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Sanchez-Garrido J, Baghshomali YN, Kaushal P, Kozik Z, Perry RW, Williams HRT, Choudhary J, Frankel G. Impaired neutrophil migration underpins host susceptibility to infectious colitis. Mucosal Immunol 2024; 17:939-957. [PMID: 38936619 DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2024.06.008] [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: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Citrobacter rodentium models infection with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and ulcerative colitis (UC). While C57BL/6 (C57) mice recover, C3H/HeN (C3H) mice succumb to infection, partially due to increased colonic neutrophil elastase activity, also seen in UC patients; however, the underlying cause was unknown. Here, we found that bone marrow, blood, and colonic C57 neutrophils expressed (CD)11bHi and reached the infected colonic lumen, where they underwent productive NETosis. In contrast, while the number of C3H neutrophils increased in the bone marrow, blood, and colon, they remained CD11bLo and got trapped in the submucosa, away from C. rodentium, where they underwent harmful NETosis. CD11bLo neutrophils in C3H mice infected with CRi9, which triggers expression of neutrophil chemoattractants, reached the colonization site, resulting in host survival. UC patient neutrophils also displayed decreased levels of the activation/differentiation markers CD16/CXCR4. These results, suggesting that neutrophil malfunction contributes to exacerbated colitis, provide insight for future therapeutic prospects.
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- Functional Proteomics Group, Chester Beatty Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Functional Proteomics Group, Chester Beatty Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Functional Proteomics Group, Chester Beatty Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Marin-Lopez A, Huck JD, Esterly AT, Azcutia V, Rosen C, Garcia-Milian R, Sefik E, Vidal-Pedrola G, Raduwan H, Chen TY, Arora G, Halene S, Shaw AC, Palm NW, Flavell RA, Parkos CA, Thangamani S, Ring AM, Fikrig E. The human CD47 checkpoint is targeted by an immunosuppressive Aedes aegypti salivary factor to enhance arboviral skin infectivity. Sci Immunol 2024; 9:eadk9872. [PMID: 39121194 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adk9872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/11/2024]
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The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a vector of many infectious agents, including flaviviruses such as Zika virus. Components of mosquito saliva have pleomorphic effects on the vertebrate host to enhance blood feeding, and these changes also create a favorable niche for pathogen replication and dissemination. Here, we demonstrate that human CD47, which is known to be involved in various immune processes, interacts with a 34-kilodalton mosquito salivary protein named Nest1. Nest1 is up-regulated in blood-fed female A. aegypti and facilitates Zika virus dissemination in human skin explants. Nest1 has a stronger affinity for CD47 than its natural ligand, signal regulatory protein α, competing for binding at the same interface. The interaction between Nest1 with CD47 suppresses phagocytosis by human macrophages and inhibits proinflammatory responses by white blood cells, thereby suppressing antiviral responses in the skin. This interaction elucidates how an arthropod protein alters the human response to promote arbovirus infectivity.
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- Alejandro Marin-Lopez
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Bioinformatics Support Program, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Iemitsu K, Sakai R, Maeda A, Gadomska K, Kogata S, Yasufuku D, Matsui J, Masahata K, Kamiyama M, Eguchi H, Matsumura S, Kakuta Y, Nagashima H, Okuyama H, Miyagawa S. The hybrid CL-SP-D molecule has the potential to regulate xenogeneic rejection by human neutrophils more efficiently than CD47. Transpl Immunol 2024; 84:102020. [PMID: 38452982 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2024.102020] [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: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Innate immunity plays a vital role in xenotransplantation. A CD47 molecule, binding to the SIRPα expressed on monocyte/macrophage cells, can suppress cytotoxicity. Particularly, the SIRPα contains ITIM, which delivers a negative signal. Our previous study demonstrated that the binding between CL-P1 and surfactant protein-D hybrid (CL-SP-D) with SIRPα regulates macrophages' phagocytic activity. In this study, we examined the effects of human CD47 and CL-SP-D expression on the inhibition of xenograft rejection by neutrophils in swine endothelial cells (SECs). METHODS We first examined SIRPα expression on HL-60 cells, a neutrophil-like cell line, and neutrophils isolated from peripheral blood. CD47-expressing SECs or CL-SP-D-expressing SECs were generated through plasmid transfection. Subsequently, these SECs were co-cultured with HL-60 cells or neutrophils. After co-culture, the degree of cytotoxicity was calculated using the WST-8 assay. The suppressive function of CL-SP-D on neutrophils was subsequently examined, and the results were compared with those of CD47 using naïve SECs as controls. Additionally, we assessed ROS production and neutrophil NETosis. RESULTS In initial experiments, the expression of SIRPα on HL-60 and neutrophils was confirmed. Exposure to CL-SP-D significantly suppressed the cytotoxicity in HL-60 (p = 0.0038) and neutrophils (p = 0.00003). Furthermore, engagement with CD47 showed a suppressive effect on neutrophils obtained from peripheral blood (p = 0.0236) but not on HL-60 (p = 0.4244). The results of the ROS assays also indicated a significant downregulation of SEC by CD47 (p = 0.0077) or CL-SP-D (p = 0.0018). Additionally, the suppression of NETosis was confirmed (p = 0.0125) in neutrophils co-cultured with S/CL-SP-D. CONCLUSION These results indicate that CL-SP-D is highly effective on neutrophils in xenogeneic rejection. Furthermore, CL-SP-D was more effective than CD47 at inhibiting neutrophil-mediated xenograft rejection.
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- Keigo Iemitsu
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Zimarino C, Moody W, Davidson SE, Munir H, Shields JD. Disruption of CD47-SIRPα signaling restores inflammatory function in tumor-associated myeloid-derived suppressor cells. iScience 2024; 27:109546. [PMID: 38577107 PMCID: PMC10993187 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109546] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous immune population with diverse immunosuppressive functions in solid tumors. Here, we explored the role of the tumor microenvironment in regulating MDSC differentiation and immunosuppressive properties via signal-regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα)/CD47 signaling. In a murine melanoma model, we observed progressive increases in monocytic MDSCs and monocyte-derived dendritic cells that exhibited potent T cell-suppressive capabilities. These adaptations could be recapitulated in vitro by exposing hematopoietic stem cells to tumor-derived factors. Engagement of CD47 with SIRPα on myeloid cells reduced their phagocytic capability, enhanced expression of immune checkpoints, increased reactive oxygen species production, and suppressed T cell proliferation. Perturbation of SIRPα signaling restored phagocytosis and antigen presentation by MDSCs, which was accompanied by renewed T cell activity and delayed tumor growth in multiple solid cancers. These data highlight that therapeutically targeting myeloid functions in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors could enhance anti-tumor immunity.
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- Carlo Zimarino
- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology Mainz (HI-TRON Mainz) – A Helmholtz Institute of the DKFZ, Mainz, Germany
- German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Division of Dermal Oncoimmunology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Kings College London, London, UK
- Centre for Cancer Sciences, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Jin S, Wang H, Li Y, Yang J, Li B, Shi P, Zhang X, Zhou X, Zhou X, Niu X, Wu M, Wu Y, Zhai W, Qi Y, Gao Y, Zhao W. Discovery of a novel small molecule as CD47/SIRPα and PD-1/PD-L1 dual inhibitor for cancer immunotherapy. Cell Commun Signal 2024; 22:173. [PMID: 38462636 PMCID: PMC10926604 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01555-4] [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: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME) has emerged as a promising strategy in cancer treatment, particularly through the utilization of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) agents such as PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. Despite partial success, the presence of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) contributes to an immunosuppressive TME that fosters tumor progression, and diminishes the therapeutic efficacy of ICB. Blockade of the CD47/SIRPα pathway has proven to be an effective intervention, that restores macrophage phagocytosis and yields substantial antitumor effects, especially when combined with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade. Therefore, the identification of small molecules capable of simultaneously blocking CD47/SIRPα and PD-1/PD-L1 interactions has remained imperative. METHODS SMC18, a small molecule with the capacity of targeting both SIRPα and PD-L1 was obtained using MST. The efficiency of SMC18 in interrupting CD47/SIRPα and PD-1/PD-L1 interactions was tested by the blocking assay. The function of SMC18 in enhancing the activity of macrophages and T cells was tested using phagocytosis assay and co-culture assay. The antitumor effects and mechanisms of SMC18 were investigated in the MC38-bearing mouse model. RESULTS SMC18, a small molecule that dual-targets both SIRPα and PD-L1 protein, was identified. SMC18 effectively blocked CD47/SIRPα interaction, thereby restoring macrophage phagocytosis, and disrupted PD-1/PD-L1 interactions, thus activating Jurkat cells, as evidenced by increased secretion of IL-2. SMC18 demonstrated substantial inhibition of MC38 tumor growths through promoting the infiltration of CD8+ T and M1-type macrophages into tumor sites, while also priming the function of CD8+ T cells and macrophages. Moreover, SMC18 in combination with radiotherapy (RT) further improved the therapeutic efficacy. CONCLUSION Our findings suggested that the small molecule compound SMC18, which dual-targets the CD47/SIRPα and PD-1/PD-L1 pathways, could be a candidate for promoting macrophage- and T-cell-mediated phagocytosis and immune responses in cancer immunotherapy.
