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Guo X, Qin Y, Feng Z, Li H, Yang J, Su K, Mao R, Li J. Investigating the anti-inflammatory effects of icariin: A combined meta-analysis and machine learning study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e35307. [PMID: 39170422 PMCID: PMC11336647 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
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Objective The objectives of this study were to define the superiority of icariin and its derivatives' anti-inflammatory activities and to create a reference framework for evaluating preclinical evidence. This method combines machine learning and meta-analysis to identify underlying biological pathways. Methods Data came from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. SYRCLE was used to evaluate the risk of bias in a subset of research. Meta-analysis and detailed subgroup analyses, categorized by species, genders, disease type, dosage, and treatment duration, were performed using R and STATA 15.0 software to derive nuanced insights. Employing R software (version 4.2.3) and the tidymodels package, the analysis focused on constructing a model and selecting features, with TNF-α as the dependent variable. This approach aims to identify significant predictors of drug efficacy. An in-depth literature facilitated the synthesis of anti-inflammatory mechanisms attributed to icariin and its constituent compounds. Results Following a meticulous search and selection process, 19 studies, involving 370 and 260 animals were included in the meta-analysis and machine-learning assessment, respectively. The findings revealed that icariin and its derivatives markedly reduced inflammation markers, including TNF-α and IL-1β. Additionally, machine-learning outcomes, with TNF-α as the target variable, indicated enhanced anti-inflammatory effects of icariin across respiratory, urological, neurological, and digestive disease types. These effects were more pronounced at doses exceeding 27.52 mg/kg/day and treatment durations beyond 31.22 days. Conclusion Strong anti-inflammatory effects are exhibited by icariiin and its derivatives, which are especially beneficial in the management of digestive, neurological, pulmonary, and urinary conditions. Effective for periods longer than 31.22 days and at dosages more than 27.52 mg/kg/day. Subsequent research will involve more targeted animal experiments and safety assessments to obtain more comprehensive preclinical evidence.
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- Xiaochuan Guo
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan Province, China
- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases By Henan and Education Ministry of PR China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan province, China
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- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases By Henan and Education Ministry of PR China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan province, China
- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases By Henan and Education Ministry of PR China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan province, China
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- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases By Henan and Education Ministry of PR China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan province, China
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- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases By Henan and Education Ministry of PR China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan Province, China
- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases By Henan and Education Ministry of PR China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan Province, China
- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases By Henan and Education Ministry of PR China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
- Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases By Henan and Education Ministry of PR China, Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan province, China
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Pang L, Xu LB, Wu WR. Downstaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Before Liver Transplantation: Current Advances in Selection Criteria and Therapeutic Options. Transplant Proc 2024:S0041-1345(24)00353-1. [PMID: 39089899 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Liver transplantation (LT) is an ideal therapeutic option for selected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The selection criteria of HCC for LT have evolved in recent decades. Downstaging therapy is a promising strategy for patients with tumor burden beyond transplant criteria to increase the chance of receiving LT and improve posttransplant survival. Downstaging therapy is also a selection tool that refines the conventional selection criteria based on tumor morphology. Recently, the success of systemic treatment, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, antiangiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and VEGF inhibitors, in advanced HCC has prompted the discussion regarding the role of systemic therapies for HCC downstaging before transplantation. In this review, we aimed to summarize the current advances in selection criteria and therapeutic options of downstaging therapy for HCC before LT.
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- Li Pang
- Liver Transplantation Center & Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center & Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center & Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Wei S, Tan J, Huang X, Zhuang K, Qiu W, Chen M, Ye X, Wu M. Metastasis and basement membrane-related signature enhances hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis and diagnosis by integrating single-cell RNA sequencing analysis and immune microenvironment assessment. J Transl Med 2024; 22:711. [PMID: 39085893 PMCID: PMC11293133 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05493-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The heightened mortality associated with HCC is largely attributed to its propensity for metastasis, which cannot be achieved without remodeling or loss of the basement membrane (BM). Despite advancements in targeted therapies and immunotherapies, resistance and limited efficacy in late-stage HCC underscore the urgent need for better therapeutic options and early diagnostic biomarkers. Our study aimed to address these gaps by investigating and evaluating potential biomarkers to improve survival outcomes and treatment efficacy in patients with HCC. METHOD In this study, we collected the transcriptome sequencing, clinical, and mutation data of 424 patients with HCC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and 240 from the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) databases. We then constructed and validated a prognostic model based on metastasis and basement membrane-related genes (MBRGs) using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. Five immune-related algorithms (CIBERSORT, QUANTISEQ, MCP counter, ssGSEA, and TIMER) were then utilized to examine the immune landscape and activity across high- and low-risk groups. We also analyzed Tumor Mutation Burden (TMB) values, Tumor Immune Dysfunction and Exclusion (TIDE) scores, mutation frequency, and immune checkpoint gene expression to evaluate immune treatment sensitivity. We analyzed integrin subunit alpha 3 (ITGA3) expression in HCC by performing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis using the TISCH 2.0 database. Lastly, wound healing and transwell assays were conducted to elucidate the role of ITGA3 in tumor metastasis. RESULTS Patients with HCC were categorized into high- and low-risk groups based on the median values, with higher risk scores indicating worse overall survival. Five immune-related algorithms revealed that the abundance of immune cells, particularly T cells, was greater in the high-risk group than in the low-risk group. The high-risk group also exhibited a higher TMB value, mutation frequency, and immune checkpoint gene expression and a lower tumor TIDE score, suggesting the potential for better immunotherapy outcomes. Additionally, scRNA-seq analysis revealed higher ITGA3 expression in tumor cells compared with normal hepatocytes. Wound healing scratch and transwell cell migration assays revealed that overexpression of the MBRG ITGA3 enhanced migration of HCC HepG2 cells. CONCLUSION This study established a direct molecular correlation between metastasis and BM, encompassing clinical features, tumor microenvironment, and immune response, thereby offering valuable insights for predicting clinical outcomes and immunotherapy responses in HCC.
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- Shijia Wei
- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China
- School of Basic Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China.
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Feng Z, Chen G, Huang Y, Zhang K, Wu G, Xing W, Wu Y, Zhou Y, Sun C. TAK-242 inhibits glioblastoma invasion, migration, and proneural-mesenchymal transition by inhibiting TLR4 signaling. Exp Cell Res 2024; 439:114091. [PMID: 38740168 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2024.114091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
Abstract
Resatorvid (TAK-242), a small-molecule inhibitor of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), has the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In this study, we explored the role of TAK-242 on glioblastoma (GBM) invasion, migration, and proneural-mesenchymal transition (PMT). RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data and full clinical information of glioma patients were downloaded from the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) and the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohorts and then analyzed using R language; patients were grouped based on proneural (PN) and mesenchymal (MES) subtypes. Bioinformatics analysis was used to detect the difference in survival and TLR4-pathway expression between these groups. Cell viability assay, wound-healing test, and transwell assay, as well as an intracranial xenotransplantation mice model, were used to assess the functional role of TAK-242 in GBM in vitro and in vivo. RNA-Seq, Western blot, and immunofluorescence were employed to investigate the possible mechanism. TLR4 expression in GBM was significantly higher than in normal brain tissue and upregulated the expression of MES marker genes. Moreover, TAK-242 inhibited GBM progression in vitro and in vivo via linking with PMT, which could be a novel treatment strategy for inhibiting GBM recurrence.
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- Zibin Feng
- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China.
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- Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, Suzhou 215006, China.
