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Hsu HT, Mace EM, Carisey AF, Viswanath DI, Christakou AE, Wiklund M, Önfelt B, Orange JS. NK cells converge lytic granules to promote cytotoxicity and prevent bystander killing. J Cell Biol 2016; 215:875-889. [PMID: 27903610 PMCID: PMC5166499 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201604136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cell activation triggers sequential cellular events leading to destruction of diseased cells. We previously identified lytic granule convergence, a dynein- and integrin signal-dependent movement of lysosome-related organelles to the microtubule-organizing center, as an early step in the cell biological process underlying NK cell cytotoxicity. Why lytic granules converge during NK cell cytotoxicity, however, remains unclear. We experimentally controlled the availability of human ligands to regulate NK cell signaling and promote granule convergence with either directed or nondirected degranulation. By the use of acoustic trap microscopy, we generated specific effector-target cell arrangements to define the impact of the two modes of degranulation. NK cells with converged granules had greater targeted and less nonspecific "bystander" killing. Additionally, NK cells in which dynein was inhibited or integrin blocked under physiological conditions demonstrated increased nondirected degranulation and bystander killing. Thus, NK cells converge lytic granules and thereby improve the efficiency of targeted killing and prevent collateral damage to neighboring healthy cells.
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- Hsiang-Ting Hsu
- Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030
- Department of Pediatrics, Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030
- Department of Pediatrics, Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030
- Department of Pediatrics, Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030
- Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
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- Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030
- Department of Pediatrics, Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
- Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
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Kourea H, Kotoula V. Towards tumor immunodiagnostics. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2016; 4:263. [PMID: 27563650 PMCID: PMC4971369 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2016.07.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Immunodiagnostic markers applicable on tissue or cytologic material may be prognostic or predictive of response to immunomodulatory drugs and may also be classified according to whether they are cell-specific or tumor-tissue-specific. Cell-specific markers are evaluated under the microscope as (I) morphological, corresponding to the assessment of tumor infiltrating immune cells on routine hematoxylin & eosin (H&E) sections; and (II) immunophenotypic, including the immunohistochemical (IHC) assessment of markers characteristic for tumor infiltrating immune cells. Tumor-tissue-specific markers are assessed in tissue extracts that may be enriched in neoplastic cells but almost inevitably also contain stromal and immune cells infiltrating the tumor. Such markers include (I) immune-response-related gene expression profiles, and (II) tumor genotype characteristics, as recently assessed with large-scale genotyping methods, usually next generation sequencing (NGS) applications. Herein, we discuss the biological nature of immunodiagnostic markers, their potential clinical relevance and the shortcomings that have, as yet, prevented their clinical application.
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- Helen Kourea
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Patras, Rion, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Jin J, Zhu P, Liao Y, Li J, Liao W, He S. Elevated preoperative aspartate aminotransferase to lymphocyte ratio index as an independent prognostic factor for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatic resection. Oncotarget 2016; 6:19217-27. [PMID: 26057470 PMCID: PMC4662486 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Few studies have elucidated the relationship between preoperative aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to lymphocyte ratio and high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In search of a simple non-invasive prognostic marker, we investigated the prognostic significance of AST to lymphocyte ratio index (ALRI) in HCC. We reviewed retrospectively clinical parameters of 371 HCC patients who were treated with hepatectomy. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the cut-off value of preoperative ALRI. The predictive value of preoperative ALRI in HCC was evaluated by univariate and multivariate analyses using Cox proportional hazards regression modeling, and the survival probability of HCC patients was acquired by the Kaplan-Meier plots. In addition, stratified analysis was used to investigate the impact of preoperative ALRI on survival in different HCC subgroups. The results showed that preoperative ALRI was closely correlated with age (p = 0.007), median size (p = 0.004), clinical tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage (p < 0.001), and portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) (p < 0.001). Survival analysis indicated that HCC patients with preoperative ALRI > 25.2 have a poorer disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) after tumor resection. Multivariate analysis further identified preoperative ALRI > 25.2 (p = 0.002), III-IV of TNM stage (p = 0.011), PVTT (p = 0.035), size of tumor > 5 cm (p < 0.001) as independent risk factors of DFS; and preoperative ALRI > 25.2 (p = 0.001), III-IV of TNM stage (p = 0.005), PVTT (p = 0.012), size of tumor > 5 cm (p < 0.001), recurrence (p < 0.001) as independent prognostic factors for OS in HCC patients. Additionally, preoperative ALRI also showed different prognostic value in various subgroups of HCC. Elevated preoperative ALRI as a noninvasive, simple, and easily assessable parameter is an independent effective predictor of prognosis for patients with HCC.
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- Junfei Jin
- Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine in Liver Injury and Repair, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Disease Prevention and Control Center of Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine in Liver Injury and Repair, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine in Liver Injury and Repair, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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Tian W, Wang L, Yuan L, Duan W, Zhao W, Wang S, Zhang Q. A prognostic risk model for patients with triple negative breast cancer based on stromal natural killer cells, tumor-associated macrophages and growth-arrest specific protein 6. Cancer Sci 2016; 107:882-9. [PMID: 27145494 PMCID: PMC4946705 DOI: 10.1111/cas.12964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to establish a prognostic risk model for patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). A total of 278 specimens of human TNBC tissues were investigated by immunohistochemistry for growth‐arrest specific protein 6 expression, infiltrations of stromal natural killer cells and tumor‐associated macrophages. According to their prognostic risk scores based on the model, patients were divided into three groups (score 0, 1–2, 3). Correlations of prognostic risk scores, clinicopathologic features and overall survival (OS) were analyzed. To study the clinical value of this stratification model in early disease recurrence or metastasis, 177 patients were screened out for further analysis. Based on disease free survival (DFS), 90 patients fell within the DFS ≤3 years group and 87 patients within the DFS ≥5 years group. We analyzed the differences in prognostic risk scores between the two groups. The prognostic risk scores were negatively related to tumor size, lymph node metastasis and P53 status (P < 0.001 for all). Patients with low prognostic risk scores had longer OS (P = 0.001). Using multivariate analysis, it was determined that TNM stage (HR = 0.432, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.281–0.665, P = 0.003), FOXP3 positive lymphocytes (HR = 1.712, 95% CI = 1.085–2.702, P = 0.021) and prognostic risk scores (HR = 1.340, 95% CI = 1.192–1.644, P = 0.005) were independent prognostic factors for OS. Compared with the DFS ≥5 years group, the DFS ≤3 years group patients had significantly higher prognostic risk scores (P < 0.001). In conclusion, the prognostic risk score of the model was a significant indicator of prognosis for patients with TNBC.