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- Shengzhe Jin
- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Immunology and Targeted Drugs, School of Medical Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- International Joint Laboratory for Protein and Peptide Drugs of Henan Province, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- International Joint Laboratory for Protein and Peptide Drugs of Henan Province, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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Wang Z, Deng Q, Gu Y, Li M, Chen Y, Wang J, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Hu Q, Zhang S, Chen W, Chen Z, Li J, Wang X, Liang H. Integrated single-nucleus sequencing and spatial architecture analysis identified distinct injured-proximal tubular types in calculi rats. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:92. [PMID: 37208718 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01041-3] [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: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Urolithiasis with high prevalence and recurrence rate, has impacts on kidney injury in patients, becomes a socioeconomic and healthcare problem in worldwide. However, the biology of kidney with crystal formation and proximal tubular injury remains essentially unclear. The present study aims to evaluate the cell biology and immune-communications in urolithiasis mediated kidney injury, to provide new insights in the kidney stone treatment and prevention. RESULTS We identified 3 distinct injured-proximal tubular cell types based on the differentially expression injury markers (Havcr1 and lcn2) and functional solute carriers (slc34a3, slc22a8, slc38a3 and slc7a13), and characterized 4 main immune cell types in kidney and one undefined cell population, where F13a1+/high/CD163+/high monocyte & macrophage and Sirpa/Fcgr1a/Fcgr2a+/high granulocyte were the most enriched. We performed intercellular crosstalk analysis based on the snRNA-seq data and explored the potential immunomodulation of calculi stone formation, and founded that the interaction between ligand Gas6 and its receptors (Gas6-Axl, Gas6-Mertk) was specifically observed in the injured-PT1 cells, but not injured-PT2 and -PT3 cells. The interaction of Ptn-Plxnb2 was only observed between the injured-PT3 cells and its receptor enriched cells. CONCLUSIONS Present study comprehensively characterized the gene expression profile in the calculi rat kidney at single nucleus level, identified novel marker genes for all cell types of rat kidney, and determined 3 distinct sub-population of injured-PT clusters, as well as intercellular communication between injured-PTs and immune cells. Our collection of data provides a reliable resource and reference for studies on renal cell biology and kidney disease.
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- Zhu Wang
- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratory, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China.
- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua, Southern Medical University, 38 Jinglong Jianshe Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China.
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- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China.
- Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Longhua, Southern Medical University, 38 Jinglong Jianshe Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, P.R. China.
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Ye ZH, Yu WB, Huang MY, Chen J, Lu JJ. Building on the backbone of CD47-based therapy in cancer: Combination strategies, mechanisms, and future perspectives. Acta Pharm Sin B 2023; 13:1467-1487. [PMID: 37139405 PMCID: PMC10149906 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Described as a "don't eat me" signal, CD47 becomes a vital immune checkpoint in cancer. Its interaction with signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) prevents macrophage phagocytosis. In recent years, a growing body of evidences have unveiled that CD47-based combination therapy exhibits a superior anti-cancer effect. Latest clinical trials about CD47 have adopted the regimen of collaborating with other therapies or developing CD47-directed bispecific antibodies, indicating the combination strategy as a general trend of the future. In this review, clinical and preclinical cases about the current combination strategies targeting CD47 are collected, their underlying mechanisms of action are discussed, and ideas from future perspectives are shared.
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- Zi-Han Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
- MoE Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
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Emerging phagocytosis checkpoints in cancer immunotherapy. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:104. [PMID: 36882399 PMCID: PMC9990587 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01365-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Cancer immunotherapy, mainly including immune checkpoints-targeted therapy and the adoptive transfer of engineered immune cells, has revolutionized the oncology landscape as it utilizes patients' own immune systems in combating the cancer cells. Cancer cells escape immune surveillance by hijacking the corresponding inhibitory pathways via overexpressing checkpoint genes. Phagocytosis checkpoints, such as CD47, CD24, MHC-I, PD-L1, STC-1 and GD2, have emerged as essential checkpoints for cancer immunotherapy by functioning as "don't eat me" signals or interacting with "eat me" signals to suppress immune responses. Phagocytosis checkpoints link innate immunity and adaptive immunity in cancer immunotherapy. Genetic ablation of these phagocytosis checkpoints, as well as blockade of their signaling pathways, robustly augments phagocytosis and reduces tumor size. Among all phagocytosis checkpoints, CD47 is the most thoroughly studied and has emerged as a rising star among targets for cancer treatment. CD47-targeting antibodies and inhibitors have been investigated in various preclinical and clinical trials. However, anemia and thrombocytopenia appear to be formidable challenges since CD47 is ubiquitously expressed on erythrocytes. Here, we review the reported phagocytosis checkpoints by discussing their mechanisms and functions in cancer immunotherapy, highlight clinical progress in targeting these checkpoints and discuss challenges and potential solutions to smooth the way for combination immunotherapeutic strategies that involve both innate and adaptive immune responses.
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McLeish KR, Fernandes MJ. Understanding inhibitory receptor function in neutrophils through the lens of
CLEC12A. Immunol Rev 2022; 314:50-68. [PMID: 36424898 DOI: 10.1111/imr.13174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Neutrophils are the first leukocytes recruited from the circulation in response to invading pathogens or injured cells. To eradicate pathogens and contribute to tissue repair, recruited neutrophils generate and release a host of toxic chemicals that can also damage normal cells. To avoid collateral damage leading to tissue injury and organ dysfunction, molecular mechanisms evolved that tightly control neutrophil response threshold to activating signals, the strength and location of the response, and the timing of response termination. One mechanism of response control is interruption of activating intracellular signaling pathways by the 20 inhibitory receptors expressed by neutrophils. The two inhibitory C-type lectin receptors expressed by neutrophils, CLEC12A and DCIR, exhibit both common and distinct molecular and functional mechanisms, and they are associated with different diseases. In this review, we use studies on CLEC12A as a model of inhibitory receptor regulation of neutrophil function and participation in disease. Understanding the molecular mechanisms leading to inhibitory receptor specificity offers the possibility of using physiologic control of neutrophil functions as a pharmacologic tool to control inflammatory diseases.
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- Kenneth R. McLeish
- Department of Medicine University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville Kentucky USA
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases Division CHU de Québec‐Laval University Research Center Québec Québec Canada
- Department of Microbiology‐Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Laval University Québec Québec Canada
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Moutafi M, Martinez-Morilla S, Divakar P, Vathiotis I, Gavrielatou N, Aung TN, Yaghoobi V, Fernandez AI, Zugazagoitia J, Herbst RS, Schalper KA, Rimm DL. Discovery of Biomarkers of Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in NSCLC Using High-Plex Digital Spatial Profiling. J Thorac Oncol 2022; 17:991-1001. [PMID: 35490853 PMCID: PMC9356986 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.04.009] [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: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Despite the clinical efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in NSCLC, only approximately 20% of patients remain disease-free at 5 years. Here, we use digital spatial profiling to find candidate biomarker proteins associated with ICI resistance. METHODS Pretreatment samples from 56 patients with NSCLC treated with ICI were analyzed using the NanoString GeoMx digital spatial profiling method. A panel of 71 photocleavable oligonucleotide-labeled primary antibodies was used for protein detection in four molecular compartments (tumor, leukocytes, macrophages, and immune stroma). Promising candidates were orthogonally validated with quantitative immunofluorescence. Available pretreatment samples from 39 additional patients with NSCLC who received ICI and 236 non-ICI-treated patients with operable NSCLC were analyzed to provide independent cohort validation. RESULTS Biomarker discovery using the protein-based molecular compartmentalization strategy allows 284 protein variables to be assessed for association with ICI resistance by univariate analysis using continuous log-scaled data. Of the 71 candidate protein biomarkers, CD66b in the CD45+CD68 molecular compartment (immune stroma) predicted significantly shorter overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio [HR] 1.31, p = 0.016) and was chosen for validation. Orthogonal validation by quantitative immunofluorescence illustrated that CD66b was associated with resistance to ICI therapy but not prognostic for poor outcomes in untreated NSCLC (discovery cohort [OS HR 2.49, p = 0.026], validation cohort [OS HR 2.05, p = 0.046], non-ICI-treated cohort [OS HR 1.67, p = 0.06]). CONCLUSIONS Using the technique, we have discovered that CD66b expression is indicative of resistance to ICI therapy in NSCLC. Given that CD66b identifies neutrophils, further studies are warranted to characterize the role of neutrophils in ICI resistance.