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Lee S, Blanco T, Musayeva A, Dehghani S, Narimatsu A, Forouzanfar K, Ortiz G, Kahale F, Wang S, Chen Y, Dohlman TH, Chauhan SK, Dana R. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells promote allograft survival by suppressing regulatory T cell dysfunction in high-risk corneal transplantation. Am J Transplant 2024:S1600-6135(24)00218-1. [PMID: 38514014 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Highly inflamed and neovascularized corneal graft beds are known as high-risk (HR) environments for transplant survival. One of the primary factors leading to this rejection is reduction in the suppressive function of regulatory T cells (Treg). Our results show that myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) counteract interleukin-6-mediated Treg dysfunction by expressing interleukin-10. Additionally, MDSC maintain forkhead box P3 stability and their ability to suppress IFN-γ+ Th1 cells. Administering MDSC to HR corneal transplant recipients demonstrates prolonged graft survival via promotion of Treg while concurrently suppressing IFN-γ+ Th1 cells. Moreover, MDSC-mediated donor-specific immune tolerance leads to long-term corneal graft survival as evidenced by the higher survival rate or delayed survival of a second-party C57BL/7 (B6) graft compared to those of third-party C3H grafts observed in contralateral low-risk or HR corneal transplantation of BALB/c recipient mice, respectively. Our study provides compelling preliminary evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of MDSC in preventing Treg dysfunction, significantly improving graft survival in HR corneal transplantation, and showing promising potential for immune tolerance induction.
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- Seokjoo Lee
- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Corneal Immunology, Transplantation, and Regeneration, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Arshad J, Rao A, Repp ML, Rao R, Wu C, Merchant JL. Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells: Therapeutic Target for Gastrointestinal Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2985. [PMID: 38474232 PMCID: PMC10931832 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Gastrointestinal cancers represent one of the more challenging cancers to treat. Current strategies to cure and control gastrointestinal (GI) cancers like surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy have met with limited success, and research has turned towards further characterizing the tumor microenvironment to develop novel therapeutics. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have emerged as crucial drivers of pathogenesis and progression within the tumor microenvironment in GI malignancies. Many MDSCs clinical targets have been defined in preclinical models, that potentially play an integral role in blocking recruitment and expansion, promoting MDSC differentiation into mature myeloid cells, depleting existing MDSCs, altering MDSC metabolic pathways, and directly inhibiting MDSC function. This review article analyzes the role of MDSCs in GI cancers as viable therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal malignancies and reviews the existing clinical trial landscape of recently completed and ongoing clinical studies testing novel therapeutics in GI cancers.
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- Junaid Arshad
- University of Arizona Cancer Center, GI Medical Oncology, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA;
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- Banner University Medical Center—University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA; (A.R.)
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- College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA;
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
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- Banner University Medical Center—University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA; (A.R.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Zhang S, Sun Z, Chen Z, Bi Y, Wei S, Mao Z, Jin J, Ding Y, Wang W. Endothelial YAP/TEAD1-CXCL17 signaling recruits myeloid-derived suppressor cells against liver ischemia-reperfusion injury. Hepatology 2024:01515467-990000000-00768. [PMID: 38407233 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common complication of liver transplantation and hepatectomy and causes acute liver dysfunction and even organ failure. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) accumulate and play immunosuppressive function in cancers and inflammation. However, the role of MDSCs in liver IRI has not been defined. APPROACH AND RESULTS We enrolled recipients receiving OLT and obtained the pre-OLT/post-OLT blood and liver samples. The proportions of MDSCs were significantly elevated after OLT and negatively associated with liver damage. In single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis of liver samples during OLT, 2 cell clusters with MDSC-like phenotypes were identified and showed maturation and infiltration in post-OLT livers. In the mouse model, liver IRI mobilized MDSCs and promoted their infiltration in the damaged liver, and intrahepatic MDSCs were possessed with enhanced immunosuppressive function by upregulation of STAT3 signaling. Under treatment with αGr-1 antibody or adoptive transfer MDSCs to change the proportion of MDSCs in vivo, we found that intrahepatic MDSCs alleviated liver IRI-induced inflammation and damage by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization. Mechanistically, bulk RNA-sequencing analysis and in vivo experiments verified that C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 17 (CXCL17) was upregulated by YAP/TEAD1 signaling and subsequently recruited MDSCs through binding with GPR35 during liver IRI. Moreover, hepatic endothelial cells were the major cells responsible for CXCL17 expression in injured livers, among which hypoxia-reoxygenation stimulation activated the YAP/TEAD1 complex to promote CXCL17 transcription. CONCLUSIONS Endothelial YAP/TEAD1-CXCL17 signaling recruited MDSCs to attenuate liver IRI, providing evidence of therapeutic potential for managing IRI in liver surgery.
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- Sitong Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- National Innovation Center for Fundamental Research on Cancer Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- ZJU-Pujian Research & Development Center of Medical Artificial Intelligence for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- National Innovation Center for Fundamental Research on Cancer Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- ZJU-Pujian Research & Development Center of Medical Artificial Intelligence for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- National Innovation Center for Fundamental Research on Cancer Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- ZJU-Pujian Research & Development Center of Medical Artificial Intelligence for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- National Innovation Center for Fundamental Research on Cancer Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- ZJU-Pujian Research & Development Center of Medical Artificial Intelligence for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- National Innovation Center for Fundamental Research on Cancer Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- ZJU-Pujian Research & Development Center of Medical Artificial Intelligence for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection and Life Sciences Institute, Department of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R.China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- National Innovation Center for Fundamental Research on Cancer Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- ZJU-Pujian Research & Development Center of Medical Artificial Intelligence for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- National Innovation Center for Fundamental Research on Cancer Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- ZJU-Pujian Research & Development Center of Medical Artificial Intelligence for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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Zhang C, Sui Y, Liu S, Yang M. The Roles of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Liver Disease. Biomedicines 2024; 12:299. [PMID: 38397901 PMCID: PMC10886773 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12020299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Liver disease-related mortality is a major cause of death worldwide. Hepatic innate and adaptive immune cells play diverse roles in liver homeostasis and disease. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of immature myeloid cells. MDSCs can be broadly divided into monocytic MDSCs and polymorphonuclear or granulocytic MDSCs, and they functionally interact with both liver parenchymal and nonparenchymal cells, such as hepatocytes and regulatory T cells, to impact liver disease progression. The infiltration and activation of MDSCs in liver disease can be regulated by inflammatory chemokines and cytokines, tumor-associated fibroblasts, epigenetic regulation factors, and gut microbiota during liver injury and cancer. Given the pivotal roles of MDSCs in advanced liver diseases, they can be targeted to treat primary and metastatic liver cancer, liver generation, alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver disease, and autoimmune hepatitis. Currently, several treatments such as the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent berberine are under preclinical and clinical investigation to evaluate their therapeutic efficacy on liver disease and their effect on MDSC infiltration and function. Phenotypic alteration of MDSCs in different liver diseases that are in a model-dependent manner and lack special markers for distinct MDSCs are challenges for targeting MDSCs to treat liver disease. Multi-omics study is an option to uncover the features of disease-specific MDSCs and potential gene or protein targets for liver disease treatment. In summary, MDSCs play important roles in the pathogenesis and progression of liver disease by regulating both intrahepatic innate and adaptive immune responses.