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- Wenjing Tian
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Heilong Jiang Province, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,Oncology Key Lab of Heilongjiang Province Institution of Higher Education, Harbin, China
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The Prognostic Impact of NK/NKT Cell Density in Periampullary Adenocarcinoma Differs by Morphological Type and Adjuvant Treatment. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156497. [PMID: 27275582 PMCID: PMC4898776 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Natural killer (NK) cells and NK T cells (NKT) are vital parts of tumour immunosurveillance. However, their impact on prognosis and chemotherapy response in periampullary adenocarcinoma, including pancreatic cancer, has not yet been described. Methods Immune cell-specific expression of CD56, CD3, CD68 and CD1a was analysed by immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays with tumours from 175 consecutive cases of periampullary adenocarcinoma, 110 of pancreatobiliary type (PB-type) and 65 of intestinal type (I-type) morphology. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analysis were applied to determine the impact of CD56+ NK/NKT cells on 5-year overall survival (OS). Results High density of CD56+ NK/NKT cells correlated with low N-stage and lack of perineural, lymphatic vessel and peripancreatic fat invasion. High density of CD56+ NK/NKT cells was associated with prolonged OS in Kaplan-Meier analysis (p = 0.003), and in adjusted Cox regression analysis (HR = 0.49; 95% CI 0.29–0.86). The prognostic effect of high CD56+ NK/NKT cell infiltration was only evident in cases not receiving adjuvant chemotherapy in PB-type tumours (p for interaction = 0.014). Conclusion This study demonstrates that abundant infiltration of CD56+ NK/NKT cells is associated with a prolonged survival in periampullary adenocarcinoma. However, the negative interaction with adjuvant treatment is noteworthy. NK cell enhancing strategies may prove to be successful in the management of these cancers.
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NK Cells, Tumor Cell Transition, and Tumor Progression in Solid Malignancies: New Hints for NK-Based Immunotherapy? J Immunol Res 2016; 2016:4684268. [PMID: 27294158 PMCID: PMC4880686 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4684268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Several evidences suggest that NK cells can patrol the body and eliminate tumors in their initial phases but may hardly control established solid tumors. Multiple factors, including the transition of tumor cells towards a proinvasive/prometastatic phenotype, the immunosuppressive effect of the tumor microenvironment, and the tumor structure complexity, may account for limited NK cell efficacy. Several putative mechanisms of NK cell suppression have been defined in these last years; conversely, the cross talk between NK cells and tumor cells undergoing different transitional phases remains poorly explored. Nevertheless, recent in vitro studies and immunohistochemical analyses on tumor biopsies suggest that NK cells could not only kill tumor cells but also influence their evolution. Indeed, NK cells may induce tumor cells to change the expression of HLA-I, PD-L1, or NKG2D-L and modulate their susceptibility to the immune response. Moreover, NK cells may be preferentially located in the borders of tumor masses, where, indeed, tumor cells can undergo Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) acquiring prometastatic phenotype. Finally, the recently highlighted role of HMGB1 both in EMT and in amplifying the recruitment of NK cells provides further hints on a possible effect of NK cells on tumor progression and fosters new studies on this issue.
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Cariani E, Pilli M, Barili V, Porro E, Biasini E, Olivani A, Dalla Valle R, Trenti T, Ferrari C, Missale G. Natural killer cells phenotypic characterization as an outcome predictor of HCV-linked HCC after curative treatments. Oncoimmunology 2016; 5:e1154249. [PMID: 27622055 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2016.1154249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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NK-cell number and function have been associated with cancer progression. A detailed analysis of phenotypic and functional characteristics of NK-cells in HCC is still lacking. NK-cell function is regulated by activating and inhibitory receptors determined by genetic factors and engagement with cognate ligands on transformed or infected cells. We evaluated phenotypic and functional characteristic of NK-cells in HCC patients undergoing curative treatment in relation to clinical outcome. NK-cells from 70 HCC patients undergoing resection or ablative treatment, 18 healthy volunteers and 12 cirrhotic patients with HCV-infection (controls) were phenotypically characterized. Unsupervised clustering based on the frequency of cells expressing different phenotypic NK-cell markers segregated HCC patients into different cohorts that were compared for outcome. NK-cell cytokine production and cytotoxicity were compared between cohorts with different overall survival (OS) and time to disease recurrence (TTR). By multivariate analysis, age, Child-Pugh class and NK-cell phenotypic clustering could independently identify patients with significantly different OS. NK-cells from patients with better outcome expressed higher levels of cytotoxic granules and CD3ζ and lower levels of natural cytotoxic receptors (NCRs) that were co-expressed with the inhibitory receptor NKG2A known to negatively regulate NCR function. Cytotoxic function and IFNγ production were significantly lower in the cohort of patients with worse outcome compared to controls (p < 0.05). Our results show a role for NK-cells in the control of HCC progression and survival providing the basis for the development of immunotherapeutic strategies to potentiate NK-cell response.
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- Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma , Parma, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma , Parma, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma , Parma, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma , Parma, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma , Parma, Italy
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- Clinical Pathology-Toxicology, Ospedale Civile , Modena, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma , Parma, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma , Parma, Italy
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NK Cell-Dependent Growth Inhibition of Lewis Lung Cancer by Yu-Ping-Feng, an Ancient Chinese Herbal Formula. Mediators Inflamm 2016; 2016:3541283. [PMID: 27034590 PMCID: PMC4789500 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3541283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Little is known about Yu-Ping-Feng (YPF), a typical Chinese herbal decoction, for its antitumor efficacy in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we found that YPF significantly inhibited the growth of Lewis lung cancer, prolonged the survival of tumor-bearing mice, promoted NK cell tumor infiltration, increased the population of NK cells in spleen, and enhanced NK cell-mediated killing activity. The growth suppression of tumors by YPF was significantly reversed by the depletion of NK cells. Furthermore, we found that YPF significantly downregulated the expression of TGF-β, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, and IL-10 in tumor microenvironment. These results demonstrated that YPF has a NK cell-dependent inhibitory effect on Lewis lung cancer.
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Joncker NT, Bettini S, Boulet D, Guiraud M, Guerder S. The site of tumor development determines immunogenicity via temporal mobilization of antigen-laden dendritic cells in draining lymph nodes. Eur J Immunol 2015; 46:609-18. [PMID: 26626316 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The elimination of solid tumors largely depends on effective T-cell priming by dendritic cells (DCs). For decades, studies focusing on antitumoral immune responses have been performed with tumors transplanted subcutaneously (s.c.). These studies however do not take into account the heterogeneous tissue distribution and functionality of the different DC subsets. Given the crucial role of DCs in inducing protective immune response, we postulated that the anatomic location of tumor development may greatly impact tumor immunogenicity. We therefore implanted tumor cells either in the DC-rich dermis environment or in the s.c. tissue that mainly contains macrophages and monocytes. We showed that intradermal (i.d.), but not s.c. tumors are rapidly rejected in a T-cell-dependent manner and induce protective T-cell responses. The rejection of i.d. tumors correlates with rapid recruitment of dermal DCs presenting the tumor antigen to both CD4 and CD8 T cells in the draining lymph nodes (dLNs). The same DC subsets were mobilized upon s.c. tumor transplantation but with delayed kinetics. Altogether, our results show that the anatomical site of tumor development influences tumor immunogenicity, notably by controlling the kinetics of DC mobilization in the draining LNs.
