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Constantinos Zambirinis

Division of Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Verified email at rutgers.edu
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[PDF][PDF] Extracellular vesicle and particle biomarkers define multiple human cancers

…, KE Gyan, M Cioffi, J Hernandez, CP Zambirinis… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
There is an unmet clinical need for improved tissue and liquid biopsy tools for cancer detection.
We investigated the proteomic profile of extracellular vesicles and particles (EVPs) in …

The pancreatic cancer microbiome promotes oncogenesis by induction of innate and adaptive immune suppression

S Pushalkar, M Hundeyin, D Daley, CP Zambirinis… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
We found that the cancerous pancreas harbors a markedly more abundant microbiome
compared with normal pancreas in both mice and humans, and select bacteria are differentially …

The necrosome promotes pancreatic oncogenesis via CXCL1 and Mincle-induced immune suppression

…, M Pergamo, A Ochi, CP Zambirinis… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Neoplastic pancreatic epithelial cells are believed to die through caspase 8-dependent
apoptotic cell death, and chemotherapy is thought to promote tumour apoptosis 1 . Conversely, …

MyD88 inhibition amplifies dendritic cell capacity to promote pancreatic carcinogenesis via Th2 cells

…, S Zarbakhsh, R Barilla, CP Zambirinis… - Journal of Experimental …, 2012 - rupress.org
The transition of chronic pancreatic fibroinflammatory disease to neoplasia is a primary
example of the paradigm linking inflammation to carcinogenesis. However, the cellular and …

Tumour extracellular vesicles and particles induce liver metabolic dysfunction

…, JH Zippin, JC Lo, GS Pitt, J Hernandez, CP Zambirinis… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer alters the function of multiple organs beyond those targeted by metastasis 1 , 2 .
Here we show that inflammation, fatty liver and dysregulated metabolism are hallmarks of …

Dectin 1 activation on macrophages by galectin 9 promotes pancreatic carcinoma and peritumoral immune tolerance

…, A Ochi, DW Heindel, KB Lee, CP Zambirinis… - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
The progression of pancreatic oncogenesis requires immune-suppressive inflammation in
cooperation with oncogenic mutations. However, the drivers of intratumoral immune tolerance …

[HTML][HTML] Toll-like receptor 7 regulates pancreatic carcinogenesis in mice and humans

A Ochi, CS Graffeo, CP Zambirinis… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is an aggressive cancer that interacts with stromal cells
to produce a highly inflammatory tumor microenvironment that promotes tumor growth and …

Pancreatic cancer, inflammation, and microbiome

CP Zambirinis, S Pushalkar, D Saxena… - The Cancer …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. No effective screening methods
exist, and available treatment modalities do not effectively treat the disease. Inflammatory …

[PDF][PDF] Dendritic cells limit fibroinflammatory injury in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in mice

…, CS Graffeo, A Rehman, NC Fallon, CP Zambirinis… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most common etiology of chronic liver dysfunction
in the United States and can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure. Inflammatory insult …

Dendritic cell populations with different concentrations of lipid regulate tolerance and immunity in mouse and human liver

…, M Jamal, CS Graffeo, JR Henning, CP Zambirinis… - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Immune cells of the liver must be able to recognize and react to
pathogens yet remain tolerant to food molecules and other nonpathogens. Dendritic cells (DCs) …