Review Article

Recent Advances in Our Understanding of HLA-G Biology: Lessons from a Wide Spectrum of Human Diseases

Table 1

Novel findings on HLA-G and tumors.

Type of tumorObservationCorrelation with clinical outcomePB sHLA-GAuthor

Murine modelHLA-G+ tumors are protected from rejectionLoumagne et al. [27]
ESCCTumors but not adjacent tissues expressed HLA-GPositive correlation with metastasisIncreasedZheng et al. [28]
Rectal cancerTumors are HLA-G+, FOXP3+, and HLA-class IWorse OSReimers et al. [29]
Colorectal cancerMost tumors expressed HLA-G and/or HLA-EWorse OSGuo et al. [30]
NSCLCHLA-G is expressed in adenocarcinoma but not in squamous cell carcinomaYan et al. [31]
Pancreatic cancerMost tumors are HLA-G+Positive correlation with metastasis and worse OSIncreasedXu et al. [32]
GliomaHLA-G expression is higher in tumors with blurred boundariesPositive correlation with invasivenessWang et al. [33]
Renal cell carcinomaExpression of some miRNAs downregulates HLA-G expression and increased antitumor immune responseJasinki-Bergner et al. [34]
Gastric cancerTGF-β induced HLA-G expression through miR152 downregulationGuan et al. [35]
Gastric cancerHLA-G+ DC-10 cells are increased in PB of patientsWorse prognosisIncreasedXu et al. [36]
Murine modelLILRB1 NK cells are more effective against HLA-G+ tumorsWu et al. [37]
Pancreatic cancerCD3+ TIL are decreased in HLA-G+ tumorsWorse OSZhou et al. [38]
Breast cancerOpposite prognostic value of free sHLA-G and sHLA-G in MV after chemotherapysHLA-G in MV positively correlated with worse prognosis; free sHLA-G positively correlated with better outcomeKönig et al. [39]
Breast cancerHigher sHLA-G levels in patients without previous pregnancy and breastfeeding historyWorse OSIncreasedZidi et al. [40]
DLBCLDifferent prognostic value of del/del polymorphisms of HLA-G geneWorse OSBielska et al. [41]
NSCLCSNP in HLA-G and LILRB1 genes and expression of HLA-G and LILRB1 are related to clinical outcomePositive correlation to high risk of tumor and tumor stageWiśniewski et al. [42]
Prostate cancerPolymorphisms in 3′ UTR of HLA-G gene are related to clinical outcomePositive correlation to higher susceptibilityZambra et al. [43]
Gastric adenocarcinomaHigher frequency of some polymorphisms of HLA-G gene in healthy controls than in patientsKhorrami et al. [44]
CLL14 bp polymorphism in 3′ UTR of HLA-G gene is related to clinical outcomeWorse OSRizzo et al. [45]