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- Nathalie T Joncker
- Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France.,INSERM, U1043, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, UMR5282, Toulouse, France.,Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France.,INSERM, U1043, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, UMR5282, Toulouse, France.,Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France.,INSERM, U1043, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, UMR5282, Toulouse, France.,Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France.,INSERM, U1043, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, UMR5282, Toulouse, France.,Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France.,INSERM, U1043, Toulouse, France.,CNRS, UMR5282, Toulouse, France.,Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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Diao Y, Wang X, Wan Y, Zhong J, Gao D, Liu Y, Gao N, Li W, Liu B, Huang X, Jin Z, Peng B, Wang Z, Fu L, Chen S, Jin G. Antitumor activity of a novel small molecule TLR7 agonist via immune response induction and tumor microenvironment modulation. Oncol Rep 2015; 35:793-800. [PMID: 26718332 DOI: 10.3892/or.2015.4436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Immunotherapy is emerging as a powerful and active tumor-specific approach against cancer via triggering the immune system. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are fundamental elements of the immune system, which facilitate our understanding of the innate and adaptive immune pathways. TLR agonists used as single agents can effectively eradicate tumors due to their potent stimulation of innate and adaptive immunity. We examined the effects of a novel adenine type of TLR7 agonists on both innate and adaptive immune activation in vitro and in vivo. We established the local and distant tumor‑bearing mice derived from murine mammary carcinoma cell line (4T1) to model metastatic disease. Our data demonstrated that SZU101 was able to stimulate innate immune cells to release cytokines at the very high level compared with LPS at the same or lower concentration. Locally intratumoral SZU101 injection can elicit a systemic antitumor effect on murine breast tumor model. SZU101 affected the frequency of intratumoral immune cell infiltration, including the percentage of CD4+ and CD8+ increase, and the ratio of Tregs decrease. Our data reveal that the antitumor effect of SZU101 is associated with multiple mechanisms, inducing tumor‑specific immune response, activation of innate immune cells and modulation of the tumor microenvironment.
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- Yuwen Diao
- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, National‑Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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Gong C, Ni Z, Yao C, Zhu X, Ni L, Wang L, Zhu S. A High-Throughput Assay for Screening of Natural Products that Enhanced Tumoricidal Activity of NK Cells. Biol Proced Online 2015; 17:12. [PMID: 26516316 PMCID: PMC4625435 DOI: 10.1186/s12575-015-0026-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recently, immunotherapy has shown a lot of promise in cancer treatment and different immune cell types are involved in this endeavor. Among different immune cell populations, NK cells are also an important component in unleashing the therapeutic activity of immune cells. Therefore, in order to enhance the tumoricidal activity of NK cells, identification of new small-molecule natural products is important. Despite the availability of different screening methods for identification of natural products, a simple, economic and high-throughput method is lacking. Hence, in this study, we have developed a high-throughput assay for screening and indentifying natural products that can enhance NK cell-mediated killing of cancer cells. RESULTS We expanded human NK cell population from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) by culturing these PBMCs with membrane-bound IL-21 and CD137L engineered K562 cells. Next, expanded NK cells were co-cultured with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells with or without natural products and after 24 h of co-culturing, harvested supernatants were analyzed for IFN-γ secretions by ELISA method. We screened 502 natural products and identified that 28 candidates has the potential to induce IFN-γ secretion by NK cells to varying degrees. Among the 28 natural product candidates, we further confirmed and analyzed the potential of one molecule, andrographolide. It actually increased IFN-γ secretion by NK cells and enhanced NK cell-mediated killing of NSCLC cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrated that this IFN-γ based high-throughput assay for screening of natural products for NK cell tumoricidal activity is a simple, economic and reliable method.
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- Chenyuan Gong
- Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai Lun Road, Shanghai, 201203 P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai Lun Road, Shanghai, 201203 P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai Lun Road, Shanghai, 201203 P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai Lun Road, Shanghai, 201203 P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai Lun Road, Shanghai, 201203 P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai Lun Road, Shanghai, 201203 P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai Lun Road, Shanghai, 201203 P.R. China
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Cantoni C, Grauwet K, Pietra G, Parodi M, Mingari MC, Maria AD, Favoreel H, Vitale M. Role of NK cells in immunotherapy and virotherapy of solid tumors. Immunotherapy 2015; 7:861-82. [PMID: 26314197 DOI: 10.2217/imt.15.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Although natural killer (NK) cells are endowed with powerful cytolytic activity against cancer cells, their role in different therapies against solid tumors has not yet been fully elucidated. Their interactions with various elements of the tumor microenvironment as well as their possible effects in contributing to and/or limiting oncolytic virotherapy render this potential immunotherapeutic tool still difficult to exploit at the bedside. Here, we will review the current literature with the aim of providing new hints to manage this powerful cell type in future innovative therapies, such as the use of NK cells in combination with new cytokines, specific mAbs (inducing ADCC), Tyr-Kinase inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs and/or the design of oncolytic viruses aimed at optimizing the effect of NK cells in virotherapy.
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- Claudia Cantoni
- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Department of Virology, Parasitology & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova, Genova, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Department of Virology, Parasitology & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium
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Pahl J, Cerwenka A. Tricking the balance: NK cells in anti-cancer immunity. Immunobiology 2015; 222:11-20. [PMID: 26264743 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Natural Killer (NK) cells are classically considered innate immune effector cells involved in the first line of defense against infected and malignant cells. More recently, NK cells have emerged to acquire properties of adaptive immunity in response to certain viral infections such as expansion of specific NK cell subsets and long-lasting virus-specific responses to secondary challenges. NK cells distinguish healthy cells from abnormal cells by measuring the net input of activating and inhibitory signals perceived from target cells through NK cell surface receptors. Acquisition of activating ligands in combination with reduced expression of MHC class I molecules on virus-infected and cancer cells activates NK cell cytotoxicity and release of immunostimulatory cytokines like IFN-γ. In the cancer microenvironment however, NK cells become functionally impaired by inhibitory factors produced by immunosuppressive immune cells and cancer cells. Here we review recent progress on the role of NK cells in cancer immunity. We describe regulatory factors of the tumor microenvironment on NK cell function which determine cancer cell destruction or escape from immune recognition. Finally, recent strategies that focus on exploiting NK cell anti-cancer responses for immunotherapeutic approaches are outlined.
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- Jens Pahl
- Innate Immunity Group, D080, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69221 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Innate Immunity Group, D080, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69221 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Parodi M, Pedrazzi M, Cantoni C, Averna M, Patrone M, Cavaletto M, Spertino S, Pende D, Balsamo M, Pietra G, Sivori S, Carlomagno S, Mingari MC, Moretta L, Sparatore B, Vitale M. Natural Killer (NK)/melanoma cell interaction induces NK-mediated release of chemotactic High Mobility Group Box-1 (HMGB1) capable of amplifying NK cell recruitment. Oncoimmunology 2015; 4:e1052353. [PMID: 26587323 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2015.1052353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In this study we characterize a new mechanism by which Natural Killer (NK) cells may amplify their recruitment to tumors. We show that NK cells, upon interaction with melanoma cells, can release a chemotactic form of High Mobility Group Box-1 (HMGB1) protein capable of attracting additional activated NK cells. We first demonstrate that the engagement of different activating NK cell receptors, including those mainly involved in tumor cell recognition can induce the active release of HMGB1. Then we show that during NK-mediated tumor cell killing two HMGB1 forms are released, each displaying a specific electrophoretic mobility possibly corresponding to a different redox status. By the comparison of normal and perforin-defective NK cells (which are unable to kill target cells) we demonstrate that, in NK/melanoma cell co-cultures, NK cells specifically release an HMGB1 form that acts as chemoattractant, while dying tumor cells passively release a non-chemotactic HMGB1. Finally, we show that Receptor for Advanced Glycation End products is expressed by NK cells and mediates HMGB1-induced NK cell chemotaxis. Proteomic analysis of NK cells exposed to recombinant HMGB1 revealed that this molecule, besides inducing immediate chemotaxis, also promotes changes in the expression of proteins involved in the regulation of the cytoskeletal network. Importantly, these modifications could be associated with an increased motility of NK cells. Thus, our findings allow the definition of a previously unidentified mechanism used by NK cells to amplify their response to tumors, and provide additional clues for the emerging role of HMGB1 in immunomodulation and tumor immunity.
