Tenzin Ngodup

Dr. Tenzin Ngodup


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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13 April 2026 in Cells
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SHSean Matthew Hannifin
Sean Matthew Hannifin
AMAshley Mello
Ashley Mello
TNTenzin Ngodup
Tenzin Ngodup
NKNam Hoon Kim
Nam Hoon Kim
MMMarina Pasca di Magliano
Marina Pasca di Magliano
KLKyoung Eun Lee
Kyoung Eun Lee
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal malignancy characterized by a dense fibroinflammatory stroma and profound hypoxia. Using pancreatic stellate cell-tumor organoid coculture models and single-cell RNA sequencing analyses, we uncover that hypoxia-driven fibroblast reprogramming promotes immunosuppressive macrophage phenotypes in PDAC. Mechanistically, hypoxia acts through tumor-fibroblast crosstalk to increase IL-6 expression in fibroblasts; in turn, fibroblast-derived IL-6 induces expression of arginase 1 (ARG1), a key mediator of immunosuppression, in macrophages via activation of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway. Consistent with these findings, macrophages enriched for hypoxia signatures are strongly associated with elevated immunosuppression programs and IL6/JAK/STAT3 signaling signatures in PDAC. Our study reveals a paracrine mechanism by which hypoxia coordinates tumor cell, fibroblast, and macrophage interactions to promote immune suppression in PDAC.