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- Myrto Moutafi
- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Behrens LM, van den Berg TK, van Egmond M. Targeting the CD47-SIRPα Innate Immune Checkpoint to Potentiate Antibody Therapy in Cancer by Neutrophils. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14143366. [PMID: 35884427 PMCID: PMC9319280 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14143366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Immunotherapy aims to engage various immune cells in the elimination of cancer cells. Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in the circulation and have unique mechanisms by which they can kill cancer cells opsonized by antibodies. However, neutrophil effector functions are limited by the inhibitory receptor SIRPα, when it interacts with CD47. The CD47 protein is expressed on all cells in the body and acts as a ‘don’t eat me’ signal to prevent tissue damage. Cancer cells can express high levels of CD47 to circumvent tumor elimination. Thus, blocking the interaction between CD47 and SIRPα may enhance anti-tumor effects by neutrophils in the presence of tumor-targeting monoclonal antibodies. In this review, we discuss CD47-SIRPα as an innate immune checkpoint on neutrophils and explore the preliminary results of clinical trials using CD47-SIRPα blocking agents. Abstract In the past 25 years, a considerable number of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against a variety of tumor-associated antigens (TAA) have become available for the targeted treatment of hematologic and solid cancers. Such antibodies opsonize cancer cells and can trigger cytotoxic responses mediated by Fc-receptor expressing immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Although frequently ignored, neutrophils, which are abundantly present in the circulation and many cancers, have demonstrated to constitute bona fide effector cells for antibody-mediated tumor elimination in vivo. It has now also been established that neutrophils exert a unique mechanism of cytotoxicity towards antibody-opsonized tumor cells, known as trogoptosis, which involves Fc-receptor (FcR)-mediated trogocytosis of cancer cell plasma membrane leading to a lytic/necrotic type of cell death. However, neutrophils prominently express the myeloid inhibitory receptor SIRPα, which upon interaction with the ‘don’t eat me’ signal CD47 on cancer cells, limits cytotoxicity, forming a mechanism of resistance towards anti-cancer antibody therapeutics. In fact, tumor cells often overexpress CD47, thereby even more strongly restricting neutrophil-mediated tumor killing. Blocking the CD47-SIRPα interaction may therefore potentiate neutrophil-mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) towards cancer cells, and various inhibitors of the CD47-SIRPα axis are now in clinical studies. Here, we review the role of neutrophils in antibody therapy in cancer and their regulation by the CD47-SIRPα innate immune checkpoint. Moreover, initial results of CD47-SIRPα blockade in clinical trials are discussed.
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- Leonie M. Behrens
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (T.K.v.d.B.); (M.v.E.)
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology Program, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Cancer Immunology Program, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (T.K.v.d.B.); (M.v.E.)
- Byondis B.V., 6545 CM Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (T.K.v.d.B.); (M.v.E.)
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology Program, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Cancer Immunology Program, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Huang J, Liu F, Li C, Liang X, Li C, Liu Y, Yi Z, Zhang L, Fu S, Zeng Y. Role of CD47 in tumor immunity: a potential target for combination therapy. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9803. [PMID: 35697717 PMCID: PMC9192775 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13764-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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CD47 performs a vital function in cancer therapy by binding to different SIRPα, thrombospondin 1, and integrin. However, its role in tumor immunity and its correlation with prognosis among many cancer types remain unknown. The raw mRNA expression data of CD47 in cancer patients was downloaded from TCGA and GTEx datasets. The protein expression of CD47 was detected using a microarray. Kaplan Meier analysis and forest plot were performed to compare the effects of high and low expression of CD47 on overall survival in different cancers. In addition, the correlations between CD47 expression and immune cell infiltration, stromal components, immune checkpoint genes, tumor mutational burden (TMB), and microsatellite instability (MSI) were analyzed from the public database. The gene function was determined by Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). The expressions of CD47 in CHOL, COAD, ESCA, HNSC, KIRC, STAD, and THCA were higher compared with normal tissues. Elevated expression of CD47 predicted poor prognosis in ACC, KICH, KIRP, LGG, PAAD and UCEC. CD47 expression was strongly associated with immune infiltrating cells among KICH, KIRP, LGG, and PAAD. In addition, significant positive correlations with most immune checkpoint genes including PDCD 1 (PD-1), CD274 (PD-L1), CTLA4 in BLCA, DLBC, KICH, KIRC, LUAD, LUSC, PAAD, PCPG, SKCM, STAD, UCEC, and UVM was noted for the expression of CD47. GSEA analysis demonstrated that CD47 was a key regulator in metabolism-related pathways. These findings provide novel evidence that CD47 could be utilized as a promising prognostic biomarker and combination treatment target in various cancers.
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- Jing Huang
- Psychiatry Department and Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders and National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 72 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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Ren B, Xia H, Liao Y, Zhou H, Wang Z, Shi Y, Zhu M. Endothelial SIRPα signaling controls VE-cadherin endocytosis for thymic homing of progenitor cells. eLife 2022; 11:69219. [PMID: 35511221 PMCID: PMC9071265 DOI: 10.7554/elife.69219] [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: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Thymic homing of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) is tightly regulated for proper T cell development. Previously we have identified a subset of specialized thymic portal endothelial cells (TPECs), which is important for thymic HPC homing. However, the underlying molecular mechanism still remains unknown. Here, we found that signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) is preferentially expressed on TPECs. Disruption of CD47-SIRPα signaling in mice resulted in reduced number of thymic early T cell progenitors (ETPs), impaired thymic HPC homing, and altered early development of thymocytes. Mechanistically, Sirpa-deficient ECs and Cd47-deficient bone marrow progenitor cells or T lymphocytes demonstrated impaired transendothelial migration (TEM). Specifically, SIRPα intracellular ITIM motif-initiated downstream signaling in ECs was found to be required for TEM in an SHP2- and Src-dependent manner. Furthermore, CD47 signaling from migrating cells and SIRPα intracellular signaling were found to be required for VE-cadherin endocytosis in ECs. Thus, our study reveals a novel role of endothelial SIRPα signaling for thymic HPC homing for T cell development.
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- Boyang Ren
- The Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Gwag T, Ma E, Zhou C, Wang S. Anti-CD47 antibody treatment attenuates liver inflammation and fibrosis in experimental non-alcoholic steatohepatitis models. Liver Int 2022; 42:829-841. [PMID: 35129307 PMCID: PMC9101015 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS With the epidemic burden of obesity and metabolic diseases, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) including steatohepatitis (NASH) has become the most common chronic liver disease in the western world. NASH may progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, no treatment is available for NASH. Therefore, finding a therapy for NAFLD/NASH is in urgent need. Previously we have demonstrated that mice lacking CD47 or its ligand thrombospondin1 (TSP1) are protected from obesity-associated NALFD. This suggests that CD47 blockade might be a novel treatment for obesity-associated metabolic disease. Thus, in this study, the therapeutic potential of an anti-CD47 antibody in NAFLD progression was determined. METHODS Both diet-induced NASH mouse model and human NASH organoid model were utilized in this study. NASH was induced in mice by feeding with diet enriched with fat, fructose and cholesterol (AMLN diet) for 20 weeks and then treated with anti-CD47 antibody or control IgG for 4 weeks. Body weight, body composition and liver phenotype were analysed. RESULTS We found that anti-CD47 antibody treatment did not affect mice body weight, fat mass or liver steatosis. However, liver immune cell infiltration, inflammation and fibrosis were significantly reduced by anti-CD47 antibody treatment. In vitro data further showed that CD47 blockade prevented hepatic stellate cell activation and NASH progression in a human NASH organoid model. CONCLUSION Collectively, these data suggest that anti-CD47 antibody might be a new therapeutic option for obesity-associated NASH and liver fibrosis.
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- Taesik Gwag
- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, and Lexington VA Medical Center, Lexington KY 40502
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, and Lexington VA Medical Center, Lexington KY 40502
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, and Lexington VA Medical Center, Lexington KY 40502.,To whom correspondence should be addressed: Shuxia Wang, MD, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Wethington Bldg. Room 583, 900 S. Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536. Tel: 859-218-1367, Fax: 859-257-3646,
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SIRPα - CD47 axis regulates dendritic cell-T cell interactions and TCR activation during T cell priming in spleen. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266566. [PMID: 35413056 PMCID: PMC9004769 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266566] [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: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The SIRPα-CD47 axis plays an important role in T cell recruitment to sites of immune reaction and inflammation but its role in T cell antigen priming is incompletely understood. Employing OTII TCR transgenic mice bred to Cd47-/- (Cd47KO) or SKI mice, a knock-in transgenic animal expressing non-signaling cytoplasmic-truncated SIRPα, we investigated how the SIRPα-CD47 axis contributes to antigen priming. Here we show that adoptive transfer of Cd47KO or SKI Ova-specific CD4+ T cells (OTII) into Cd47KO and SKI recipients, followed by Ova immunization, elicited reduced T cell division and proliferation indices, increased apoptosis, and reduced expansion compared to transfer into WT mice. We confirmed prior reports that splenic T cell zone, CD4+ conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) and CD4+ T cell numbers were reduced in Cd47KO and SKI mice. We report that in vitro derived DCs from Cd47KO and SKI mice exhibited impaired migration in vivo and exhibited reduced CD11c+ DC proximity to OTII T cells in T cell zones after Ag immunization, which correlates with reduced TCR activation in transferred OTII T cells. These findings suggest that reduced numbers of CD4+ cDCs and their impaired migration contributes to reduced T cell-DC proximity in splenic T cell zone and reduced T cell TCR activation, cell division and proliferation, and indirectly increased T cell apoptosis.