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- Monica Parodi
- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy ; Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy ; Istituto Giannina Gaslini ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy ; Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation (DiSIT); University of Piemonte Orientale ; Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation (DiSIT); University of Piemonte Orientale ; Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation (DiSIT); University of Piemonte Orientale ; Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy ; IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy ; Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy ; Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy ; IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST ; Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy ; Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR); University of Genova ; Genova, Italy
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Gras Navarro A, Björklund AT, Chekenya M. Therapeutic potential and challenges of natural killer cells in treatment of solid tumors. Front Immunol 2015; 6:202. [PMID: 25972872 PMCID: PMC4413815 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphoid cells that hold tremendous potential for effective immunotherapy for a broad range of cancers. Due to the mode of NK cell killing, requiring one-to-one target engagement and site-directed release of cytolytic granules, the therapeutic potential of NK cells has been most extensively explored in hematological malignancies. However, their ability to precisely kill antibody coated cells, cancer stem cells, and genotoxically altered cells, while maintaining tolerance to healthy cells makes them appealing therapeutic effectors for all cancer forms, including metastases. Due to their release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, NK cells may potently reverse the anti-inflammatory tumor microenvironment (TME) and augment adaptive immune responses by promoting differentiation, activation, and/or recruitment of accessory immune cells to sites of malignancy. Nevertheless, integrated and coordinated mechanisms of subversion of NK cell activity against the tumor and its microenvironment exist. Although our understanding of the receptor ligand interactions that regulate NK cell functionality has evolved remarkably, the diversity of ligands and receptors is complex, as is their mechanistic foundations in regulating NK cell function. In this article, we review the literature and highlight how the TME manipulates the NK cell phenotypes, genotypes, and tropism to evade tumor recognition and elimination. We discuss counter strategies that may be adopted to augment the efficacy of NK cell anti-tumor surveillance, the clinical trials that have been undertaken so far in solid malignancies, critically weighing the challenges and opportunities with this approach.
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- Karolinska University Hospital, Hematology Center and Karolinska Institute , Stockholm , Sweden
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway
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Jia Y, Wang H, Wang Y, Wang T, Wang M, Ma M, Duan Y, Meng X, Liu L. Low expression of Bin1, along with high expression of IDO in tumor tissue and draining lymph nodes, are predictors of poor prognosis for esophageal squamous cell cancer patients. Int J Cancer 2015; 137:1095-106. [PMID: 25683635 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) has been reported to be involved in esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) progression by promoting immune escape. Previous studies have revealed bridging integrator-1 (Bin1) can inhibit cancer cell growth by suppressing expression of IDO, thus we investigated the correlation between the expression of Bin1 and IDO and their prognostic significances for ESCC patients. Specimens were collected from 196 ESCC patients and detected with flow cytometry, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. We found that in tumor microenvironment (TME) and tumor draining lymph node (TDLN), the proportions of CD3(+) CD4(+) T cell, CD3(+) CD8(+) T cell and CD3(-) CD16(+) CD56(+) NK cell were lower while the proportions of CD3(-) CD19(+) B cell and CD4(+) CD25(+) Treg were higher in specimens with high IDO expression when compared to the specimens with low IDO expression (p < 0.01). In addition, IDO expression was negatively correlated with Bin1 expression at gene and protein level in TME and TDLN. Both the expression of Bin1 and IDO were associated with some clinicopathological parameters including differentiation grade, TNM stage, invasion range, lymph node metastasis (p < 0.05). Moreover, multivariate survival analysis suggested that, along with some other parameters, low expression of Bin1 and high expression of IDO might be independent prognostic factor for ESCC patients. Our results demonstrate that low expression of Bin1, along with high expression of IDO, are predictor for poor prognosis in ESCC and thereby could be used to establish new therapeutic strategies.
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- Yunlong Jia
- Department of Biotherapy, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Cancer Institute, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Cancer Institute, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Cancer Institute, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Cancer Institute, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Cancer Institute, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Cancer Institute, Shijiazhuang, China.,National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology and Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, China
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Rathore AS, Goel MM, Makker A, Kumar S, Srivastava AN. Is the tumor infiltrating natural killer cell (NK-TILs) count in infiltrating ductal carcinoma of breast prognostically significant? Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 15:3757-61. [PMID: 24870789 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.8.3757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of the CD56+NK-TIL count in infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) of breast. MATERIAL AND METHODS Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed using antibodies specific for CD56 on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue sections of 175 infiltrating ductal carcinomas (IDC) of breast. Distribution of intratumoral and stromal CD56+NK-TILs was assessed semi-quantitatively. RESULTS A low intratumoral CD56+count showed significant and inverse associations with tumor grade, stage, and lymph node status, whereas it had significant and direct association with response to treatment indicating good prognosis. These patients had better survival (χ2=4.80, p<0.05) and 0.52 fold lower death rate (HR=0.52, 95% CI=0.28-0.93) as compared to patients with high CD56+ intratumoral count. The association of survival was insignificant with low CD56 stromal count as compared to high CD56 stromal count (χ2=1.60, p>0.05). CONCLUSION To conclude, although NK-TIL count appeared as a significant predictor of prognosis, it alone may not be sufficient for predicting the outcome considering the fact that there exists a crosstalk between NK-TILs and the other immune infiltrating TILs.
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- Ankita Singh Rathore
- Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India E-mail :
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Wang WJ, Qin SH, Zhang JW, Jiang YY, Zhang JN, Zhao L. Combination Doxorubicin and Interferon-α Therapy Stimulates Immunogenicity of Murine Pancreatic Cancer Panc02 Cells via Up-regulation of NKG2D ligands and MHC Class I. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 15:9667-72. [DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.22.9667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Lee HM, Kim KS, Kim J. A comparative study of the effects of inhibitory cytokines on human natural killer cells and the mechanistic features of transforming growth factor-beta. Cell Immunol 2014; 290:52-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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S100 expression in dendritic cells is inversely correlated with tumor grade in endometrial carcinoma. Obstet Gynecol Sci 2014; 57:201-7. [PMID: 24883291 PMCID: PMC4038686 DOI: 10.5468/ogs.2014.57.3.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Revised: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to determine the expression of S100 positive dendritic cells (DCs) and the relationship with clinicopathologic factors in endometrial carcinoma. Methods Samples were collected from 89 patients with endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma treated in Pusan National University Hospital from 2004 to 2011. Normal endometrial tissues were obtained from 30 hysterectomized women with benign adnexal masses and served as controls. Paraffin-embedded sections were immunohistochemically stained for S100 was performed, and the number of positive DCs was counted. The relationship of these cells to the stage, histological grade, myometrial invasion, and lymph node metastasis was analyzed. Results The proportion of S100-positive DCs in the endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma was 31.5% (28/89), which was significantly higher (P<0.05) than in the control group. The proportion of S100-positive DC expression was negatively correlated with the histologic grade, but was not associated with the stage, myometrial invasion, or lymph node metastasis. Conclusion High DC density was inversely correlated with histologic grade in endometrial carcinoma. Tumor-infiltrating S100+ DCs may be used as pathologic marker in endometrial carcinoma.
