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Hadjigol S, Shah BA, O’Brien-Simpson NM. The ‘Danse Macabre’—Neutrophils the Interactive Partner Affecting Oral Cancer Outcomes. Front Immunol 2022; 13:894021. [PMID: 35784290 PMCID: PMC9243430 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.894021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Over the past few decades, tremendous advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer have taken place. However for head and neck cancers, including oral cancer, the overall survival rate is below 50% and they remain the seventh most common malignancy worldwide. These cancers are, commonly, aggressive, genetically complex, and difficult to treat and the delay, which often occurs between early recognition of symptoms and diagnosis, and the start of treatment of these cancers, is associated with poor prognosis. Cancer development and progression occurs in concert with alterations in the surrounding stroma, with the immune system being an essential element in this process. Despite neutrophils having major roles in the pathology of many diseases, they were thought to have little impact on cancer development and progression. Recent studies are now challenging this notion and placing neutrophils as central interactive players with other immune and tumor cells in affecting cancer pathology. This review focuses on how neutrophils and their sub-phenotypes, N1, N2, and myeloid-derived suppressor cells, both directly and indirectly affect the anti-tumor and pro-tumor immune responses. Emphasis is placed on what is currently known about the interaction of neutrophils with myeloid innate immune cells (such as dendritic cells and macrophages), innate lymphoid cells, natural killer cells, and fibroblasts to affect the tumor microenvironment and progression of oral cancer. A better understanding of this dialog will allow for improved therapeutics that concurrently target several components of the tumor microenvironment, increasing the possibility of constructive and positive outcomes for oral cancer patients. For this review, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched for manuscripts using keywords and combinations thereof of “oral cancer, OSCC, neutrophils, TANs, MDSC, immune cells, head and neck cancer, and tumor microenvironment” with a focus on publications from 2018 to 2021.
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- Sara Hadjigol
- *Correspondence: Neil M. O’Brien-Simpson, ; Sara Hadjigol,
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Neutrophils are the most abundant myeloid cells in human blood and are emerging as important regulators of cancer. However, their functional importance has often been overlooked on the basis that they are short-lived, terminally differentiated and non-proliferative. Recent studies of their prominent roles in cancer have led to a paradigm shift in our appreciation of neutrophil functional diversity. This Review describes how neutrophil diversification, which in some contexts can lead to opposing functions, is generated within the tumour microenvironment as well as systemically. We compare neutrophil heterogeneity in cancer and in other pathophysiological contexts to provide an updated overview of our current knowledge of the functions of neutrophils in cancer.
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Jaillon S, Ponzetta A, Di Mitri D, Santoni A, Bonecchi R, Mantovani A. Neutrophil diversity and plasticity in tumour progression and therapy. Nat Rev Cancer 2020; 20:485-503. [PMID: 32694624 DOI: 10.1038/s41568-020-0281-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 535] [Impact Index Per Article: 133.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neutrophils play a key role in defence against infection and in the activation and regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. In cancer, tumour-associated neutrophils (TANs) have emerged as an important component of the tumour microenvironment. Here, they can exert dual functions. TANs can be part of tumour-promoting inflammation by driving angiogenesis, extracellular matrix remodelling, metastasis and immunosuppression. Conversely, neutrophils can also mediate antitumour responses by direct killing of tumour cells and by participating in cellular networks that mediate antitumour resistance. Neutrophil diversity and plasticity underlie the dual potential of TANs in the tumour microenvironment. Myeloid checkpoints as well as the tumour and tissue contexture shape neutrophil function in response to conventional therapies and immunotherapy. We surmise that neutrophils can provide tools to tailor current immunotherapy strategies and pave the way to myeloid cell-centred therapeutic strategies, which would be complementary to current approaches.
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- Sebastien Jaillon
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (MI), Italy.
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (MI), Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (MI), Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (MI), Italy.
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy.