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Yu L, Ding Y, Wan T, Deng T, Huang H, Liu J. Significance of CD47 and Its Association With Tumor Immune Microenvironment Heterogeneity in Ovarian Cancer. Front Immunol 2021; 12:768115. [PMID: 34966389 PMCID: PMC8710451 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.768115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background It was reported that tumor heterogeneity and the surrounding tumor microenvironment (TME) in ovarian cancer affects immunotherapy efficacy and patient outcomes. And the TME of ovarian cancer is intrinsically heterogeneous. CD47 plays vital roles in cell functional behavior and immune homeostasis relating to cancer prognosis. But how it affects TME and its contribution to heterogeneity in ovarian cancer has not been fully illustrated. Therefore, we aimed to identify a prognostic biomarker which may help explain tumor immune microenvironment heterogeneity of ovarian cancer. Methods Cancer single-cell state atlas (CancerSEA) was used to evaluate functional role of CD47. Several bioinformatics database including Oncomine, Gene Expression Profiling Interaction Analysis (GEPIA), Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER), The Human Protein Atlas (HPA), Ualcan and Kaplan-Meier plotter (KM plotter) were applied to illustrate correlation of CD47 with ovarian cancer prognosis and immune infiltration. Tumor Immune Single-cell Hub (TISCH) single cell database was employed to evaluate correlation of CD47 with tumor microenvironment. GeneMANIA was implemented to identify regulation networks of CD47. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between CD47 high and low expression groups were analyzed with R package DESeq2. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) were utilized to explore how CD47 affect the immune related cell signaling pathway. Results CD47 expression was upregulated and connected to worse OS and PFS in ovarian cancer. Close relation was found between CD47 expression level and immune infiltration in ovarian cancer, especially with Treg cells, Monocytes, Macrophages and T cell exhaustion (P<0.05). The CD47 expression level was relatively low in plasma cells, dendritic cells and Mono/Macro cells of OV_GSE115007, in myofibroblasts, fibroblasts and endothelial cells of OV_GSE118828, compared to malignant cells of OV_GSE118828 dataset. The cell components and distribution in primary and metastatic ovarian cancer are quite distinct, which may lead to TME heterogeneity of ovarian cancer. Conclusion Our results indicated that CD47 is closely correlated to ovarian cancer immune microenvironment and might induce ovarian cancer heterogeneity. Therefore, CD47 may be used as a candidate prognostic biomarker and provide us with new insights into potential immunotherapy in ovarian cancer patients.
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- Lan Yu
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Downregulation of Signal Regulatory Protein Alfa 1 in K562 Cells Results in the Aberrant Cell Growth in Low Serum Culture. J Mol Signal 2021. [DOI: 10.5334/1750-2187-15-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Shi L, Kidder K, Bian Z, Chiang SKT, Ouellette C, Liu Y. SIRPα sequesters SHP-2 to promote IL-4 and IL-13 signaling and the alternative activation of macrophages. Sci Signal 2021; 14:eabb3966. [PMID: 34582250 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abb3966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Lei Shi
- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA.,Center of Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA.,Center of Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
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Shi L, Bian Z, Kidder K, Liang H, Liu Y. Non-Lyn Src Family Kinases Activate SIRPα-SHP-1 to Inhibit PI3K-Akt2 and Dampen Proinflammatory Macrophage Polarization. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 207:1419-1427. [PMID: 34348974 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Macrophage functional plasticity plays a central role in responding to proinflammatory stimuli. The molecular basis underlying the dynamic phenotypic activation of macrophages, however, remains incompletely understood. In this article, we report that SIRPα is a chief negative regulator of proinflammatory macrophage polarization. In response to TLR agonists, proinflammatory cytokines, or canonical M1 stimulation, Src family kinases (SFK) excluding Lyn phosphorylate SIRPα ITIMs, leading to the preferential recruitment and activation of SHP-1, but not SHP-2. Solely extracellular ligation of SIRPα by CD47 does not greatly induce phosphorylation of SIRPα ITIMs, but it enhances proinflammatory stimuli-induced SIRPα phosphorylation. Examination of downstream signaling elicited by IFN-γ and TLR3/4/9 agonists found that SIRPα-activated SHP-1 moderately represses STAT1, NF-κB, and MAPK signaling but markedly inhibits Akt2, resulting in dampened proinflammatory cytokine production and expression of Ag presentation machinery. Pharmacological inhibition of SHP-1 or deficiency of SIRPα conversely attenuates SIRPα-mediated inhibition and, as such, augments macrophage proinflammatory polarization that in turn exacerbates proinflammation in mouse models of type I diabetes and peritonitis. Our results reveal an SFK-SIRPα-SHP-1 mechanism that fine-tunes macrophage proinflammatory phenotypic activation via inhibition of PI3K-Akt2, which controls the transcription and translation of proinflammatory cytokines, Ag presentation machinery, and other cellular programs.
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- Lei Shi
- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
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- Program of Immunology and Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
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Lin YJ, Wei KC, Chen PY, Lim M, Hwang TL. Roles of Neutrophils in Glioma and Brain Metastases. Front Immunol 2021; 12:701383. [PMID: 34484197 PMCID: PMC8411705 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.701383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Neutrophils, which are the most abundant circulating leukocytes in humans, are the first line of defense against bacterial and fungal infections. Recent studies have reported the role and importance of neutrophils in cancers. Glioma and brain metastases are the most common malignant tumors of the brain. The tumor microenvironment (TME) in the brain is complex and unique owing to the brain-blood barrier or brain-tumor barrier, which may prevent drug penetration and decrease the efficacy of immunotherapy. However, there are limited studies on the correlation between brain cancer and neutrophils. This review discusses the origin and functions of neutrophils. Additionally, the current knowledge on the correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and prognosis of glioma and brain metastases has been summarized. Furthermore, the implications of tumor-associated neutrophil (TAN) phenotypes and the functions of TANs have been discussed. Finally, the potential effects of various treatments on TANs and the ability of neutrophils to function as a nanocarrier of drugs to the brain TME have been summarized. However, further studies are needed to elucidate the complex interactions between neutrophils, other immune cells, and brain tumor cells.
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- Ya-Jui Lin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Kelley SM, Ravichandran KS. Putting the brakes on phagocytosis: "don't-eat-me" signaling in physiology and disease. EMBO Rep 2021; 22:e52564. [PMID: 34041845 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202152564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Timely removal of dying or pathogenic cells by phagocytes is essential to maintaining host homeostasis. Phagocytes execute the clearance process with high fidelity while sparing healthy neighboring cells, and this process is at least partially regulated by the balance of "eat-me" and "don't-eat-me" signals expressed on the surface of host cells. Upon contact, eat-me signals activate "pro-phagocytic" receptors expressed on the phagocyte membrane and signal to promote phagocytosis. Conversely, don't-eat-me signals engage "anti-phagocytic" receptors to suppress phagocytosis. We review the current knowledge of don't-eat-me signaling in normal physiology and disease contexts where aberrant don't-eat-me signaling contributes to pathology.
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- Shannon M Kelley
- Center for Cell Clearance, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Center for Cell Clearance, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.,VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Okunuki Y, Tabor SJ, Lee MY, Connor KM. CD47 Deficiency Ameliorates Ocular Autoimmune Inflammation. Front Immunol 2021; 12:680568. [PMID: 34093583 PMCID: PMC8174453 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.680568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Autoimmune uveitis is a sight-threatening ocular inflammatory condition in which the retina and uveal tissues become a target of autoreactive immune cells. The CD47 is a ubiquitously expressed transmembrane protein which plays multiple roles in fundamental cellular functions including phagocytosis, proliferation, and adhesion. Signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα), one of the CD47 ligands, is predominantly expressed in myeloid lineage cells such as dendritic cells (DCs) or macrophages, and CD47-SIRPα signaling pathway is implicated in the development of autoimmune diseases. Our current study demonstrates how CD47 depletion is effective in the prevention of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU), an animal model of human autoimmune uveitis, in animals deficient of CD47 (CD47-/- ). Systemic suppression of SIRPα+ DCs in animals deficient in CD47 resulted in the inability of autoreactive CD4+ T cells to develop, which is crucial to induction of EAU. Of interest, retinal microglia, the resident immune cell of the retina, express SIRPα, however these cells were not operative in EAU suppression in response to CD47 depletion. These results identify CD47 as a significant regulator in the development of SIRPα+ DCs that is vital to disease induction in EAU.
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- Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Lin WC, Fessler MB. Regulatory mechanisms of neutrophil migration from the circulation to the airspace. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:4095-4124. [PMID: 33544156 PMCID: PMC7863617 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03768-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The neutrophil, a short-lived effector leukocyte of the innate immune system best known for its proteases and other degradative cargo, has unique, reciprocal physiological interactions with the lung. During health, large numbers of ‘marginated’ neutrophils reside within the pulmonary vasculature, where they patrol the endothelial surface for pathogens and complete their life cycle. Upon respiratory infection, rapid and sustained recruitment of neutrophils through the endothelial barrier, across the extravascular pulmonary interstitium, and again through the respiratory epithelium into the airspace lumen, is required for pathogen killing. Overexuberant neutrophil trafficking to the lung, however, causes bystander tissue injury and underlies several acute and chronic lung diseases. Due in part to the unique architecture of the lung’s capillary network, the neutrophil follows a microanatomic passage into the distal airspace unlike that observed in other end-organs that it infiltrates. Several of the regulatory mechanisms underlying the stepwise recruitment of circulating neutrophils to the infected lung have been defined over the past few decades; however, fundamental questions remain. In this article, we provide an updated review and perspective on emerging roles for the neutrophil in lung biology, on the molecular mechanisms that control the trafficking of neutrophils to the lung, and on past and ongoing efforts to design therapeutics to intervene upon pulmonary neutrophilia in lung disease.