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Gene expression correlation for cancer diagnosis: a pilot study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:253804. [PMID: 24818135 PMCID: PMC4000964 DOI: 10.1155/2014/253804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Poor prognosis for late-stage, high-grade, and recurrent cancers has been motivating cancer researchers to search for more efficient biomarkers to identify the onset of cancer. Recent advances in constructing and dynamically analyzing biomolecular networks for different types of cancer have provided a promising novel strategy to detect tumorigenesis and metastasis. The observation of different biomolecular networks associated with normal and cancerous states led us to hypothesize that correlations for gene expressions could serve as valid indicators of early cancer development. In this pilot study, we tested our hypothesis by examining whether the mRNA expressions of three randomly selected cancer-related genes PIK3C3, PIM3, and PTEN were correlated during cancer progression and the correlation coefficients could be used for cancer diagnosis. Strong correlations (0.68 ≤ r ≤ 1.0) were observed between PIK3C3 and PIM3 in breast cancer, between PIK3C3 and PTEN in breast and ovary cancers, and between PIM3 and PTEN in breast, kidney, liver, and thyroid cancers during disease progression, implicating that the correlations for cancer network gene expressions could serve as a supplement to current clinical biomarkers, such as cancer antigens, for early cancer diagnosis.
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Zhang M, Luo F, Zhang Y, Wang L, Lin W, Yang M, Hu D, Wu X, Chu Y. Pseudomonas aeruginosa mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin promotes T-cell response via toll-like receptor 4-mediated dendritic cells to slow tumor progression in mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2014; 349:279-87. [PMID: 24623801 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.113.212316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa-mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (PA-MSHA) as a drug may kill tumor cells and has been used clinically. However, the antitumor immune response of PA-MSHA is not completely understood. In this study, we found that treating Lewis lung carcinoma (3LL)-bearing mice with PA-MSHA plus 3LL antigen led to slower tumor progression and longer survival. After PA-MSHA treatment, T-cell number and dendritic cell maturation were both increased significantly at the tumor site. In addition, PA-MSHA in vitro stimulation resulted in the maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) from naive mice, showing higher costimulatory molecule expression, more cytokine secretion, lower endocytic activity, and stronger capacity to enhance T-cell activation. Toll-like receptor (TLR)4 but not TLR2 was required in the maturation process. More importantly, PA-MSHA-induced DCs were essential for PA-MSHA to enhance activation, expansion, and interferon (IFN)-γ secretion of TLR4-mediated T cells, which play a role in the antitumor effect of PA-MSHA. Thus, this study reveals PA-MSHA as a novel TLR4 agonist that elicits antitumor immune response to slow tumor progression.
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- Min Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of MOE/MOH, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Biotherapy Research Center (M.Z., F.L., Y.Z., L.W., W.L., Y.C.) and Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital (M.Y.), Fudan University, Shanghai, China; and Beijing Wanter Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Huairou Yanqi Economic-Technical Development Area, Beijing, China (D.H., X.W.)
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The anti-lung cancer activity of SEP is mediated by the activation and cytotoxicity of NK cells via TLR2/4 in vivo. Biochem Pharmacol 2014; 89:119-30. [PMID: 24630931 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Strongylocentrotus nudus egg polysaccharide (SEP) has been reported to display antitumor activity. However, the effects of SEP and its underlying mechanism in the treatment of lung cancer remain unclear, particularly with an immunodeficient mouse model of human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the present study, we investigated the anti-lung cancer effects of SEP and its underlying mechanism of action in both Lewis lung cancer (LLC)-bearing C57/BL6J mice and human NSCLC H460-bearing nude mice. Although SEP showed no inhibitory effects on tumor cells in vitro, it markedly stimulated the percentage of CD3-NK1.1(+) cells and natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity in the spleens of nude mice and C57/BL6J mice. In LLC-bearing mice, SEP not only inhibited tumor growth but also promoted NK-mediated cytotoxicity, the NK1.1(+) cell population, and IL-2 and IFN-γ secretion. SEP significantly suppressed H460 growth in nude mice, which was abrogated by the selective depletion of NK cells via the intraperitoneal injection of anti-asialo GM-1 antibodies. Furthermore, anti-TLR2/4 antibodies blocked both SEP and NK cell binding and SEP-induced perforin secretion. SEP-induced proliferation and IFN-γ secretion by NK cells in wild type mice were partially impaired in TLR2 or TLR4 knockout mice. These results suggest that SEP-promoted NK cytotoxicity, which was partially mediated via TLR2 and TLR4, was the main contributing factor to lung cancer inhibition in vivo and that SEP may be a potential immunotherapy candidate for the treatment of lung cancer.
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Bellora F, Castriconi R, Dondero A, Pessino A, Nencioni A, Liggieri G, Moretta L, Mantovani A, Moretta A, Bottino C. TLR activation of tumor-associated macrophages from ovarian cancer patients triggers cytolytic activity of NK cells. Eur J Immunol 2014; 44:1814-22. [PMID: 24510590 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201344130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We analyzed the functional outcome of the interaction between tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and natural killer (NK) cells. TAMs from ascites of ovarian cancer patients displayed an alternatively activated functional phenotype (M2) characterized by a remarkably high frequency and surface density of membrane-bound IL-18. Upon TLR engagement, TAMs acquired a classically activated functional phenotype (M1), released immunostimulatory cytokines (IL-12, soluble IL-18), and efficiently triggered the cytolytic activity of NK cells. TAMs also induced the release of IFN-γ from NK cells, which however was significantly lower compared with that induced by in vitro-polarized M2 cells. Most tumor-associated NK cells displayed a CD56(bright) , CD16(neg) or CD56(bright) , CD16(dim) phenotype, and very poor cytolytic activities, despite an increased expression of the activation marker CD69. They also showed downregulation of DNAM-1, 2B4, and NTB-A activating receptors, and an altered chemokine receptor repertoire. Importantly however, when appropriately stimulated, NK cells from the patients, including those cells isolated from ascites, efficiently killed autologous TAMs that expressed low, "nonprotective" levels of HLA class I molecules. Overall, our data show the existence of a complex tumor microenvironment in which poorly cytolytic/immature NK cells deal with immunosuppressive tumor-educated macrophages.