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- Chunye Zhang
- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA;
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
- NextGen Precision Health Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Cao Z, Lu P, Li L, Geng Q, Lin L, Yan L, Zhang L, Shi C, Li L, Zhao N, He X, Tan Y, Lu C. Bioinformatics-led discovery of liver-specific genes and macrophage infiltration in acute liver injury. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1287136. [PMID: 38130716 PMCID: PMC10733525 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1287136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Background Acute liver injury (ALI) is an important global health concern, primarily caused by widespread hepatocyte cell death, coupled with a complex immune response and a lack of effective remedies. This study explores the underlying mechanisms, immune infiltration patterns, and potential targets for intervention and treatment ALI. Methods The datasets of acetaminophen (APAP), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI were obtained from the GEO database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were individually identified using the limma packages. Functional enrichment analysis was performed using KEGG, GO, and GSEA methods. The overlapping genes were extracted from the three datasets, and hub genes were identified using MCODE and CytoHubba algorithms. Additionally, PPI networks were constructed based on the String database. Immune cell infiltration analysis was conducted using ImmuCellAI, and the correlation between hub genes and immune cells was determined using the Spearman method. The relationship between hub genes, immune cells, and biochemical indicators of liver function (ALT, AST) was validated using APAP and triptolide (TP) -induced ALI mouse models. Results Functional enrichment analysis indicated that all three ALI models were enriched in pathways linked to fatty acid metabolism, drug metabolism, inflammatory response, and immune regulation. Immune analysis revealed a significant rise in macrophage infiltration. A total of 79 overlapping genes were obtained, and 10 hub genes were identified that were consistent with the results of the biological information analysis after screening and validation. Among them, Clec4n, Ms4a6d, and Lilrb4 exhibited strong associations with macrophage infiltration and ALI.
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Chen G, Hu X, Huang Y, Xiang X, Pan S, Chen R, Xu X. Role of the immune system in liver transplantation and its implications for therapeutic interventions. MedComm (Beijing) 2023; 4:e444. [PMID: 38098611 PMCID: PMC10719430 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Liver transplantation (LT) stands as the gold standard for treating end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma, yet postoperative complications continue to impact survival rates. The liver's unique immune system, governed by a microenvironment of diverse immune cells, is disrupted during processes like ischemia-reperfusion injury posttransplantation, leading to immune imbalance, inflammation, and subsequent complications. In the posttransplantation period, immune cells within the liver collaboratively foster a tolerant environment, crucial for immune tolerance and liver regeneration. While clinical trials exploring cell therapy for LT complications exist, a comprehensive summary is lacking. This review provides an insight into the intricacies of the liver's immune microenvironment, with a specific focus on macrophages and T cells as primary immune players. Delving into the immunological dynamics at different stages of LT, we explore the disruptions after LT and subsequent immune responses. Focusing on immune cell targeting for treating liver transplant complications, we provide a comprehensive summary of ongoing clinical trials in this domain, especially cell therapies. Furthermore, we offer innovative treatment strategies that leverage the opportunities and prospects identified in the therapeutic landscape. This review seeks to advance our understanding of LT immunology and steer the development of precise therapies for postoperative complications.
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- Guanrong Chen
- The Fourth School of Clinical MedicineZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouChina
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- The Fourth School of Clinical MedicineZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouChina
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- Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic SurgeryThe First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouChina
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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Liu H, Yeung WHO, Pang L, Liu J, Liu XB, Pan Ng KT, Zhang Q, Qiu WQ, Zhu Y, Ding T, Wang Z, Zhu JY, Lo CM, Man K. Arachidonic acid activates NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs via FATP2 to promote post-transplant tumour recurrence in steatotic liver grafts. JHEP Rep 2023; 5:100895. [PMID: 37916155 PMCID: PMC10616418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Background & Aims The steatotic grafts have been applied in liver transplantation frequently owing to the high incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, fatty livers are vulnerable to graft injury. Myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) recruitment during liver graft injury promotes tumour recurrence. Lipid metabolism exerts the immunological influence on MDSCs in tumour progression. Here, we aimed to explore the role and mechanism of inflammasome activation in MDSCs induced by lipid metabolism during fatty liver graft injury and the subsequent effects on tumour recurrence. Methods MDSC populations and nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome levels were investigated in a clinical cohort and a rat liver transplantation model. The mechanism of NLRP3 activation by specific fatty acids was explored in mouse hepatic ischaemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) with tumour recurrence model and in vitro studies. Results MDSC populations and NLRP3 levels were increased with higher tumour recurrent rate in patients using steatotic grafts. NLRP3 was upregulated in MDSCs with lipid accumulation post mouse fatty liver IRI. Mechanistically, arachidonic acid was discovered to activate NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs through fatty acid transport protein 2 (FATP2), which was identified by screening lipid uptake receptors. The mitochondrial dysfunction with enhanced reactive oxygen species bridged arachidonic acid uptake and NLRP3 activation in MDSCs, which subsequently stimulated CD4+ T cells producing more IL-17 in fatty liver IRI. Blockade of FATP2 inhibited NLRP3 activation in MDSCs, IL-17 production in CD4+ T cells, and the tumour recurrence post fatty liver IRI. Conclusions During fatty liver graft injury, arachidonic acid activated NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs through FATP2, which subsequently stimulated CD4+ T cells producing IL-17 to promote tumour recurrence post transplantation. Impact and implications The high incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease resulted in the frequent application of steatotic donors in liver transplantation. Our data showed that the patients who underwent liver transplantation using fatty grafts experienced higher tumour recurrence. We found that arachidonic acid activated NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs through FATP2 during fatty liver graft injury, which led to more IL-17 secretion of CD4+ T cells and promoted tumour recurrence post transplantation. The inflammasome activation by aberrant fatty acid metabolism in MDSCs bridged the acute-phase fatty liver graft injury and liver tumour recurrence.
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- Hui Liu
- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Wu J, Chan YT, Lu Y, Wang N, Feng Y. The tumor microenvironment in the postsurgical liver: Mechanisms and potential targets of postoperative recurrence in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Med Res Rev 2023; 43:1946-1973. [PMID: 37102365 DOI: 10.1002/med.21967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Surgery remains to be the mainstay of treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nonetheless, its therapeutic efficacy is significantly impaired by postoperative recurrence, which occurs in more than half of cases as a result of intrahepatic metastasis or de novo tumorigenesis. For decades, most therapeutic strategies on inhibiting postoperative HCC recurrence have been focused on the residual tumor cells but satisfying therapeutic outcomes are barely observed in the clinic. In recent years, a better understanding of tumor biology allows us to shift our focus from tumor cells toward the postoperative tumor microenvironment (TME), which is gradually identified to play a pivotal role in tumor recurrence. In this review, we describe various surgical stress and surgical perturbation on postoperative TME. Besides, we discuss how such alternations in TME give rise to postoperative recurrence of HCC. Based on its clinical significance, we additionally highlight the potential of the postoperative TME as a target for postoperative adjuvant therapeutics.
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- Junyu Wu
- School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Papadakos SP, Arvanitakis K, Stergiou IE, Vallilas C, Sougioultzis S, Germanidis G, Theocharis S. Interplay of Extracellular Vesicles and TLR4 Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Pathophysiology and Therapeutics. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2460. [PMID: 37896221 PMCID: PMC10610499 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15102460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) stands as a significant contributor to global cancer-related mortality. Chronic inflammation, often arising from diverse sources such as viral hepatitis, alcohol misuse, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), profoundly influences HCC development. Within this context, the interplay of extracellular vesicles (EVs) gains prominence. EVs, encompassing exosomes and microvesicles, mediate cell-to-cell communication and cargo transfer, impacting various biological processes, including inflammation and cancer progression. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a key sentinel of the innate immune system, recognizes both pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), thereby triggering diverse signaling cascades and pro-inflammatory cytokine release. The intricate involvement of the TLR4 signaling pathway in chronic liver disease and HCC pathogenesis is discussed in this study. Moreover, we delve into the therapeutic potential of modulating the TLR4 pathway using EVs as novel therapeutic agents for HCC. This review underscores the multifaceted role of EVs in the context of HCC and proposes innovative avenues for targeted interventions against this formidable disease.