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- Wan-Chi Lin
- Immunity, Inflammation and Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12233, MD D2-01, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Immunity, Inflammation and Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12233, MD D2-01, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
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Shi Y, Tomczak K, Li J, Ochieng JK, Lee Y, Haymaker C. Next-Generation Immunotherapies to Improve Anticancer Immunity. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:566401. [PMID: 33505304 PMCID: PMC7831045 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.566401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Checkpoint inhibitors are widely used immunotherapies for advanced cancer. Nonetheless, checkpoint inhibitors have a relatively low response rate, work in a limited range of cancers, and have some unignorable side effects. Checkpoint inhibitors aim to reinvigorate exhausted or suppressed T cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). However, the TME contains various other immune cell subsets that interact to determine the fate of cytotoxic T cells. Activation of cytotoxic T cells is initiated by antigen cross-presentation of dendritic cells. Dendritic cells could also release chemokines and cytokines to recruit and foster T cells. B cells, another type of antigen-presenting cell, also foster T cells and can produce tumor-specific antibodies. Neutrophils, a granulocyte cell subset in the TME, impede the proliferation and activation of T cells. The TME also consists of cytotoxic innate natural killer cells, which kill tumor cells efficiently. Natural killer cells can eradicate major histocompatibility complex I-negative tumor cells, which escape cytotoxic T cell–mediated destruction. A thorough understanding of the immune mechanism of the TME, as reviewed here, will lead to further development of more powerful therapeutic strategies. We have also reviewed the clinical outcomes of patients treated with drugs targeting these immune cells to identify strategies for improvement and possible immunotherapy combinations.
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- Yaoyao Shi
- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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Kuo TC, Chen A, Harrabi O, Sockolosky JT, Zhang A, Sangalang E, Doyle LV, Kauder SE, Fontaine D, Bollini S, Han B, Fu YX, Sim J, Pons J, Wan HI. Targeting the myeloid checkpoint receptor SIRPα potentiates innate and adaptive immune responses to promote anti-tumor activity. J Hematol Oncol 2020; 13:160. [PMID: 33256806 PMCID: PMC7706287 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-020-00989-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) is a myeloid-lineage inhibitory receptor that restricts innate immunity through engagement of its cell surface ligand CD47. Blockade of the CD47–SIRPα interaction synergizes with tumor-specific antibodies and T-cell checkpoint inhibitors by promoting myeloid-mediated antitumor functions leading to the induction of adaptive immunity. Inhibition of the CD47–SIRPα interaction has focused predominantly on targeting CD47, which is expressed ubiquitously and contributes to the accelerated blood clearance of anti-CD47 therapeutics. Targeting SIRPα, which is myeloid-restricted, may provide a differential pharmacokinetic, safety, and efficacy profile; however, SIRPα polymorphisms and lack of pan-allelic and species cross-reactive agents have limited the clinical translation of antibodies against SIRPα. Here, we report the development of humanized AB21 (hAB21), a pan-allelic anti-SIRPα antibody that binds human, cynomolgus monkey, and mouse SIRPα alleles with high affinity and blocks the interaction with CD47. Methods Human macrophages derived from donors with various SIRPα v1 and v2 allelic status were used to assess the ability of hAB21 to enhance phagocytosis. HAB21_IgG subclasses were evaluated for targeted depletion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, phagocytosis and in vivo efficacy in xenograft models. Combination therapy with anti-PD1/anti-PD-L1 in several syngeneic models was performed. Immunophenotyping of tissues from MC38 tumor-bearing mice treated with AB21 and anti-PD-1 was evaluated. PK, PD and tolerability of hAB21 were evaluated in cynomolgus monkeys.
Results SIRPα blockade with hAB21 promoted macrophage-mediated antibody-dependent phagocytosis of tumor cells in vitro and improved responses to rituximab in the Raji human tumor xenograft mouse model. Combined with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade, AB21 improved response rates by facilitating monocyte activation, dendritic cell activation, and T cell effector functions resulting in long term, durable antitumor immunity. In cynomolgus monkeys, hAB21 has a half-life of 5.3 days at 10 mg/kg and complete target occupancy with no hematological toxicity or adverse findings at doses up to 30 mg/kg. Conclusions The in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of hAB21 broadly recapitulates that of CD47 targeted therapies despite differences in ligand expression, binding partners, and function, validating the CD47–SIRPα axis as a fundamental myeloid checkpoint pathway and its blockade as promising therapeutic intervention for treatment of human malignancies.
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- Tracy C Kuo
- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA. .,Tallac Therapeutics, Burlingame, CA, USA.
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,Tallac Therapeutics, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,Tallac Therapeutics, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,Tallac Therapeutics, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,Tallac Therapeutics, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,Coherus BioSciences, Redwood City, CA, USA
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,Tallac Therapeutics, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,ProLynx Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,Tallac Therapeutics, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- ALX Oncology, Burlingame, CA, USA.,Tallac Therapeutics, Burlingame, CA, USA
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Ustyanovska Avtenyuk N, Visser N, Bremer E, Wiersma VR. The Neutrophil: The Underdog That Packs a Punch in the Fight against Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E7820. [PMID: 33105656 PMCID: PMC7659937 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21217820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The advent of immunotherapy has had a major impact on the outcome and overall survival in many types of cancer. Current immunotherapeutic strategies typically aim to (re)activate anticancer T cell immunity, although the targeting of macrophage-mediated anticancer innate immunity has also emerged in recent years. Neutrophils, although comprising ≈ 60% of all white blood cells in the circulation, are still largely overlooked in this respect. Nevertheless, neutrophils have evident anticancer activity and can induce phagocytosis, trogocytosis, as well as the direct cytotoxic elimination of cancer cells. Furthermore, therapeutic tumor-targeting monoclonal antibodies trigger anticancer immune responses through all innate Fc-receptor expressing cells, including neutrophils. Indeed, the depletion of neutrophils strongly reduced the efficacy of monoclonal antibody treatment and increased tumor progression in various preclinical studies. In addition, the infusion of neutrophils in murine cancer models reduced tumor progression. However, evidence on the anticancer effects of neutrophils is fragmentary and mostly obtained in in vitro assays or murine models with reports on anticancer neutrophil activity in humans lagging behind. In this review, we aim to give an overview of the available knowledge of anticancer activity by neutrophils. Furthermore, we will describe strategies being explored for the therapeutic activation of anticancer neutrophil activity.
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Research Center Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1/DA13, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (N.U.A.); (N.V.)
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Research Center Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1/DA13, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (N.U.A.); (N.V.)
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Kidder K, Bian Z, Shi L, Liu Y. Inflammation Unrestrained by SIRPα Induces Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Independent of IFN-γ. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 205:2821-2833. [PMID: 33028619 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
A hallmark of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH), a severe form of cytokine storm syndrome, is the emergence of overactivated macrophages that engulf healthy host blood cells (i.e., hemophagocytosis) and contribute to the dysregulated inflammation-driven pathology. In this study, we show that depleting SIRPα (SIRPα-/-) in mice during TLR9-driven inflammation exacerbates and accelerates the onset of fulminant sHLH, in which systemic hemophagocytosis, hypercytokinemia, consumptive cytopenias, hyperferritinemia, and other hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis hallmarks were apparent. In contrast, mice expressing SIRPα, including those deficient of the SIRPα ligand CD47 (CD47-/-), do not phenocopy SIRPα deficiency and fail to fully develop sHLH, albeit TLR9-inflamed wild-type and CD47-/- mice exhibited hemophagocytosis, anemia, and splenomegaly. Although IFN-γ is largely considered a driver of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis pathology, IFN-γ neutralization did not preclude the precipitation of sHLH in TLR9-inflamed SIRPα-/- mice, whereas macrophage depletion attenuated sHLH in SIRPα-/- mice. Mechanistic studies confirmed that SIRPα not only restrains macrophages from acquiring a hemophagocytic phenotype but also tempers their proinflammatory cytokine and ferritin secretion by negatively regulating Erk1/2 and p38 activation downstream of TLR9 signaling. In addition to TLR9 agonists, TLR2, TLR3, or TLR4 agonists, as well as TNF-α, IL-6, or IL-17A, but not IFN-γ, similarly induced sHLH in SIRPα-/- mice but not SIRPα+ mice. Collectively, our study suggests that SIRPα plays a previously unappreciated role in sHLH/cytokine storm syndrome pathogenesis by preventing macrophages from becoming both hemophagocytic and hyperactivated under proinflammation.
