emerging with PDAC driver mutations. Methods: Here, we summarize evidence that pH‐regulatory transport proteins have an important role in shaping the PDAC microenvironment. Results: pH‐regulatory transport proteins generate and sense their microenvironment and act as signaling hubs to regulate proliferation, migration, and metabolism, and immune evasion. In this way, transport proteins that are crucial for the normal physiology of the exocrine pancreas are misused and become coerced into playing a pro‐cancer role in pancreatic tumor cells, pancreatic stellate cells, or infiltrating immune cells. Experiments with PDAC mouse models revealed a therapeutic potential of targeting pH dynamics, notably by inhibition or genetic ablation of pH‐regulatory proteins. It is a consistent finding that these maneuvers have a marked impact on the tumor immune defense and the communication between cancer and immune cells. Conclusion: Collectively, we present a case for considering pH‐regulating proteins as a therapeutic avenue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