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- Stavros P. Papadakos
- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10679 Athens, Greece;
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Basic and Translational Research Unit (BTRU), Special Unit for Biomedical Research and Education (BRESU), Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10679 Athens, Greece; (I.E.S.); (S.S.)
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- Molecular Oncology Unit, Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10679 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10679 Athens, Greece; (I.E.S.); (S.S.)
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Basic and Translational Research Unit (BTRU), Special Unit for Biomedical Research and Education (BRESU), Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10679 Athens, Greece;
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Gao X, Zuo S. Immune landscape and immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma: focus on innate and adaptive immune cells. Clin Exp Med 2023; 23:1881-1899. [PMID: 36773210 PMCID: PMC10543580 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-023-01015-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is responsible for roughly 90% of all cases of primary liver cancer, and the cases are on the rise. The treatment of advanced HCC is a serious challenge. Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has marked a watershed moment in the history of HCC systemic treatment. Atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab has been approved as a first-line treatment for advanced HCC since 2020; however, the combination therapy is only effective in a limited percentage of patients. Considering that the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) has a great impact on immunotherapies for HCC, an in-depth understanding of the immune landscape in tumors and the current immunotherapeutic approaches is extremely necessary. We elaborate on the features, functions, and cross talk of the innate and adaptive immune cells in HCC and highlight the benefits and drawbacks of various immunotherapies for advanced HCC, as well as future projections. HCC consists of a heterogeneous group of cancers with distinct etiologies and immune microenvironments. Almost all the components of innate and adaptive immune cells in HCC have altered, showing a decreasing trend in the number of tumor suppressor cells and an increasing trend in the pro-cancer cells, and there is also cross talk between various cell types. Various immunotherapies for HCC have also shown promising efficacy and application prospect. There are multilayered interwoven webs among various immune cell types in HCC, and emerging evidence demonstrates the promising prospect of immunotherapeutic approaches for HCC.
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- Xiaoqiang Gao
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 28, Guiyi Street, Guiyang, 550000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 28, Guiyi Street, Guiyang, 550000, Guizhou, China.
- Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
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Arbore G, Albarello L, Bucci G, Punta M, Cossu A, Fanti L, Maurizio A, Di Mauro F, Bilello V, Arrigoni G, Bonfiglio S, Biancolini D, Puccetti F, Elmore U, Vago L, Cascinu S, Tonon G, Rosati R, Casorati G, Dellabona P. Preexisting Immunity Drives the Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Res 2023; 83:2873-2888. [PMID: 37350667 PMCID: PMC10472105 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-23-0356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
Abstract
Current treatment for patients with locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is neoadjuvant chemotherapy (nCT), alone or combined with radiotherapy, before surgery. However, fewer than 30% of treated patients show a pathologic complete response to nCT, which correlates with increased 5-year survival compared with nonresponders. Understanding the mechanisms of response to nCT is pivotal to better stratify patients and inform more efficacious therapies. Here, we investigated the immune mechanisms involved in nCT response by multidimensional profiling of pretreatment tumor biopsies and blood from 68 patients with EAC (34 prospectively and 34 retrospectively collected), comparing complete responders versus nonresponders to nCT. At the tumor level, complete response to nCT was associated with molecular signatures of immune response and proliferation, increased putative antitumor tissue-resident memory CD39+ CD103+ CD8+ T cells, and reduced immunosuppressive T regulatory cells (Treg) and M2-like macrophages. Systemically, complete responders showed higher frequencies of immunostimulatory CD14+ CD11c+ HLA-DRhigh cells, and reduced programmed cell death ligand 1-positive (PD-L1+) monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells, along with high plasma GM-CSF (proinflammatory) and low IL4, CXCL10, C3a, and C5a (suppressive). Plasma proinflammatory and suppressive cytokines correlated directly and inversely, respectively, with the frequency of tumor-infiltrating CD39+ CD103+ CD8+ T cells. These results suggest that preexisting immunity in baseline tumor drives the clinical activity of nCT in locally advanced EAC. Furthermore, it may be possible to stratify patients based on predictive immune signatures, enabling tailored neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant regimens. SIGNIFICANCE Multidimensional profiling of pretreatment esophageal adenocarcinoma shows patient response to nCT is correlated with active preexisting immunity and indicates molecular pathways of resistance that may be targeted to improve clinical outcomes.
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- Giuseppina Arbore
- Experimental Immunology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Center for OMICS Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Center for OMICS Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Center for OMICS Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Experimental Immunology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Experimental Immunology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Center for OMICS Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Center for OMICS Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Center for OMICS Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Experimental Immunology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Experimental Immunology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Zhou S, Zhao Z, Zhong H, Ren Z, Li Y, Wang H, Qiu Y. The role of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in liver cancer. Discov Oncol 2023; 14:77. [PMID: 37217620 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-023-00681-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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MDSCs are immature myeloid immune cells, which accumulate in models of liver cancer to reduce effector immune cell activity, contribute to immune escape and treatment resistance. The accumulation of MDSCs suppresses the role of CTL and the killing effects of NK cells, induces the accumulation of Treg cells, and blocks the antigen presentation of DCs, thus promoting the progression of liver cancer. Recently, immunotherapy has emerged a valuable approach following chemoradiotherapy in the therapy of advanced liver cancer. A considerable increasing of researches had proved that targeting MDSCs has become one of the therapeutic targets to enhance tumor immunity. In preclinical study models, targeting MDSCs have shown encouraging results in both alone and in combination administration. In this paper, we elaborated immune microenvironment of the liver, function and regulatory mechanisms of MDSCs, and therapeutic approaches to target MDSCs. We also expect these strategies to supply new views for future immunotherapy for the treatment of liver cancer.
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- Shiyue Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
- School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Rd., West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai Dist, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Binhai New Area Hospital of TCM, Tianjin, 300451, China.
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- School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Rd., West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai Dist, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
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Wu J, Deng R, Yan J, Zhu B, Wang J, Xu Y, Gui S, Jin X, Lu X. A cell transmembrane peptide chimeric M(27-39)-HTPP targeted therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. iScience 2023; 26:106766. [PMID: 37234089 PMCID: PMC10205784 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent malignant tumor, with a growing incidence and death rate worldwide. The aims and challenges of treating HCC include targeting the tumor, entering the tumor tissue, inhibiting the spread and growth of tumor cells. M27-39 is a small peptide isolated from the antimicrobial peptide Musca domestica cecropin (MDC), whereas HTPP is a liver-targeting, cell-penetrating peptide obtained from the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) of Plasmodium parasites. In this study, M27-39 was modified by HTPP to form M(27-39)-HTPP, which targeted tumor penetration to treat HCC. Here, we revealed that M(27-39)-HTPP had a good ability to target and penetrate the tumor, effectively limit the proliferation, migration, and invasion, and induce the apoptosis in HCC. Notably, M(27-39)-HTPP demonstrated good biosecurity when administered at therapeutic doses. Accordingly, M(27-39)-HTPP could be used as a new, safe, and efficient therapeutic peptide for HCC.