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- Koby Kidder
- Program of Immunology and Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302; and
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- Program of Immunology and Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302; and.,Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302
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- Program of Immunology and Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302; and.,Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302
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- Program of Immunology and Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302; and .,Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302
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OBJECTIVE To study the role of vitamin E in stroke-associated pneumonia. METHODS We selected 183 patients with stroke-related pneumonia who were divided into different nutrition groups according to the Mini Nutritional Assessment score. Patients were then administered different doses of vitamin E. RESULTS CD55 and CD47 levels in patients taking vitamin E across different nutrition score groups were better than those in patients who did not use vitamin E. The levels of CD55 and CD47 and the duration of hospitalization were better in the high-dose vitamin E group than in the low-dose vitamin E group. CONCLUSION Vitamin E may have an auxiliary therapeutic effect in patients with stroke-associated pneumonia.
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- Hongwei Shen
- Neurology Department, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao, China
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- Neurology Department, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao, China
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Chang CL, Wu CC, Hsu YT, Hsu YC. Immune vulnerability of ovarian cancer stem-like cells due to low CD47 expression is protected by surrounding bulk tumor cells. Oncoimmunology 2020; 9:1803530. [PMID: 32923164 PMCID: PMC7458642 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2020.1803530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Recurrence of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer is common despite optimal surgical debulking and initial favorable responses to chemotherapy. Evidences suggest that cancer stem cells (CSCs) have inherent resistance to conventional therapies such as chemotherapy and play a decisive role in cancer recurrence. Cancer stem cells are also believed to be able to evade immunological attack. However, this study showed a different scenario in which cancer stem-like cells are more vulnerable to immunosurveillance. Our study demonstrated that isolated murine cancer stem-like cells, stem cell antigen (SCA)-1+ ID8 and CD133+ HM-1 cells, were susceptible to phagocytosis by macrophages and consequent CD8+ T cell immunity. The increased phagocytosis of these stem cell-like cells is attributed to low CD47 protein expression. SCA-1+ ID8 cells were able to grow in syngeneic mice but were soon rejected. Restoring CD47 expression delayed this immune-mediated rejection. SCA-1+ ID8 cells showed rapid growth by mixing with bulk ID8 cells. These results suggest that stem-like cells could be protected by surrounding non-stem cancer cells from immune attack. Similarly, both isolated human CD24−/low SKOV3 stem-like cells and spheroid OVCAR3 cells expressed lower CD47 levels. Our study provided novel insights into the immune characteristics of CSCs within a tumor microenvironment. The results might lead to the design of more effective treatment strategies for ovarian cancer.
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- Chih-Long Chang
- Departmental of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Departmental of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Nursing, Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Departmental of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ko YJ, Lee JW, Kim H, Cho E, Yang Y, Kim IS, Kim SH, Kwon IC. Versatile activatable vSIRPα-probe for cancer-targeted imaging and macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of cancer cells. J Control Release 2020; 323:376-386. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Mishra A, Kataria I, Nair S. Pharmacokinetics and Systems Pharmacology of Anti-CD47 Macrophage Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Hu5F9-G4. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1875692117666190820105134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Background:
Hu5F9-G4, a human immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) monoclonal antibody
(mAb) has recently been granted fast-track designation by the FDA for the treatment
of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular
lymphoma. Hu5F9-G4 has the ability to block CD47-SIRPα signaling along with anti-
EGFR and anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint activity that is involved in a variety of cancers
like solid tumors, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), colorectal cancer (CRC), breast,
ovarian and bladder cancers, and hematological malignancies. Thus, Hu5F9-G4 is an important
biologic that has increasing clinical relevance in cancer care.
Methods:
We queried PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Science Direct and Scopus
databases with keywords pertaining to Hu5F9-G4. In addition, we have included the
Hu5F9-G4 data presented at the 60th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual
Meeting, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting and 23rd
Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA).
Results:
We discuss the mechanistic basis and preclinical evidence for the anticancer activity
of Hu5F9-G4. Further, we delineate clinical studies, alone and in combination with
anti-CD20 mAb rituximab, anti-EGFR mAb cetuximab, PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors avelumab
and atezolizumab, and anti-HER2 mAb trastuzumab. Moreover, the potential adverse
effects, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of Hu5F9-G4 with emphasis on
the role of CD47-SIRPα signaling in phagocytosis are presented.
Conclusions:
Taken together, we review the pharmacokinetics and systems pharmacology
of Hu5F9-G4 which appears to hold great promise for the future of cancer care.
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- Adarsh Mishra
- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy &Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS University, V. L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 400 056, India
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy &Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS University, V. L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 400 056, India
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- SVKM’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, University of Mumbai, V. L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai - 400 056, India
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Bréa D, Soler L, Fleurot I, Melo S, Chevaleyre C, Berri M, Labas V, Teixeira-Gomes AP, Pujo J, Cenac N, Bähr A, Klymiuk N, Guillon A, Si-Tahar M, Caballero I. Intrinsic alterations in peripheral neutrophils from cystic fibrosis newborn piglets. J Cyst Fibros 2020; 19:830-836. [PMID: 32165155 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2020.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The hallmark of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is a neutrophil dominated lung environment that is associated to chronic lung tissue destruction and ultimately the patient's death. It is unclear whether the exacerbated neutrophil response is primary related to a defective CFTR or rather secondary to chronic bacterial colonization and inflammation. Here, we hypothesized that CF peripheral blood neutrophils present intrinsic alteration at birth before the start of an inflammatory process. METHODS Peripheral blood neutrophils were isolated from newborn CFTR+/+ and CFTR-/- piglets. Neutrophils immunophenotype was evaluated by flow cytometry. Lipidomic and proteomic profile were characterized by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), intact cell matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (ICM-MS) followed by top-down high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), respectively. The ability of CF neutrophils to kill pseudomonas aeruginosa was also evaluated. RESULTS Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolites analysis did not show any difference between CFTR+/+ and CFTR-/- neutrophils. On the other hand, a predictive mathematical model based on the ICM-MS proteomic profile was able to discriminate between both genotypes. Top-down proteomic analysis identified 19 m/z differentially abundant masses that corresponded mainly to proteins related to the antimicrobial response and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, no alteration in the ability of CFTR-/- neutrophils to kill pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro was observed. CONCLUSIONS ICM-MS demonstrated that CFTR-/- neutrophils present intrinsic alterations already at birth, before the presence of any infection or inflammation.
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- Déborah Bréa
- INSERM, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, UMR 1100, Tours cedex, France; Université de Tours, Faculté de Médecine de Tours, Tours, France
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- Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- ISP, INRA, Université de Tours, UMR 1282, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- ISP, INRA, Université de Tours, UMR 1282, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- ISP, INRA, Université de Tours, UMR 1282, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- INRA UMR85-CNRS UMR7247 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Nouzilly, France; INRA, Plate-forme de Chirurgie et d'Imagerie pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement (CIRE), Pôle d'Analyse et d'Imagerie des Biomolécules (PAIB), Nouzilly, France
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- ISP, INRA, Université de Tours, UMR 1282, 37380, Nouzilly, France; INRA, Plate-forme de Chirurgie et d'Imagerie pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement (CIRE), Pôle d'Analyse et d'Imagerie des Biomolécules (PAIB), Nouzilly, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Gene Center and Center for Innovative Medical Models (CiMM), LMU Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center and Center for Innovative Medical Models (CiMM), LMU Munich, Germany
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- INSERM, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, UMR 1100, Tours cedex, France; Université de Tours, Faculté de Médecine de Tours, Tours, France; CHRU Tours, service de médecine intensive réanimation, Tours, France
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- INSERM, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, UMR 1100, Tours cedex, France; Université de Tours, Faculté de Médecine de Tours, Tours, France
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Zhao Y, van Woudenbergh E, Zhu J, Heck AJR, van Kessel KPM, de Haas CJC, Aerts PC, van Strijp JAG, McCarthy AJ. The Orphan Immune Receptor LILRB3 Modulates Fc Receptor-Mediated Functions of Neutrophils. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 204:954-966. [PMID: 31915259 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Neutrophils are critical to the generation of effective immune responses and for killing invading microbes. Paired immune receptors provide important mechanisms to modulate neutrophil activation thresholds and effector functions. Expression of the leukocyte Ig-like receptor (LILR)A6 (ILT8/CD85b) and LILRB3 (ILT5/CD85a) paired-receptor system on human neutrophils has remained unclear because of the lack of specific molecular tools. Additionally, there is little known of their possible functions in neutrophil biology. The objective of this study was to characterize expression of LILRA6/LILRB3 receptors during human neutrophil differentiation and activation, and to assess their roles in modulating Fc receptor-mediated effector functions. LILRB3, but not LILRA6, was detected in human neutrophil lysates following immunoprecipitation by mass spectrometry. We demonstrate high LILRB3 expression on the surface of resting neutrophils and release from the surface following neutrophil activation. Surface expression was recapitulated in a human PLB-985 cell model of neutrophil-like differentiation. Continuous ligation of LILRB3 inhibited key IgA-mediated effector functions, including production of reactive oxygen species, phagocytic uptake, and microbial killing. This suggests that LILRB3 provides an important checkpoint to control human neutrophil activation and their antimicrobial effector functions during resting and early-activation stages of the neutrophil life cycle.