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- Francesca Bellora
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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Bouwer AL, Saunderson SC, Caldwell FJ, Damani TT, Pelham SJ, Dunn AC, Jack RW, Stoitzner P, McLellan AD. NK Cells Are Required for Dendritic Cell–Based Immunotherapy at the Time of Tumor Challenge. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:2514-21. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bellora F, Castriconi R, Dondero A, Carrega P, Mantovani A, Ferlazzo G, Moretta A, Bottino C. Human NK cells and NK receptors. Immunol Lett 2013; 161:168-73. [PMID: 24361820 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2013.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In early seventies "natural killer (NK) cells", a third lymphocyte subset was discovered that revealed an unexpected ability to kill syngeneic and allogeneic tumor targets, thus emerging as the most potent non-specific cytotoxic cells in both human and mouse. Decades of research revealed the multifaceted nature of these cells. Now we know that NK cells are highly specific cells able to discriminate between self (which is spared) and non-self (which is attacked). Most of the specific and non HLA-specific surface receptors involved in NK cell recognition and function have been identified and, to date, only few of them still remain orphans. We also know that NK cells contribute to both innate and adaptive immune responses, interact with other immune cell types and release type 1 cytokines and chemokines. Moreover, fundamental data are accumulating on NK cell development and migration under both physiological and pathological conditions. The time is arrived to exploit these cells in the cure of cancer patients. While encouraging results emerged in hematological malignances, the road to treat solid tumors using NK cells is still covered by obstacles that hamper their function and that just begin to be unveiled.
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- Francesca Bellora
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Giannina Gaslini, L.go G. Gaslini 5, 16147 Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS and Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Patologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Messina and A.O.U. Policlinico "G.Martino", Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98125 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via L.B. Alberti 2, 16132 Genova, Italy; Istituto Giannina Gaslini, L.go G. Gaslini 5, 16147 Genova, Italy.
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Charbonneau B, Goode EL, Kalli KR, Knutson KL, Derycke MS. The immune system in the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer. Crit Rev Immunol 2013; 33:137-64. [PMID: 23582060 DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.2013006813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Clinical outcomes in ovarian cancer are heterogeneous even when considering common features such as stage, response to therapy, and grade. This disparity in outcomes warrants further exploration into tumor and host characteristics. One compelling host characteristic is the immune response to ovarian cancer. While several studies have confirmed a prominent role for the immune system in modifying the clinical course of the disease, recent genetic and protein analyses also suggest a role in disease incidence. Recent studies also show that anti-tumor immunity is often negated by immune suppressive cells present in the tumor microenvironment. These suppressive immune cells also directly enhance the pathogenesis through the release of various cytokines and chemokines, which together form an integrated pathologic network. Thus, future research into immunotherapy targeting ovarian cancer will likely become increasingly focused on combination approaches that simultaneously augment immunity while preventing local immune suppression or by disrupting critical cytokine networks.
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- Bridget Charbonneau
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Zhang B, Liu Y, Wang X, Jiang L, Lu Z, Zhang X, Li K, Hu H. A novel recombinant Salmonella vaccine enhances the innate immunity of NK cells against acute myeloid leukaemia cells Kasumi-1 in vitro. Cell Biol Int 2013; 37:1320-9. [PMID: 23956116 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Minor histocompatibility antigen HA-1-specific cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL) clones have apparent anti-leukaemic efficacy, and the AML/ETO gene is a special fusion gene in leukaemic cells. Thus, we hypothesised that a vaccine targeting HA-1 and AML/ETO could stimulate NK cells to target leukaemia cells. Furthermore, we packaged the vaccine using attenuated Salmonella to enhance its immuno-activity. Expression of the NK cell-activating ligand ULBP2 was notably elevated upon packaging in a co-recombinant group. An AML/ETO single plasmid gave the weakest vaccine. The level of miR-182, which targets ULBP2, significantly decreased with increasing IFN-γ and granzyme B in a co-recombinant group. In summary, DNA vaccines including AML/ETO and HA-1 fragments significantly enhance the innate immunity of NK cells in vitro.
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- Bei Zhang
- Department of Oncology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Chen C, Shen LJ, Li BF, Gao J, Xia YF. Smoking is a poor prognostic factor for male nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2013; 110:409-15. [PMID: 24021341 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2012] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of smoking on prognosis of male nasopharyngeal carcinoma by comparing the treatment outcomes between smokers and non-smokers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 2450 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients were enrolled, including 1865 male patients. Matching was performed between smokers and non-smokers in male patients according to age, UICC clinical stage, T stage, N stage and treatment. Survival outcomes were compared using Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression. Smoking index was calculated by multiplying cigarette packs per day and smoked time (year). RESULTS In male patients, smokers had significantly lower 5-year overall survival (70.1% vs. 77.5%, P<0.001) and locoregional recurrent free survival (76.8% vs.82.4%, P = 0.002) compared with non-smokers. Matched-pair analysis showed that smokers kept a high risk of death compared with non-smokers (HR = 2.316, P<0.001). High degree of smoking index (>15 pack-years) had a poor effect on overall survival (HR = 1.225, P = 0.016). When smoking index was more than 45 and 60 pack-years, the risk for death increased to 1.498 and 1.899 fold compared with non-smokers (P = 0.040, 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Smoking was a poor prognostic factor for male nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The heavier the patients smoked, the poorer prognosis they suffered.
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- Chen Chen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China; Zhongshan School of Medcine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China; Zhongshan School of Medcine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China; Zhongshan School of Medcine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, , Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, , Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Balsamo M, Manzini C, Pietra G, Raggi F, Blengio F, Mingari MC, Varesio L, Moretta L, Bosco MC, Vitale M. Hypoxia downregulates the expression of activating receptors involved in NK-cell-mediated target cell killing without affecting ADCC. Eur J Immunol 2013; 43:2756-64. [PMID: 23913266 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201343448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In certain infection sites or tumor tissues, the disruption of homeostasis can give rise to a hypoxic microenvironment, which, in turn, can alter the function of different immune cell types and favor the progression of the disease. Natural killer (NK) cells are directly involved in the elimination of virus-infected or transformed cells, however it is unknown whether their function is affected by hypoxia or not. In this study, we show that NK cells adapt to a hypoxic environment by upregulating the hypoxia-inducible factor 1α. However, NK cells lose their ability to upregulate the surface expression of the major activating NK-cell receptors (NKp46, NKp30, NKp44, and NKG2D) in response to IL-2 (or other activating cytokines, including IL-15, IL-12, and IL-21). These altered phenotypic features correlate with reduced responses to triggering signals resulting in impaired capability of killing infected or tumor target cells. Remarkably, hypoxia does not significantly alter the surface density and the triggering function of the Fc-γ receptor CD16, thus allowing NK cells to maintain their capability of killing target cells via antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. This finding offers an important clue for exploitation of NK cell in antibody-based immunotherapy of cancer.
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- Mirna Balsamo
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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Carlin LE, Guseva NV, Shey MR, Ballas ZK, Heusel JW. The Glycophosphatidylinositol Anchor of the MCMV Evasin, m157, Facilitates Optimal Cell Surface Expression and Ly49 Receptor Recognition. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67295. [PMID: 23840655 PMCID: PMC3686720 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The murine cytomegalovirus-encoded protein m157 is a cognate ligand for both inhibitory and activating receptors expressed by natural killer cells. Additionally, m157 is expressed on the surface of infected cells by a glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. Although endogenous GPI-anchored proteins are known to be ligands for the NK cell receptor, NKG2D, the contribution of the GPI anchor for viral m157 ligand function is unknown. To determine whether the GPI anchor for m157 is dispensable for m157 function, we generated m157 variants expressed as transmembrane fusion proteins and tested cells expressing transmembrane m157 for the capacity to activate cognate Ly49 receptors. We found that the GPI anchor is required for high-level cell surface expression of m157, and that the transmembrane m157 ligand retains the capacity to activate reporter cells and NK cells expressing Ly49H, as well as Ly49I(129) reporter cells, but with reduced potency. Importantly, target cells expressing the transmembrane form of m157 were killed less efficiently and failed to mediate Ly49H receptor downregulation on fresh NK cells compared to targets expressing GPI-anchored m157. Taken together, these results show that the GPI anchor for m157 facilitates robust cell surface expression, and that NK cells are sensitive to the altered cell surface expression of this potent viral evasin.