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- Jibin Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 280 Wai Huan Dong Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 280 Wai Huan Dong Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 280 Wai Huan Dong Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 280 Wai Huan Dong Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 280 Wai Huan Dong Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health for Research on Quality and Standardization of Biotech Products, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, People’s Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518031, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 280 Wai Huan Dong Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 280 Wai Huan Dong Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
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Papadakos SP, Arvanitakis K, Stergiou IE, Lekakis V, Davakis S, Christodoulou MI, Germanidis G, Theocharis S. The Role of TLR4 in the Immunotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Can We Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2795. [PMID: 37345131 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer and is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Immunotherapy has emerged as the mainstay treatment option for unresectable HCC. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a crucial role in the innate immune response by recognizing and responding primarily to bacterial lipopolysaccharides. In addition to its role in the innate immune system, TLR4 has also been implicated in adaptive immunity, including specific anti-tumor immune responses. In particular, the TLR4 signaling pathway seems to be involved in the regulation of several cancer hallmarks, such as the continuous activation of cellular pathways that promote cell division and growth, the inhibition of programmed cell death, the promotion of several invasion and metastatic mechanisms, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis, drug resistance, and epigenetic modifications. Emerging evidence further suggests that TLR4 signaling holds promise as a potential immunotherapeutic target in HCC. The aim of this review was to explore the multilayer aspects of the TLR4 signaling pathway, regarding its role in liver diseases and HCC, as well as its potential utilization as an immunotherapy target for HCC.
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- Stavros P Papadakos
- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Basic and Translational Research Unit (BTRU), Special Unit for Biomedical Research and Education (BRESU), Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Pathophysiology Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Tumor Immunology and Biomarkers Laboratory, Basic and Translational Cancer Research Center, Department of Life Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Basic and Translational Research Unit (BTRU), Special Unit for Biomedical Research and Education (BRESU), Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Carlson E, Savardekar H, Hu X, Lapurga G, Johnson C, Sun SH, Carson WE, Peterson BR. Fluorescent Detection of Peroxynitrite Produced by Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Cancer and Inhibition by Dasatinib. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2023; 6:738-747. [PMID: 37200815 PMCID: PMC10186365 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are immature myeloid cells that expand dramatically in many cancer patients. This expansion contributes to immunosuppression in cancer and reduces the efficacy of immune-based cancer therapies. One mechanism of immunosuppression mediated by MDSCs involves production of the reactive nitrogen species peroxynitrite (PNT), where this strong oxidant inactivates immune effector cells through destructive nitration of tyrosine residues in immune signal transduction pathways. As an alternative to analysis of nitrotyrosines indirectly generated by PNT, we used an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-targeted fluorescent sensor termed PS3 that allows direct detection of PNT produced by MDSCs. When the MDSC-like cell line MSC2 and primary MDSCs from mice and humans were treated with PS3 and antibody-opsonized TentaGel microspheres, phagocytosis of these beads led to production of PNT and generation of a highly fluorescent product. Using this method, we show that splenocytes from a EMT6 mouse model of cancer, but not normal control mice, produce high levels of PNT due to elevated numbers of granulocytic (PMN) MDSCs. Similarly, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from blood of human melanoma patients produced substantially higher levels of PNT than healthy human volunteers, coincident with higher peripheral MDSC levels. The kinase inhibitor dasatinib was found to potently block the production of PNT both by inhibiting phagocytosis in vitro and by reducing the number of granulocytic MDSCs in mice in vivo, providing a chemical tool to modulate the production of this reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in the tumor microenvironment.
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- Erick
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- Division
of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Division
of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Division
of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Division
of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Division
of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Division
of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Division
of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Division
of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Hua S, Wang S, Cai J, Wu L, Cao Y. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells: Are they involved in gestational diabetes mellitus? Am J Reprod Immunol 2023:e13711. [PMID: 37157925 DOI: 10.1111/aji.13711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is currently the most common metabolic complication during pregnancy, with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Maternal immune dysregulation might be partly responsible for the pathophysiology of GDM. Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of cells, emerging as a new immune regulator with potent immunosuppressive capacity. Although the fate and function of these cells were primarily described in pathological conditions such as cancer and infection, accumulating evidences have spotlighted their beneficial roles in homeostasis and physiological conditions. Recently, several studies have explored the roles of MDSCs in the diabetic microenvironment. However, the fate and function of these cells in GDM are still unknown. The current review summarized the existing knowledges about MDSCs and their potential roles in diabetes during pregnancy in an attempt to highlight our current understanding of GDM-related immune dysregulation and identify areas where further study is required.
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- Siyu Hua
- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Perinatal Healthcare, Huai'an District Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Liu H, Zhu Y, Ng KTP, Lo CM, Man K. The Landscape of Aberrant Alternative Splicing Events in Steatotic Liver Graft Post Transplantation via Transcriptome-Wide Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098216. [PMID: 37175922 PMCID: PMC10179559 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The application of steatotic liver graft has been increased significantly due to the severe donor shortage and prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, steatotic donor livers are vulnerable to acute phase inflammatory injury, which may result in cancer recurrence. Alternative splicing events (ASEs) are critical for diverse transcriptional variants in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we aimed to depict the landscape of ASEs, as well as to identify the differential ASEs in steatotic liver graft and their association with tumor recurrence after transplantation. The overall portrait of intragraft transcripts and ASEs were elucidated through RNA sequencing with the liver graft biopsies from patients and rat transplant models. Various differential ASEs were identified in steatotic liver grafts. CYP2E1, ADH1A, CYP2C8, ADH1C, and HGD, as corresponding genes to the common pathways involved differential ASEs in human and rats, were significantly associated with HCC patients' survival. The differential ASEs related RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) were enriched in metabolic pathways. The altered immune cell distribution, particularly macrophages and neutrophils, were perturbated by differential ASEs. The cancer hallmarks were enriched in steatotic liver grafts and closely associated with differential ASEs. Our work identified the differential ASE network with metabolic RBPs, immune cell distribution, and cancer hallmarks in steatotic liver grafts. We verified the link between steatotic liver graft injury and tumor recurrence at post-transcriptional level, offered new evidence to explore metabolism and immune responses, and provided the potential prognostic and therapeutic markers for tumor recurrence.
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- Hui Liu
- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Rigo F, De Stefano N, Patrono D, De Donato V, Campi L, Turturica D, Doria T, Sciannameo V, Berchialla P, Tandoi F, Romagnoli R. Impact of Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence after Liver Transplantation. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13050703. [PMID: 37240873 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13050703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Machine perfusion may be able to mitigate ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), which increases hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT). This study aimed to investigate the impact of dual-hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (D-HOPE) on HCC recurrence in LT. METHODS A single-center retrospective study was conducted from 2016 to 2020. Pre- and postoperative data of HCC patients undergoing LT were analyzed. Recipients of a D-HOPE-treated graft were compared to those of livers preserved using static cold storage (SCS). The primary endpoint was recurrence-free survival (RFS). RESULTS Of 326 patients, 246 received an SCS-preserved liver and 80 received a D-HOPE-treated graft (donation after brain death (DBD), n = 66; donation after circulatory death (DCD), n = 14). Donors of D-HOPE-treated grafts were older and had higher BMI. All DCD donors were treated by normothermic regional perfusion and D-HOPE. The groups were comparable in terms of HCC features and estimated 5-year RFS according to the Metroticket 2.0 model. D-HOPE did not reduce HCC recurrence (D-HOPE 10%; SCS 8.9%; p = 0.95), which was confirmed using Bayesian model averaging and inverse probability of treatment weighting-adjusted RFS analysis. Postoperative outcomes were comparable between groups, except for lower AST and ALT peak in the D-HOPE group. CONCLUSIONS In this single-center study, D-HOPE did not reduce HCC recurrence but allowed utilizing livers from extended criteria donors with comparable outcomes, improving access to LT for patients suffering from HCC.