- The William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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Sun R, Xiong Y, Liu H, Gao C, Su L, Weng J, Yuan X, Zhang D, Feng J. Tumor-associated neutrophils suppress antitumor immunity of NK cells through the PD-L1/PD-1 axis. Transl Oncol 2020; 13:100825. [PMID: 32698059 PMCID: PMC7372151 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Studies have begun to emerge showing the protumor effects of tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) in tumorigenesis, which may involve dysfunction of NK cells. However, the mechanism through which these rebellious neutrophils modulate NK cell immunity in tumor-bearing state remains unclear. In the present study, we demonstrate that neutrophils can impair the cytotoxicity and infiltration capability of NK cells, and downregulate CCR1 resulting in the weakened infiltration capability of NK cells. Moreover, neutrophils can decrease the responsiveness of NK-activating receptors, NKp46 and NKG2D. Mechanistically, enhanced PD-L1 on neutrophils and PD-1 on NK cells, and subsequent PD-L1/PD-1 interactions were the main mechanisms determining the suppression of neutrophils in NK cell immunity. G-CSF/STAT3 pathway was responsible for PD-L1 upregulation on neutrophils, while IL-18 was essential for PD-1 enhancement on NK cells. The crosstalk between neutrophils and NK cells was cell-cell interaction-dependent. These findings suggest that neutrophils can suppress the antitumor immunity of NK cells in tumor-bearing status through the PD-L1/PD-1 axis, highlighting the importance of PD-L1/PD-1 in the inhibitory effect of neutrophils on NK cells. Targeting G-CSF/STAT3 and IL-18 signaling pathway may be potential strategies to inhibit residual tumor in tumor therapy.
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- Rui Sun
- Department of Oncology, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China
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- Department of Scientific Research, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China
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- Department of Oncology, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China. )
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- Department of Oncology, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China.
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Yang W, Shi J, Zhou Y, Liu T, Li J, Hong F, Zhang K, Liu N. Co-expression Network Analysis Identified Key Proteins in Association With Hepatic Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Proteomics Clin Appl 2019; 13:e1900017. [PMID: 31397080 DOI: 10.1002/prca.201900017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Intense efforts have been made in colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment in recent decades. However, the mechanism of development and metastasis of CRC has not been fully cleared. This study is designed to identify key proteins involved in stage III and hepatic metastatic CRC. EXPERIMENT DESIGN Protein expression profiles of paired tumor and benign tissue samples from stage III and hepatic metastatic CRC patients are characterized by using a label-free proteomics approach. Key proteins relevant to hepatic metastatic CRC are revealed by weighted gene correlation network analysis (WGCNA) and other bioinformatics tools. RESULTS WGCNA reveals three hub modules: CRC without specific stage (turquoise), stage III CRC (blue), and hepatic metastatic CRC (green). Nine key proteins (heat shock protein family D member 1 (HSPD1), eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 gamma, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1, fibrinogen beta chain (FGB), Talin 1, adaptor related protein complex 2 subunit alpha 2, serrate RNA effector molecule homolog, apolipoprotein C3, phosphoglucomutase 5) are identified. Moreover, upregulation of HSPD1 is validated in CRC tissue by the immunohistochemistry. Upregulation of fibrinogen is validated in metastatic CRC by plasma fibrinogen assay. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study provides the proteomic analysis of stage III and hepatic metastatic CRC to identify key proteins of CRC. FGB plays a key role to serve as diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers for hepatic metastatic CRC.
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- Wang Yang
- Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China.,College of Clinical Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China
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- Institute of Liver Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, 272067, P. R. China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China.,Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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Yang J, Kumar A, Vilgelm AE, Chen SC, Ayers GD, Novitskiy SV, Joyce S, Richmond A. Loss of CXCR4 in Myeloid Cells Enhances Antitumor Immunity and Reduces Melanoma Growth through NK Cell and FASL Mechanisms. Cancer Immunol Res 2018; 6:1186-1198. [PMID: 30108045 PMCID: PMC6170679 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-18-0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The chemokine receptor, CXCR4, is involved in cancer growth, invasion, and metastasis. Several promising CXCR4 antagonists have been shown to halt tumor metastasis in preclinical studies, and clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of these agents in patients with cancer are ongoing. However, the impact of targeting CXCR4 specifically on immune cells is not clear. Here, we demonstrate that genetic deletion of CXCR4 in myeloid cells (CXCR4MyeΔ/Δ) enhances the antitumor immune response, resulting in significantly reduced melanoma tumor growth. Moreover, CXCR4MyeΔ/Δ mice exhibited slowed tumor progression compared with CXCR4WT mice in an inducible melanocyte BrafV600E/Pten -/- mouse model. The percentage of Fas ligand (FasL)-expressing myeloid cells was reduced in CXCR4MyeΔ/Δ mice as compared with myeloid cells from CXCR4WT mice. In contrast, there was an increased percentage of natural killer (NK) cells expressing FasL in tumors growing in CXCR4MyeΔ/Δ mice. NK cells from CXCR4MyeΔ/Δ mice also exhibited increased tumor cell killing capacity in vivo, based on clearance of NK-sensitive Yac-1 cells. NK cell-mediated killing of Yac-1 cells occurred in a FasL-dependent manner, which was partially dependent upon the presence of CXCR4MyeΔ/Δ neutrophils. Furthermore, enhanced NK cell activity in CXCR4MyeΔ/Δ mice was also associated with increased production of IL18 by specific leukocyte subpopulations. These data suggest that CXCR4-mediated signals from myeloid cells suppress NK cell-mediated tumor surveillance and thereby enhance tumor growth. Systemic delivery of a peptide antagonist of CXCR4 to tumor-bearing CXCR4WT mice resulted in enhanced NK-cell activation and reduced tumor growth, supporting potential clinical implications for CXCR4 antagonism in some cancers. Cancer Immunol Res; 6(10); 1186-98. ©2018 AACR.