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- Lindsey E. Carlin
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- The Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- The Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- The Iowa City VA Medical Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- The Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- The Iowa City VA Medical Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- The Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Oberoi P, Wels WS. Arming NK cells with enhanced antitumor activity: CARs and beyond. Oncoimmunology 2013; 2:e25220. [PMID: 24167761 PMCID: PMC3805653 DOI: 10.4161/onci.25220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells hold great promise for adoptive cancer immunotherapy. The antitumor activity of NK cells can be enhanced by the transgene driven expression of chimeric antigen receptors that facilitate the selective recognition and killing of malignant cells. Recent data from our laboratory suggest that NK cells may similarly be “armed” against neoplastic cells by the expression of cancer-specific granzyme B-containing fusion proteins that are released as soluble factors upon NK-cell activation.
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- Pranav Oberoi
- Chemotherapeutisches Forschungsinstitut Georg-Speyer-Haus; Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Bouwer AL, Saunderson SC, Dunn AC, Lester KL, Crowley LR, Jack RW, McLellan AD. Rapid interferon-gamma release from natural killer cells induced by a streptococcal commensal. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2013; 33:459-66. [PMID: 23659669 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2012.0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is a critical cytokine for the initiation of immune responses against a variety of infectious agents and malignancies. We found that a range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria stimulated the rapid release (<24 h) of IFN-γ from murine leukocytes. Using fluorescence activated cell sorting and cd1d(-/-) and rag1(-/-) mice, we determined that dendritic cells (DCs) and natural killer (NK) cells were primarily responsible for IFN-γ release by Streptococcus salivarius, a Gram-positive commensal, previously noted to possess potent interleukin-12 (IL-12)-inducing potential. IFN-γ release from NK cells required DC:NK membrane contact and IL-12/IL-18 expression, but was independent of lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1-mediated interactions. IFN-γ release in response to bacteria was maintained in mice deficient for Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 and TLR-4, suggesting that bacteria activate antigen-presenting cells via multiple, redundant pathways. Together, our results suggest that Gram-positive bacteria may be useful in driving NK cell activation and T helper 1 polarization and have the potential for development as effective adjuvants.
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- Anthea L Bouwer
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Castriconi R, Dondero A, Bellora F, Moretta L, Castellano A, Locatelli F, Corrias MV, Moretta A, Bottino C. Neuroblastoma-derived TGF-β1 modulates the chemokine receptor repertoire of human resting NK cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:5321-8. [PMID: 23576682 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study, we show that neuroblastoma (NB) cell conditioning affects the chemokine receptor repertoire of human resting NK cells. In particular, NB cells upregulated the expression of CXCR4 and CXCR3 in all NK cells and downregulated CX3CR1 in the CD56(dim) subset. On the contrary, the expression of CXCR1 and CCR7 remained unaltered. The phenomenon was dependent on the release by NB cells of TGF-β1, and rTGF-β1 induced a chemokine receptor repertoire identical to that of NB-conditioned NK cells. The immune modulatory role of TGF-β1 appears to be dose dependent because low amounts of the cytokine were sufficient to modulate CXCR4 and CX3CR1 expression, intermediate amounts modified that of CXCR3, and high amounts were necessary to downregulate the expression of the NKp30 activating receptor. Notably, a similar receptor modulation was observed in rTGF-β2-conditioned NK cells. Finally, the analysis of NK cells from patients with stage 4 NB suggests that NB conditioning could exert in vivo an immune modulatory effect resembling that emerged from in vitro experiments. Altogether our data propose a novel tumor escape-mechanism based on the modulation of chemokine receptors that play pivotal roles in NK cells bone marrow homing, egress, or recruitment into peripheral tissues.
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- Roberta Castriconi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Genova, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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Witek Janusek L, Tell D, Albuquerque K, Mathews HL. Childhood adversity increases vulnerability for behavioral symptoms and immune dysregulation in women with breast cancer. Brain Behav Immun 2013; 30 Suppl:S149-62. [PMID: 22659062 PMCID: PMC3492527 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Women respond differentially to the stress-associated with breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, with some women experiencing more intense and/or sustained behavioral symptoms and immune dysregulation than others. Childhood adversity has been identified to produce long-term dysregulation of stress response systems, increasing reactivity to stressors encountered during adulthood. This study determined whether childhood adversity increased vulnerability for more intense and sustained behavioral symptoms (fatigue, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms), poorer quality of life, and greater immune dysregulation in women (N=40) with breast cancer. Evaluation was after breast surgery and through early survivorship. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to examine intra-individual and inter-individual differences with respect to initial status and to the pattern of change (i.e. trajectory) of outcomes. At initial assessment, women exposed to childhood emotional neglect/abuse had greater perceived stress, fatigue, depressive symptoms and poorer quality of life, as well as lower natural killer cell activity (NKCA). Although these outcomes improved over time, women with greater childhood emotional neglect/abuse exhibited worse outcomes through early survivorship. No effect was observed on the pattern of change for these outcomes. In contrast, childhood physical neglect predicted sustained trajectories of greater perceived stress, worse quality of life, and elevated plasma IL-6; with no effect observed at initial assessment. Thus, childhood adversity leaves an enduring imprint, increasing vulnerability for behavioral symptoms, poor quality of life, and elevations in IL-6 in women with breast cancer. Further, childhood adversity predisposes to lower NKCA at a critical time when this immune-effector mechanism is most effective at halting nascent tumor seeding.
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- Linda Witek Janusek
- Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Health Science Division, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
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- Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Health Science Division, Maywood, IL 60153
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- Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Health Science Division, Maywood, IL 60153
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- Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Health Science Division, Maywood, IL 60153
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Along with the increasing population of elderly people in developed countries, anesthesiologists have increasing opportunities to anesthetize cancer patients in their routine work. However, no guideline of anesthesia procedures for cancer patients is available even though guidelines of operative procedures have been formulated for different types of cancer. This review provides recent findings related to the optimal choice of anesthetics and adequate anesthesia management for cancer patients. RECENT FINDINGS The intrinsic weapon fighting cancer cells is competent immune cells, particularly CD4+ T helper 1-type cells, CD8+ cytotoxic T cells, and natural killer cells. However, surgical inflammation, some anesthetics, and inadvertent anesthesia management suppress these effector cells and induce suppressive immune cells, which render cancer patients susceptible to tumor recurrence and metastasis after surgery. SUMMARY Accumulated basic and clinical data suggest that total intravenous anesthesia with propofol, cyclooxygenase antagonists, and regional anesthesia can decrease negative consequences associated with perioperative immunosuppression. Volatile anesthesia, systemic morphine administration, unnecessary blood transfusions, intraoperative hypoxia, hypotension, hypothermia, and hyperglycemia should be avoided.