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- Federica Rigo
- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Centre for Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health (C-BEPH), Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Centre for Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health (C-BEPH), Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
- HPB and Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
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Liu P, Kong L, Liu Y, Li G, Xie J, Lu X. A key driver to promote HCC: Cellular crosstalk in tumor microenvironment. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1135122. [PMID: 37007125 PMCID: PMC10050394 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1135122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Liver cancer is the third greatest cause of cancer-related mortality, which of the major pathological type is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounting for more than 90%. HCC is characterized by high mortality and is predisposed to metastasis and relapse, leading to a low five-year survival rate and poor clinical prognosis. Numerous crosstalk among tumor parenchymal cells, anti-tumor cells, stroma cells, and immunosuppressive cells contributes to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), in which the function and frequency of anti-tumor cells are reduced with that of associated pro-tumor cells increasing, accordingly resulting in tumor malignant progression. Indeed, sorting out and understanding the signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms of cellular crosstalk in TME is crucial to discover more key targets and specific biomarkers, so that develop more efficient methods for early diagnosis and individualized treatment of liver cancer. This piece of writing offers insight into the recent advances in HCC-TME and reviews various mechanisms that promote HCC malignant progression from the perspective of mutual crosstalk among different types of cells in TME, aiming to assist in identifying the possible research directions and methods in the future for discovering new targets that could prevent HCC malignant progression.
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- Pengyue Liu
- Clinical Medical College, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Clinical Skills Training Center, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tangshan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tangshan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Clinical Medical College, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tangshan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Tangshan, China
- *Correspondence: Xin Lu,
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Wang Y, Zhang W, Ge H, Han X, Wu J, Sun X, Sun K, Cao W, Huang C, Li J, Zhang Q, Liang T. Tumor micronecrosis predicts poor prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:86. [PMID: 36698095 PMCID: PMC9875414 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-10550-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumor micronecrosis is a histopathological feature predicting poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent liver resection. However, the role of tumor micronecrosis in liver transplantation remains unclear. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed patients with HCC who underwent liver transplantation between January 2015 and December 2021 at our center. We then classified them into micronecrosis(-) and micronecrosis(+) groups and compared their recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS). We identified independent prognostic factors using Cox regression analysis and calculated the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) to evaluate the predictive value of RFS for patients with HCC after liver transplantation. RESULTS A total of 370 cases with evaluable histological sections were included. Patients of the micronecrosis(+) group had a significantly shorter RFS than those of the micronecrosis(-) group (P = 0.037). Shorter RFS and OS were observed in micronecrosis(+) patients without bridging treatments before liver transplantation (P = 0.002 and P = 0.007), while no differences were detected in those with preoperative antitumor therapies that could cause iatrogenic tumor necrosis. Tumor micronecrosis improved the AUC of Milan criteria (0.77-0.79), the model for end-stage liver disease score (0.70-0.76), and serum alpha-fetoprotein (0.63-0.71) for the prediction of prognosis after liver transplantation. CONCLUSION Patients with HCC with tumor micronecrosis suffer from a worse prognosis than those without this feature. Tumor micronecrosis can help predict RFS after liver transplantation. Therefore, patients with HCC with tumor micronecrosis should be treated with adjuvant therapy and closely followed after liver transplantation. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION Not Applicable.
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- Yangyang Wang
- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XCancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.510538.a0000 0004 8156 0818Research Center for Healthcare Data Science, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.510538.a0000 0004 8156 0818Research Center for Healthcare Data Science, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XCancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China ,Zhejiang Clinical Research Center of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Hangzhou, China ,The Innovation Center for the Study of Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XCancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China ,Zhejiang Clinical Research Center of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Hangzhou, China ,The Innovation Center for the Study of Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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Wang T, Hu Y, Dusi S, Qi F, Sartoris S, Ugel S, De Sanctis F. "Open Sesame" to the complexity of pattern recognition receptors of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1130060. [PMID: 36911674 PMCID: PMC9992799 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1130060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Pattern recognition receptors are primitive sensors that arouse a preconfigured immune response to broad stimuli, including nonself pathogen-associated and autologous damage-associated molecular pattern molecules. These receptors are mainly expressed by innate myeloid cells, including granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. Recent investigations have revealed new insights into these receptors as key players not only in triggering inflammation processes against pathogen invasion but also in mediating immune suppression in specific pathological states, including cancer. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells are preferentially expanded in many pathological conditions. This heterogeneous cell population includes immunosuppressive myeloid cells that are thought to be associated with poor prognosis and impaired response to immune therapies in various cancers. Identification of pattern recognition receptors and their ligands increases the understanding of immune-activating and immune-suppressive myeloid cell functions and sheds light on myeloid-derived suppressor cell differences from cognate granulocytes and monocytes in healthy conditions. This review summarizes the different expression, ligand recognition, signaling pathways, and cancer relations and identifies Toll-like receptors as potential new targets on myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer, which might help us to decipher the instruction codes for reverting suppressive myeloid cells toward an antitumor phenotype.
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- Tian Wang
- Department of Medicine, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Pang B, Hu C, Li H, Nie X, Wang K, Zhou C, Yi H. Myeloidderived suppressor cells: Escorts at the maternal-fetal interface. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1080391. [PMID: 36817414 PMCID: PMC9932974 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1080391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a novel heterogenous group of immunosuppressive cells derived from myeloid progenitors. Their role is well known in tumors and autoimmune diseases. In recent years, the role and function of MDSCs during reproduction have attracted increasing attention. Improving the understanding of their strong association with recurrent implantation failure, pathological pregnancy, and neonatal health has become a focus area in research. In this review, we focus on the interaction between MDSCs and other cell types (immune and non-immune cells) from embryo implantation to postpartum. Furthermore, we discuss the molecular mechanisms that could facilitate the therapeutic targeting of MDSCs. Therefore, this review intends to encourage further research in the field of maternal-fetal interface immunity in order to identify probable pathways driving the accumulation of MDSCs and to effectively target their ability to promote embryo implantation, reduce pathological pregnancy, and increase neonatal health.
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- Bo Pang
- Central Laboratory, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Cardiology Department, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Reproductive Medicine Center, Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Reproductive Medicine Center, Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Cardiology Department, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- General Department, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Liu WN, So WY, Harden SL, Fong SY, Wong MXY, Tan WWS, Tan SY, Ong JKL, Rajarethinam R, Liu M, Cheng JY, Suteja L, Yeong JPS, Iyer NG, Lim DWT, Chen Q. Successful targeting of PD-1/PD-L1 with chimeric antigen receptor-natural killer cells and nivolumab in a humanized mouse cancer model. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadd1187. [PMID: 36417514 PMCID: PMC9683725 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add1187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In recent decades, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered immune effector cells have demonstrated promising antileukemic activity. Nevertheless, their efficacy remains unsatisfactory on solid cancers, plausibly due to the influence of tumor microenvironments (TME). In a novel mouse cancer model with a humanized immune system, tumor-infiltrating immunosuppressive leukocytes and exhausted programmed death protein-1 (PD-1)high T cells were found, which better mimic patient TME, allowing the screening and assessment of immune therapeutics. Particularly, membrane-bound programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) level was elevated on a tumor cell surface, which serves as an attractive target for natural killer (NK) cell-mediated therapy. Hematopoietic stem cell-derived CAR-NK (CAR pNK) cells targeting the PD-L1 showed enhanced in vitro and in vivo anti-solid tumor function. The CAR pNK cells and nivolumab resulted in a synergistic anti-solid tumor response. Together, our study highlights a robust platform to develop and evaluate the antitumor efficacy and safety of previously unexplored therapeutic regimens.