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- Yuxi Zhao
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Institute for Immunology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, University of Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, University of Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Netherlands Proteomics Center, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands; and
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, University of Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, University of Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Netherlands Proteomics Center, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands; and
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands; .,MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Pengam S, Durand J, Usal C, Gauttier V, Dilek N, Martinet B, Daguin V, Mary C, Thepenier V, Teppaz G, Renaudin K, Blancho G, Vanhove B, Poirier N. SIRPα/CD47 axis controls the maintenance of transplant tolerance sustained by myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Am J Transplant 2019; 19:3263-3275. [PMID: 31207067 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are a heterogeneous population of immature hematopoietic precursors known to suppress immune responses. Interaction of SIRP alpha (SIRPα), expressed by myeloid cells, with the ubiquitous receptor CD47 is an important immune checkpoint of the innate response regulating macrophages and dendritic cells functions. We previously described that MDSC expressing SIRPα accumulated after transplantation and maintained kidney allograft tolerance. However, the role of the SIRPα/CD47 axis on MDSC function remained unknown. Here, we found that blocking SIRPα or CD47 with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) induced differentiation of MDSC into myeloid cells overexpressing MHC class II, CD86 costimulatory molecule and increased secretion of macrophage-recruiting chemokines (eg, MCP-1). Using a model of long-term kidney allograft tolerance sustained by MDSC, we observed that administration of blocking anti-SIRPα or CD47 mAbs induced graft dysfunction and rejection. Loss of tolerance came along with significant decrease of MDSC and increase in MCP-1 concentration in the periphery. Graft histological and transcriptomic analyses revealed an inflammatory (M1) macrophagic signature at rejection associated with overexpression of MCP-1 mRNA and protein in the graft. These findings indicate that the SIRPα-CD47 axis regulates the immature phenotype and chemokine secretion of MDSC and contributes to the induction and the active maintenance of peripheral acquired immune tolerance.
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- OSE Immunotherapeutics, Nantes, France.,Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie (CRTI), UMR 1064, Inserm, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie (CRTI), UMR 1064, Inserm, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- OSE Immunotherapeutics, Nantes, France.,Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie (CRTI), UMR 1064, Inserm, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie (CRTI), UMR 1064, Inserm, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie (CRTI), UMR 1064, Inserm, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie (CRTI), UMR 1064, Inserm, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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Wang J, Ding X, Wu X, Liu J, Zhou R, Wei P, Zhang Q, Zhang C, Zen K, Li L. SIRPα deficiency accelerates the pathologic process in models of Parkinson disease. Glia 2019; 67:2343-2359. [PMID: 31322787 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is a crucial pathophysiological contributor to several aging-related neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD). During the process of aging or stress, microglia undergoes several transcriptional and morphological changes that contribute to aberrant immunological responses, which is known as priming. Key molecules involved in the process, however, are not clearly defined. In the present study, we have demonstrated that level of microglial signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) decreased during aging or inflammatory challenge. Functional studies suggested that downregulation of SIRPα released the brake of inflammatory response in microglia, revealing an inhibitory effect of SIRPα in microglial activation. Furthermore, we assessed the impact of SIRPα downregulation in PD pathogenesis using both cell culture and animal models. Our results showed that SIRPα deficiency resulted in abnormal inflammatory response and phagocytic activity of microglia, which in turn, further accelerated degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine or lipopolysaccharides mice models. These results collectively demonstrate that dysregulation of SIRPα signaling in microglia during aging plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of age-related neurological disorders such as PD.
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- Jin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Insight into inflammatory cell and cytokine profiles in adult IgA vasculitis. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 38:331-338. [PMID: 30073458 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-018-4234-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) is an immune complex, small vessel vasculitis with dominant IgA deposits in vessel walls, predominantly affecting the pediatric population. However, adults frequently have more severe gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and renal involvements as compared to children. Our aim was to study serological and cellular biomarkers to support clinicians in their diagnosis and the course of IgAV in adult patients. This cross-sectional study included 62 adult IgAV patients and 53 healthy blood donors (HBDs). Demographic and clinical data, as well as routine laboratory tests, were meticulously analyzed. Serum levels of IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-17A, IL-23, TNF-α and serum amyloid A (SAA) were measured. Percentages of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes with neutrophil expression of L-selectin and integrin αM were determined by flow cytometry. SAA (12-fold), IL-6 (3-fold), IL-8 (2-fold), and TNF-α (2-fold) were significantly elevated in sera of adult IgAV patients compared to HBDs. There was a 16% elevation in neutrophils in IgAV patients, with IgAV neutrophils showing significantly higher CD62L surface expression. IgAV patients with GIT involvement exhibited elevated numbers of leukocytes, neutrophils, and neutrophil/lymphocyte (NLR), but lower neutrophil CD11b expression, as compared to IgAV patients without GIT. IgAV patients exhibit a low-medium grade inflammatory, neutrophil-driven response. Patients with GIT can be distinguished by their elevated NLR.
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Bedoui Y, Neal JW, Gasque P. The Neuro-Immune-Regulators (NIREGs) Promote Tissue Resilience; a Vital Component of the Host's Defense Strategy against Neuroinflammation. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2018; 13:309-329. [PMID: 29909495 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-018-9793-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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An effective protective inflammatory response in the brain is crucial for the clearance of pathogens (e.g. microbes, amyloid fibrils, prionSC) and should be closely regulated. However, the CNS seems to have limited tissue resilience to withstand the detrimental effects of uncontrolled inflammation compromising functional recovery and tissue repair. Newly described neuro-immune-regulators (NIREGs) are functionally related proteins regulating the severity and duration of the host inflammatory response. NIREGs such as CD200, CD47 and CX3CL1 are vital for increasing tissue resilience and are constitutively expressed by neurons. The interaction with co-receptors (CD200R, CD172a, CX3CR1) will maintain microglia in the resting phenotype, directing aggressive microglia phenotype and limiting bystander injuries. Neurons can also express many of the complement NIREGs (CD55, CD46, CD59 and factor H). Neurons and glia also express suppressor of cytokine signaling proteins (SOCS) down regulating janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway and to lead to the polarization of microglia towards anti-inflammatory phenotype. Other NIREGs such as serine protease inhibitors (serpins) and thrombomodulin (CD141) inhibit neurotoxic systemic coagulation proteins such as thrombin. The unfolded protein response (UPR) detects misfolded proteins and other stressors to prevent irreversible cell injury. Microglial pattern recognition receptors (PRR) (TREM-2, CR3, FcγR) are important to clear apoptotic cells and cellular debris but in non-phlogystic manner through inhibitory signaling pathways. The TYRO3, Axl, Mer (TAM) tyrosine receptor kinases activated by Gas 6 and PROS1 regulate inflammation by inhibiting Toll like receptors (TLR) /JAK-STAT activation and contribute to NIREG's functions.
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- Yosra Bedoui
- Université de la Réunion, CRNS 9192, INSERM U1187, IRD249, Unité Mixte Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (PIMIT), Plateforme Technologique CYROI, Saint -Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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- Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK.
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- Laboratoire de biologie, secteur laboratoire d'immunologie Clinique et expérimentale ZOI, LICE-OI, CHU Felix Guyon Bellepierre, St Denis, La Réunion, France.
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Salinas-Muñoz L, Campos-Fernández R, Mercader E, Olivera-Valle I, Fernández-Pacheco C, Matilla L, García-Bordas J, Brazil JC, Parkos CA, Asensio F, Muñoz-Fernández MA, Hidalgo A, Sánchez-Mateos P, Samaniego R, Relloso M. Estrogen Receptor-Alpha (ESR1) Governs the Lower Female Reproductive Tract Vulnerability to Candida albicans. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1033. [PMID: 29881378 PMCID: PMC5976782 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Estradiol-based therapies predispose women to vaginal infections. Moreover, it has long been known that neutrophils are absent from the vaginal lumen during the ovulatory phase (high estradiol). However, the mechanisms that regulate neutrophil influx to the vagina remain unknown. We investigated the neutrophil transepithelial migration (TEM) into the vaginal lumen. We revealed that estradiol reduces the CD44 and CD47 epithelial expression in the vaginal ectocervix and fornix, which retain neutrophils at the apical epithelium through the estradiol receptor-alpha. In contrast, luteal progesterone increases epithelial expression of CD44 and CD47 to promote neutrophil migration into the vaginal lumen and Candida albicans destruction. Distinctive to vaginal mucosa, neutrophil infiltration is contingent to sex hormones to prevent sperm from neutrophil attack; although it may compromise immunity during ovulation. Thus, sex hormones orchestrate tolerance and immunity in the vaginal lumen by regulating neutrophil TEM.