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- Jinming Yang
- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee., Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee,Division of Cancer Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. .,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Garand M, Goodier M, Owolabi O, Donkor S, Kampmann B, Sutherland JS. Functional and Phenotypic Changes of Natural Killer Cells in Whole Blood during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Disease. Front Immunol 2018. [PMID: 29520269 PMCID: PMC5827559 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is still a global health concern, especially in resource-poor countries such as The Gambia. Defining protective immunity to TB is challenging: its pathogenesis is complex and involves several cellular components of the immune system. Recent works in vaccine development suggest important roles of the innate immunity in natural protection to TB, including natural killer (NK) cells. NK cells mediate cellular cytotoxicity and cytokine signaling in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). NK cells can display specific memory-type markers to previous antigen exposure; thus, bridging innate and adaptive immunity. However, major knowledge gaps exist on the contribution of NK cells in protection against Mtb infection or TB. We performed a cross-sectional assessment of NK cells phenotype and function in four distinct groups of individuals: TB cases pre-treatment (n = 20) and post-treatment (n = 19), and household contacts with positive (n = 9) or negative (n = 18) tuberculin skin test (TST). While NK cells frequencies were similar between all groups, significant decreases in interferon-γ expression and degranulation were observed in NK cells from TB cases pre-treatment compared to post-treatment. Conversely, CD57 expression, a marker of advanced NK cells differentiation, was significantly lower in cases post-treatment compared to pre-treatment. Finally, NKG2C, an activation and imprinted-NK memory marker, was significantly increased in TST+ (latently infected) compared to TB cases pre-treatment and TST- (uninfected) individuals. The results of this study provide valuable insights into the role of NK cells in Mtb infection and TB disease, demonstrating potential markers for distinguishing between infection states and monitoring of TB treatment response.
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- Mathieu Garand
- Vaccines and Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Gambia
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom
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- Vaccines and Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Gambia
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- Vaccines and Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Gambia
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- Vaccines and Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Gambia
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- Vaccines and Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Gambia
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Kubo H, Mensurado S, Gonçalves-Sousa N, Serre K, Silva-Santos B. Primary Tumors Limit Metastasis Formation through Induction of IL15-Mediated Cross-Talk between Patrolling Monocytes and NK Cells. Cancer Immunol Res 2017; 5:812-820. [PMID: 28811289 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-17-0082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Metastases are responsible for the vast majority of cancer-related deaths. Although tumor cells can become invasive early during cancer progression, metastases formation typically occurs as a late event. How the immune response to primary tumors may dictate this outcome remains poorly understood, which hampers our capacity to manipulate it therapeutically. Here, we used a two-step experimental model, based on the highly aggressive B16F10 melanoma, that temporally segregates the establishment of primary tumors (subcutaneously) and the formation of lung metastases (from intravenous injection). This allowed us to identify a protective innate immune response induced by primary tumors that inhibits experimental metastasis. We found that in the presence of primary tumors, increased numbers of natural killer (NK) cells with enhanced IFNγ, granzyme B, and perforin production were recruited to the lung upon metastasis induction. These changes were mirrored by a local accumulation of patrolling monocytes and macrophages with high expression of MHC class II and NOS2. Critically, the protective effect on metastasis was lost upon patrolling monocyte or NK cell depletion, IL15 neutralization, or IFNγ ablation. The combined analysis of these approaches allowed us to establish a hierarchy in which patrolling monocytes, making IL15 in response to primary tumors, activate NK cells and IFNγ production that then inhibit lung metastasis formation. This work identifies an innate cell network and the molecular determinants responsible for "metastasis immunosurveillance," providing support for using the key molecular mediator, IL15, to improve immunotherapeutic outcomes. Cancer Immunol Res; 5(9); 812-20. ©2017 AACR.