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Immune microenvironment in tumor progression: characteristics and challenges for therapy. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2012; 2012:608406. [PMID: 22927846 PMCID: PMC3423944 DOI: 10.1155/2012/608406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The tumor microenvironment plays a critical role in cancer development, progression, and control. The molecular and cellular nature of the tumor immune microenvironment influences disease outcome by altering the balance of suppressive versus cytotoxic responses in the vicinity of the tumor. Recent developments in systems biology have improved our understanding of the complex interactions between tumors and their immunological microenvironment in various human cancers. Effective tumor surveillance by the host immune system protects against disease, but chronic inflammation and tumor “immunoediting” have also been implicated in disease development and progression. Accordingly, reactivation and maintenance of appropriate antitumor responses within the tumor microenvironment correlate with a good prognosis in cancer patients. Improved understanding of the factors that shape the tumor microenvironment will be critical for the development of effective future strategies for disease management. The manipulation of these microenvironmental factors is already emerging as a promising tool for novel cancer treatments. In this paper, we summarize the various roles of the tumor microenvironment in cancer, focusing on immunological mediators of tumor progression and control, as well as the significant challenges for future therapies.
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MALDI-MS-Based Profiling of Serum Proteome: Detection of Changes Related to Progression of Cancer and Response to Anticancer Treatment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS 2012; 2012:926427. [PMID: 22900176 PMCID: PMC3413974 DOI: 10.1155/2012/926427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Mass spectrometry-based analyses of the low-molecular-weight fraction of serum proteome allow identifying proteome profiles (signatures) that are potentially useful in detection and classification of cancer. Several published studies have shown that multipeptide signatures selected in numerical tests have potential values for diagnostics of different types of cancer. However due to apparent problems with standardization of methodological details, both experimental and computational, none of the proposed peptide signatures analyzed directly by MALDI/SELDI-ToF spectrometry has been approved for routine diagnostics. Noteworthy, several components of proposed cancer signatures, especially those characteristic for advanced cancer, were identified as fragments of blood proteins involved in the acute phase and inflammatory response. This indicated that among cancer biomarker candidates to be possibly identified by serum proteome profiling were rather those reflecting overall influence of a disease (and the therapy) upon the human organism, than products of cancer-specific genes. Current paper focuses on changes in serum proteome that are related to response of patient's organism to progressing malignancy and toxicity of anticancer treatment. In addition, several methodological issues that affect robustness and interlaboratory reproducibility of MS-based serum proteome profiling are discussed.
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Albuquerque K, Tell D, Lobo P, Millbrandt L, Mathews HL, Janusek LW. Impact of partial versus whole breast radiation therapy on fatigue, perceived stress, quality of life and natural killer cell activity in women with breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2012; 12:251. [PMID: 22708709 PMCID: PMC3542587 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction This pilot study used a prospective longitudinal design to compare the effect of adjuvant whole breast radiation therapy (WBRT) versus partial breast radiation therapy (PBRT) on fatigue, perceived stress, quality of life and natural killer cell activity (NKCA) in women receiving radiation after breast cancer surgery. Methods Women (N = 30) with early-stage breast cancer received either PBRT, Mammosite brachytherapy at dose of 34 Gy 10 fractions/5 days, (N = 15) or WBRT, 3-D conformal techniques at dose of 50 Gy +10 Gy Boost/30 fractions, (N = 15). Treatment was determined by the attending oncologist after discussion with the patient and the choice was based on tumor stage and clinical need. Women were assessed prior to initiation of radiation therapy and twice after completion of radiation therapy. At each assessment, blood was obtained for determination of NKCA and the following instruments were administered: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue (FACT-F), and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G). Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was used to evaluate group differences in initial outcomes and change in outcomes over time. Results Fatigue (FACT-F) levels, which were similar prior to radiation therapy, demonstrated a significant difference in trajectory. Women who received PBRT reported progressively lower fatigue; conversely fatigue worsened over time for women who received WBRT. No difference in perceived stress was observed between women who received PBRT or WBRT. Both groups of women reported similar levels of quality of life (FACT-G) prior to initiation of radiation therapy. However, HLM analysis revealed significant group differences in the trajectory of quality of life, such that women receiving PBRT exhibited a linear increase in quality of life over time after completion of radiation therapy; whereas women receiving WBRT showed a decreasing trajectory. NKCA was also similar between therapy groups but additional post hoc analysis revealed that better quality of life significantly predicted higher NKCA regardless of therapy. Conclusions Compared to WBRT, PBRT results in more rapid recovery from cancer-related fatigue with improved restoration of quality of life after radiation therapy. Additionally, better quality of life predicts higher NKCA against tumor targets, emphasizing the importance of fostering quality of life for women undergoing adjuvant radiation therapy.
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- Kevin Albuquerque
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL, USA.
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Wang C, Zhuang Y, Zhang Y, Luo Z, Gao N, Li P, Pan H, Cai L, Ma Y. Toll-like receptor 3 agonist complexed with cationic liposome augments vaccine-elicited antitumor immunity by enhancing TLR3-IRF3 signaling and type I interferons in dendritic cells. Vaccine 2012; 30:4790-9. [PMID: 22634298 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2011] [Revised: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 05/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cancer vaccine-based immunotherapy is emerging as a novel therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment. However, its antitumor effect remains unsatisfied due to the poor immunogenicity of tumor antigens (Ags). Although polyriboinosinic: polyribocytidylic acid (PIC), a TLR3 agonist, has been reported as a promising adjuvant for cancer vaccines, its immunopotency may be limited by insufficient cellular penetration. In the present study, we incorporated PIC into DOTAP cationic liposome to generate PIC-DOTAP Liposome Complex (PDLC) nanoparticles. The results showed that PDLC was more potent than DOTAP or PIC to enhance vaccine-induced tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response and IFN-γ production. Moreover, two doses of PDLC vaccines remarkably suppressed tumor growth in mice, which involved the participance of CD8(+) T cells and depended on the presence of Ag. The superior antitumor effect of PDLC vaccines could be attributable to enhanced maturation of mouse bone-marrow dendritic cells (BMDCs) and increased production of type I IFNs. More importantly, PDLC strengthened the TLR3 signaling in BMDCs by enhancing the interaction of PIC with TLR3 and augmenting downstream IRF-3 phosphorylation, as well as elevating IRF-3/IRF-7 mRNA transcription. Taking together, the complex of PIC and DOTAP liposomes enhanced PIC uptake and consequential TLR3 signaling in BMDCs, which in turn promoted DC maturation and type I IFN production, thereby augmenting the antitumor effect of cancer vaccines.
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- Ce Wang
- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cancer Nanotechnology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advance Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, PR China
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Yao Q, Chen J, Lv Y, Wang T, Zhang J, Fan J, Wang L. The significance of expression of autophagy-related gene Beclin, Bcl-2, and Bax in breast cancer tissues. Tumour Biol 2011; 32:1163-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-011-0219-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Bryceson YT, Ljunggren HG. Natural killer cells: biology, physiology and medicine - part 2. J Innate Immun 2011; 3:327-8. [PMID: 21613776 DOI: 10.1159/000327015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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