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- Wai Nam Liu
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, 169857, Singapore
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138673, Singapore
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117593, Singapore
- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138648, Singapore
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Pang L, Yeung OWH, Ng KTP, Liu H, Zhu J, Liu J, Yang X, Ding T, Qiu W, Wang Y, Chiu TLS, Chen Z, Lo CM, Man K. Postoperative Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Secrete IFNα to Promote Recruitment of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Drive Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence. Cancer Res 2022; 82:4206-4218. [PMID: 36112065 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-22-1199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) confront a high incidence of tumor recurrence after curative surgical resection. Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is the major consequence of surgical stress during hepatectomy. Although it has been suggested that hepatic IRI-induced immunosuppression could contribute to tumor relapse after surgery, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully defined. Here, using a multiplex cytokine array, we found that levels of postoperative IFNα serve as an independent risk factor for tumor recurrence in 100 patients with HCC with curative hepatectomy. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), the major source of IFNα, were activated after surgery and correlated with poor disease-free survival. Functionally, IFNα was responsible for mobilization of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) following hepatic IRI. Conditioned medium from IFNα-treated hepatocytes mediated the migration of MDSCs in vitro. Mechanistically, IFNα upregulated IRF1 to promote hepatocyte expression of CX3CL1, which subsequently recruited CX3CR1+ monocytic MDSCs. Knockdown of Irf1 or Cx3cl1 in hepatocytes significantly inhibited the accumulation of monocytic MDSCs in vivo. Therapeutically, elimination of pDCs, IFNα, or CX3CR1 could restore the tumor-killing activity of CD8+ T cells, hence limiting tumor growth and lung metastasis following hepatic IRI. Taken together, these data suggest that IFNα-producing pDCs drive CX3CR1+ MDSC recruitment via hepatocyte IRF1/CX3CL1 signaling and lead to tumor recurrence after hepatectomy in HCC. Targeting pDCs and the IFNα/CX3CL1/CX3CR1 axis could inhibit surgical stress-induced HCC recurrence by attenuating postoperative immunosuppression. SIGNIFICANCE IFNα secreted by plasmacytoid dendritic cells drives postoperative immunosuppression and early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma, providing new biomarkers and therapeutic targets to improve patient outcomes after surgical resection.
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- Li Pang
- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Hepato-pancreato-biliary Center, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH & LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Sun Y, Mo Y, Jiang S, Shang C, Feng Y, Zeng X. CXC chemokine ligand-10 promotes the accumulation of monocyte-like myeloid-derived suppressor cells by activating p38 MAPK signaling under tumor conditions. Cancer Sci 2022; 114:142-151. [PMID: 36168841 PMCID: PMC9807505 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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CXC chemokine ligand-10 (CXCL10) is a small (10 kDa) secretory protein in the CXC subfamily of cytokines. CXCL10 has been reported to play an important role in antitumor immunity as a chemotactic factor. Tumor development is always accompanied by the formation of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, and the role of CXCL10 in tumor immunosuppression remains unclear. Here, we reported that CXCL10 expression was significantly upregulated in mice with melanoma, and tumor cells secreted large amounts of CXCL10. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are an important part of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Our results showed that CXCL10 promoted the proliferation of monocyte-like (mo)-MDSCs by activating the p38 MAPK signaling pathway through CXCR3, which led to the abnormal accumulation of mo-MDSCs under tumor conditions. This finding provides a new understanding of the mechanism by which a tumor-induced immunosuppressive microenvironment forms and suggests that CXCL10 could be a potential intervention target for slowing tumor progression.
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- Yingying Sun
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, School of Life ScienceNortheast Normal UniversityChangchunChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, School of Life ScienceNortheast Normal UniversityChangchunChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, School of Life ScienceNortheast Normal UniversityChangchunChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, School of Life ScienceNortheast Normal UniversityChangchunChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, School of Life ScienceNortheast Normal UniversityChangchunChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, School of Life ScienceNortheast Normal UniversityChangchunChina
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Sun K, Wu L, Wang S, Deng W. Antitumor effects of Chinese herbal medicine compounds and their nano-formulations on regulating the immune system microenvironment. Front Oncol 2022; 12:949332. [PMID: 36212483 PMCID: PMC9540406 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.949332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including herbal medicine, acupuncture and meditation, has a wide range of applications in China. In recent years, herbal compounding and active ingredients have been used to control tumor growth, reduce suffering, improve quality of life, and prolong the life span of cancer patients. To reduce side effects, herbal medicine can be used in conjunction with radiotherapy and chemotherapy or can be used as an adjuvant to strengthen the immune effect of anticancer vaccines. In particular, in the immunosuppressed tumor microenvironment, herbal medicine can have antitumor effects by stimulating the immune response. This paper reviews the advances in research on antitumor immunomodulation in Chinese herbal medicine, including the regulation of the innate immune system, which includes macrophages, MDSCs, and natural killer cells, and the adaptive immune system, which includes CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, and regulatory T cells (Tregs), to influence tumor-associated inflammation. In addition, a combination of active ingredients of herbal medicine and modern nanotechnology alter the tumor immune microenvironment. In recent years, immunological antitumor therapy in TCM has been applied on a reasonably large scale both nationally and internationally, and there is potential for further clinical expansion. Investigation of immune modulation mechanisms in Chinese herbal medicine will provide novel perspectives of how herbal medicine controls tumor growth and metastasis, which will contribute to the evolution of tumor research.
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Yu S, Ren X, Li L. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in hematologic malignancies: two sides of the same coin. Exp Hematol Oncol 2022; 11:43. [PMID: 35854339 PMCID: PMC9295421 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-022-00296-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of bone marrow cells originating from immature myeloid cells. They exert potent immunosuppressive activity and are closely associated with the development of various diseases such as malignancies, infections, and inflammation. In malignant tumors, MDSCs, one of the most dominant cellular components comprising the tumor microenvironment, play a crucial role in tumor growth, drug resistance, recurrence, and immune escape. Although the role of MDSCs in solid tumors is currently being extensively studied, little is known about their role in hematologic malignancies. In this review, we comprehensively summarized and reviewed the different roles of MDSCs in hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and finally discussed current targeted therapeutic strategies.Affiliation: Kindly check and confirm the processed affiliations are correct. Amend if any.correct
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- Shunjie Yu
- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Heping district 154 Anshan Road, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Heping district 154 Anshan Road, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Heping district 154 Anshan Road, Tianjin, China.