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- Hiroshi Kubo
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Immunology Research Unit, Department of Medical Innovations, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. .,Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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Catani JPP, Medrano RFV, Hunger A, Del Valle P, Adjemian S, Zanatta DB, Kroemer G, Costanzi-Strauss E, Strauss BE. Intratumoral Immunization by p19Arf and Interferon-β Gene Transfer in a Heterotopic Mouse Model of Lung Carcinoma. Transl Oncol 2016; 9:565-574. [PMID: 27916291 PMCID: PMC5143354 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2016.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Therapeutic strategies that act by eliciting and enhancing antitumor immunity have been clinically validated as an effective treatment modality but may benefit from the induction of both cell death and immune activation as primary stimuli. Using our AdRGD-PG adenovector platform, we show here for the first time that in situ gene transfer of p19Arf and interferon-β (IFNβ) in the LLC1 mouse model of lung carcinoma acts as an immunotherapy. Although p19Arf is sufficient to induce cell death, only its pairing with IFNβ significantly induced markers of immunogenic cell death. In situ gene therapy with IFNβ, either alone or in combination with p19Arf, could retard tumor progression, but only the combined treatment was associated with a protective immune response. Specifically in the case of combined intratumoral gene transfer, we identified 167 differentially expressed genes when using microarray to evaluate tumors that were treated in vivo and confirmed the activation of CCL3, CXCL3, IL1α, IL1β, CD274, and OSM, involved in immune response and chemotaxis. Histologic evaluation revealed significant tumor infiltration by neutrophils, whereas functional depletion of granulocytes ablated the antitumor effect of our approach. The association of in situ gene therapy with cisplatin resulted in synergistic elimination of tumor progression. In all, in situ gene transfer with p19Arf and IFNβ acts as an immunotherapy involving recruitment of neutrophils, a desirable but previously untested outcome, and this approach may be allied with chemotherapy, thus providing significant antitumor activity and warranting further development for the treatment of lung carcinoma.
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- João Paulo Portela Catani
- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil
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- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil
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- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil
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- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil
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- Equipe 11 Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France; U1138, INSERM, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Villejuif, France; Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Gene Therapy Laboratory, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil.
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Ueda R, Narumi K, Hashimoto H, Miyakawa R, Okusaka T, Aoki K. Interaction of natural killer cells with neutrophils exerts a significant antitumor immunity in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients. Cancer Med 2015; 5:49-60. [PMID: 26589884 PMCID: PMC4708905 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can induce a strong antitumor immunity by homeostatic proliferation (HP) of T cells and suppression of regulatory T cells following preconditioning‐induced lymphopenia. However, the role of innate immunity including natural killer (NK) cells is still not understood. Here, first, we examined whether NK cells exert an antitumor effect after syngeneic HSCT in a murine colon cancer model. Flow cytometry showed that NK cells as well as T cells rapidly proliferated after HSCT, and the frequency of mature NK cells was increased in tumor during HP. Furthermore, NK cells undergoing HP were highly activated, which contributed to substantial tumor suppression. Then, we found that a large number of neutrophils accumulated in tumor early after syngeneic HSCT. It was recently reported that neutrophil‐derived mediators modulate NK cell effector functions, and so we examined whether the neutrophils infiltrated in tumor are associated with NK cell‐mediated antitumor effect. The depletion of neutrophils significantly impaired an activation of NK cells in tumor and increased the fraction of proliferative NK cells accompanied by a decrease in NK cell survival. The results suggested that neutrophils in tumor prevent NK cells from activation‐induced cell death during HP, thus leading to a significant antitumor effect by NK cells. This study revealed a novel aspect of antitumor immunity induced by HSCT and may contribute to the development of an effective therapeutic strategy for cancer using HSCT.
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- Ryosuke Ueda
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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