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Chen H, Lu D, Yang X, Hu Z, He C, Li H, Lin Z, Yang M, Xu X. One Shoot, Two Birds: Alleviating Inflammation Caused by Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury to Reduce the Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Immunol 2022; 13:879552. [PMID: 35634295 PMCID: PMC9130551 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.879552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Inflammation is crucial to tumorigenesis and the development of metastasis. Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is an unresolved problem in liver resection and transplantation which often establishes and remodels the inflammatory microenvironment in liver. More and more experimental and clinical evidence unmasks the role of hepatic IRI and associated inflammation in promoting the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Meanwhile, approaches aimed at alleviating hepatic IRI, such as machine perfusion, regulating the gut-liver axis, and targeting key inflammatory components, have been proved to prevent HCC recurrence. This review article highlights the underlying mechanisms and promising therapeutic strategies to reduce tumor recurrence through alleviating inflammation induced by hepatic IRI.
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- Hao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
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IL-1R1 blockade attenuates liver injury through inhibiting the recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in sepsis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 620:21-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Guo D, Zhang X, Cui H, Yu D, Zhang H, Shi X, Pang C, Li J, Guo W, Zhang S. ACADL Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis by Inhibiting Matrix Metalloproteinase 14. Front Oncol 2022; 12:821484. [PMID: 35174091 PMCID: PMC8841782 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.821484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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High aggressiveness is the main reason for the poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. However, its molecular mechanisms still remain largely unexplored. ACADL, a mitochondrial enzyme that facilitates the primary regulated step in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, plays a role in HCC growth inhibition. However, the function of ACADL in tumor metastasis is not well elucidated. We found that the reduced expression of ACADL is closely associated with the loss of tumor encapsulation, extrahepatic metastasis, and poor prognosis in HCC patients. Upregulation of ACADL significantly inhibited HCC migration and invasion ability. Whereas knockdown of ACADL markedly enhanced cell invasive capability. Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-14 (MMP14) was negatively associated with the content of ACADL in HCC specimens. MMP14-positive patients with a low expression of ACADL showed worse outcome. Treatment with MMP14 agonist reversed the inhibitory effect of ACADL on HCC metastasis. In addition, ACADL negatively regulated MMP14 expression by inhibiting the STAT3 signaling pathway, as the sustained activation of STAT3 effectively restored the level of MMP14 in ACADL-overexpressed cells. Collectively, these findings disclose that ACADL represses HCC metastasis via STAT3-MMP14 pathway. This study may propose a promising strategy for the precise treatment of metastatic HCC patients.
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- Danfeng Guo
- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory for Digestive Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Shuijun Zhang,
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Therapeutic Values of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Facts and Hopes. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13205127. [PMID: 34680276 PMCID: PMC8534227 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13205127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Myeloid-derived suppressor cells restrict the effectiveness of immune-checkpoint inhibitors for a subset of patients mainly through thwarting T cell infiltration into tumor sites. Treatments targeting MDSCs have shown potent inhibitory effects on multiple tumors, including hepatocellular carcinoma. In this review, we summarize the pathological mechanisms of MDSCs and their clinical significance as prognostic and predictive biomarkers for HCC patients, and we provide the latest progress of MDSCs-targeting treatment in HCC. Abstract One of the major challenges in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment is drug resistance and low responsiveness to systemic therapies, partly due to insufficient T cell infiltration. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are immature marrow-derived cell populations with heterogeneity and immunosuppression characteristics and are essential components of the suppressive tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). Increasing evidence has demonstrated that MDSCs are indispensable contributing factors to HCC development in a T cell-dependent or non-dependent manner. Clinically, the frequency of MDSCs is firmly linked to HCC clinical outcomes and the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Furthermore, MDSCs can also be used as prognostic and predictive biomarkers for patients with HCC. Therefore, treatments reprograming MDSCs may offer potential therapeutic opportunities in HCC. Here, we recapitulated the dynamic relevance of MDSCs in the initiation and development of HCC and paid special attention to the effect of MDSCs on T cells infiltration in HCC. Finally, we pointed out the potential therapeutic effect of targeting MDSCs alone or in combination, hoping to provide new insights into HCC treatment.
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Zhang S, Wang Z, Fan S, Liu T, Yoshida S, Yang S, Liu L, Hou W, Cao L, Wang J, Song Z, Li S, Zhang S, Wang H, Li J, Zheng H, Shen Z. Capecitabine Can Induce T Cell Apoptosis: A Potential Immunosuppressive Agent With Anti-Cancer Effect. Front Immunol 2021; 12:737849. [PMID: 34557199 PMCID: PMC8452994 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.737849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Capecitabine (CAP) is now widely used in the comprehensive treatment of digestive system tumors. Some clinical observations have shown that CAP may have immunosuppressive effects, but there is still a lack of clear experimental verification. In this study, different doses of CAP were administered to normal mice by gavage. Our results confirmed that CAP did not cause myelosuppression in bone marrow tissue; CAP selectively reduced the proportion of T cells and the concentration of related pro-inflammatory cytokines, while it increased the concentration of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Thymidylate phosphorylase (TP) is the key enzyme for the transformation of CAP in vivo; this study confirmed that T cells express TP, but the bone marrow tissue lacks TP expression, which explains the selectivity in pharmacodynamic effects of CAP. In addition, it was confirmed that CAP can induce T cell apoptosis in vivo and in vitro. In vitro experiments showed that CAP-induced T cell apoptosis was related to TP expression, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) induction, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis activation. Therefore, this study confirmed that the differential expression of TP in cells and tissues explains why CAP avoids the toxic effects of myelosuppression while inducing T cell apoptosis to exert the immunosuppressive effect. Therefore, CAP may become an immunosuppressive agent with a simultaneous anti-cancer effect, which is worthy of further studies.
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- Sai Zhang
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Organ Transplant Department, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Transplant Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- First Central Clinical Institute, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- National Health Commission’s Key Laboratory for Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Research Institute of Transplant Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Research Institute of Transplant Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Organ Transplant Department, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- National Health Commission’s Key Laboratory for Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Transplant Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Transplant Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Organ Transplant Department, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Organ Transplant Department, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- First Central Clinical Institute, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- First Central Clinical Institute, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- First Central Clinical Institute, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Organ Transplant Department, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Transplant Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, China
- Research Institute of Transplant Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Organ Transplantation, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Organ Transplant Department, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Key Laboratory of Transplant Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, China
- National Health Commission’s Key Laboratory for Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Research Institute of Transplant Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Organ Transplantation, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Liu H, Man K. New Insights in Mechanisms and Therapeutics for Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Post Liver Transplantation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158210. [PMID: 34360975 PMCID: PMC8348697 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Liver transplantation has been identified as the most effective treatment for patients with end-stage liver diseases. However, hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is associated with poor graft function and poses a risk of adverse clinical outcomes post transplantation. Cell death, including apoptosis, necrosis, ferroptosis and pyroptosis, is induced during the acute phase of liver IRI. The release of danger-associated molecular patterns (DAPMs) and mitochondrial dysfunction resulting from the disturbance of metabolic homeostasis initiates graft inflammation. The inflammation in the short term exacerbates hepatic damage, leading to graft dysfunction and a higher incidence of acute rejection. The subsequent changes in the graft immune environment due to hepatic IRI may result in chronic rejection, cancer recurrence and fibrogenesis in the long term. In this review, we mainly focus on new mechanisms of inflammation initiated by immune activation related to metabolic alteration in the short term during liver IRI. The latest mechanisms of cancer recurrence and fibrogenesis due to the long-term impact of inflammation in hepatic IRI is also discussed. Furthermore, the development of therapeutic strategies, including ischemia preconditioning, pharmacological inhibitors and machine perfusion, for both attenuating acute inflammatory injury and preventing late-phase disease recurrence, will be summarized in the context of clinical, translational and basic research.
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