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- Laura Salinas-Muñoz
- Laboratorio de InmunoFisiología, Grupo Fisiopatología de la mujer, del embarazo, parto y puerperio, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoFisiología, Grupo Fisiopatología de la mujer, del embarazo, parto y puerperio, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoFisiología, Grupo Fisiopatología de la mujer, del embarazo, parto y puerperio, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.,Servicio de Cirugía General, Sección Cirugía Endocrino-Metabólica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoFisiología, Grupo Fisiopatología de la mujer, del embarazo, parto y puerperio, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoFisiología, Grupo Fisiopatología de la mujer, del embarazo, parto y puerperio, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.,Animalario, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoFisiología, Grupo Fisiopatología de la mujer, del embarazo, parto y puerperio, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Animalario, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio InmunoBiología Molecular, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Area of Cell and Developmental Biology, Fundación Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Inmuno-oncología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Microscopía Confocal, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoFisiología, Grupo Fisiopatología de la mujer, del embarazo, parto y puerperio, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Human cytomegalovirus reprogrammes haematopoietic progenitor cells into immunosuppressive monocytes to achieve latency. Nat Microbiol 2018; 3:503-513. [PMID: 29588542 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0131-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The precise cell type hosting latent human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) remains elusive. Here, we report that HCMV reprogrammes human haematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) into a unique monocyte subset to achieve latency. Unlike conventional monocytes, this monocyte subset possesses higher levels of B7-H4, IL-10 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), a longer lifespan and strong immunosuppressive capacity. Cell sorting of peripheral blood from latently infected human donors confirms that only this monocyte subset, representing less than 0.1% of peripheral mononuclear cells, is HCMV genome-positive but immediate-early-negative. Mechanistic studies demonstrate that HCMV promotes the differentiation of HPCs into this monocyte subset by activating cellular signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). In turn, this monocyte subset generates a high level of nitric oxide (NO) to silence HCMV immediate-early transcription and promote viral latency. By contrast, the US28-knockout HCMV mutant, which is incapable of activating STAT3, fails to reprogramme the HPCs and achieve latency. Our findings reveal that via activating the STAT3-iNOS-NO axis, HCMV differentiates human HPCs into a longevous, immunosuppressive monocyte subset for viral latency.
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Herrero R, Sanchez G, Lorente JA. New insights into the mechanisms of pulmonary edema in acute lung injury. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2018; 6:32. [PMID: 29430449 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2017.12.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Appearance of alveolar protein-rich edema is an early event in the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Alveolar edema in ARDS results from a significant increase in the permeability of the alveolar epithelial barrier, and represents one of the main factors that contribute to the hypoxemia in these patients. Damage of the alveolar epithelium is considered a major mechanism responsible for the increased pulmonary permeability, which results in edema fluid containing high concentrations of extravasated macromolecules in the alveoli. The breakdown of the alveolar-epithelial barrier is a consequence of multiple factors that include dysregulated inflammation, intense leukocyte infiltration, activation of pro-coagulant processes, cell death and mechanical stretch. The disruption of tight junction (TJ) complexes at the lateral contact of epithelial cells, the loss of contact between epithelial cells and extracellular matrix (ECM), and relevant changes in the communication between epithelial and immune cells, are deleterious alterations that mediate the disruption of the alveolar epithelial barrier and thereby the formation of lung edema in ARDS.
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- Raquel Herrero
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Azcutia V, Parkos CA, Brazil JC. Role of negative regulation of immune signaling pathways in neutrophil function. J Leukoc Biol 2017; 103:10.1002/JLB.3MIR0917-374R. [PMID: 29345376 PMCID: PMC6203665 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3mir0917-374r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) play a critical role in host defense against infection and in the resolution of inflammation. However, immune responses mediated by PMN must be tightly regulated to facilitate elimination of invading pathogens without inducing detrimental inflammation and host tissue damage. Specific engagement of cell surface immunoreceptors by a diverse range of extracellular signals regulates PMN effector functions through differential activation of intracellular signaling cascades. Although mechanisms of PMN activation mediated via cell signaling pathways have been well described, less is known about negative regulation of PMN function by immune signaling cascades. Here, we provide an overview of immunoreceptor-mediated negative regulation of key PMN effector functions including maturation, migration, phagocytosis, reactive oxygen species release, degranulation, apoptosis, and NET formation. Increased understanding of mechanisms of suppression of PMN effector functions may point to possible future therapeutic targets for the amelioration of PMN-mediated autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
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- Veronica Azcutia
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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Zhang S, Yeap XY, DeBerge M, Naresh NK, Wang K, Jiang Z, Wilcox JE, White SM, Morrow JP, Burridge PW, Procissi D, Scott EA, Frazier W, Thorp EB. Acute CD47 Blockade During Ischemic Myocardial Reperfusion Enhances Phagocytosis-Associated Cardiac Repair. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2017; 2:386-397. [PMID: 28920097 PMCID: PMC5595371 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Our data suggest that, after a myocardial infarction, integrin-associated protein CD47 on cardiac myocytes is elevated. In culture, increased CD47 on the surface of dying cardiomyocytes impairs phagocytic removal by immune cell macrophages. After myocardial ischemia and reperfusion, acute CD47 inhibition with blocking antibodies enhanced dead myocyte clearance by cardiac phagocytes and also improved the resolution of cardiac inflammation, reduced infarct size, and preserved cardiac contractile function. Early targeting of CD47 in the myocardium after reperfusion may be a new strategy to enhance wound repair in the ischemic heart.
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- Shuang Zhang
- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pharmacology and Center for Pharmacogenomics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are innate immune system cells that play an essential role in eradicating invading pathogens. PMN migration to sites of infection/inflammation requires exiting the microcirculation and subsequent crossing of epithelial barriers in mucosa-lined organs such as the lungs and intestines. Although these processes usually occur without significant damage to surrounding host tissues, dysregulated/excessive PMN transmigration and resultant bystander-tissue damage are characteristic of numerous mucosal inflammatory disorders. Mechanisms controlling PMN extravasation have been well characterized, but the molecular details regarding regulation of PMN migration across mucosal epithelia are poorly understood. Given that PMN migration across mucosal epithelia is strongly correlated with disease symptoms in many inflammatory mucosal disorders, enhanced understanding of the mechanisms regulating PMN transepithelial migration should provide insights into clinically relevant tissue-targeted therapies aimed at ameliorating PMN-mediated bystander-tissue damage. This review will highlight current understanding of the molecular interactions between PMNs and mucosal epithelia and the associated functional consequences.
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- Jennifer C Brazil
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Mathias MD, Sockolosky JT, Chang AY, Tan KS, Liu C, Garcia KC, Scheinberg DA. CD47 blockade enhances therapeutic activity of TCR mimic antibodies to ultra-low density cancer epitopes. Leukemia 2017; 31:2254-2257. [PMID: 28745331 PMCID: PMC5628131 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- M D Mathias
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Eureka Therapeutics, Emeryville, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Matlung HL, Szilagyi K, Barclay NA, van den Berg TK. The CD47-SIRPα signaling axis as an innate immune checkpoint in cancer. Immunol Rev 2017; 276:145-164. [PMID: 28258703 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 370] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors, including those targeting CTLA-4/B7 and the PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitory pathways, are now available for clinical use in cancer patients, with other interesting checkpoint inhibitors being currently in development. Most of these have the purpose to promote adaptive T cell-mediated immunity against cancer. Here, we review another checkpoint acting to potentiate the activity of innate immune cells towards cancer. This innate immune checkpoint is composed of what has become known as the 'don't-eat me' signal CD47, which is a protein broadly expressed on normal cells and often overexpressed on cancer cells, and its counter-receptor, the myeloid inhibitory immunoreceptor SIRPα. Blocking CD47-SIRPα interactions has been shown to promote the destruction of cancer cells by phagocytes, including macrophages and neutrophils. Furthermore, there is growing evidence that targeting of the CD47-SIRPα axis may also promote antigen-presenting cell function and thereby stimulate adaptive T cell-mediated anti-cancer immunity. The development of CD47-SIRPα checkpoint inhibitors and the potential side effects that these may have are discussed. Collectively, this identifies the CD47-SIRPα axis as a promising innate immune checkpoint in cancer, and with data of the first clinical studies with CD47-SIRPα checkpoint inhibitors expected within the coming years, this is an exciting and rapidly developing field.
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- Hanke L Matlung
- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, VU medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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CD47 overexpression is associated with decreased neutrophil apoptosis/phagocytosis and poor prognosis in non-small-cell lung cancer patients. Br J Cancer 2017. [PMID: 28632731 PMCID: PMC5537491 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background: Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients often exhibit neutrophilia, which has been associated with poor clinical outcomes. However, the mechanisms that lead to neutrophilia have not been fully established. CD47 is an antiphagocytic molecule that promotes neutrophil recruitment. Methods: Blood was collected from 50 treatment-naive patients with advanced NSCLC and from 25 healthy subjects. The frequency of CD66b+ cells and the expression of CD47 were determined by flow cytometry. Neutrophil apoptosis was determined by 7-amino-actinomycin D/Annexin V-APC staining. Phagocytosis was assessed by flow cytometry. Reactive oxygen species production after phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate treatment was quantified by 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein fluorescence. Pro-inflammatory plasma cytokines were quantified using a cytometric bead array assay. Results: The percentage of circulating neutrophils was significantly higher in patients than in controls (P<0.001). Patient-derived neutrophils had a higher oxidative potential than those of controls (P=0.0286). The number of neutrophils in late apoptosis/necrosis was lower in patients than in controls (P=0.0317). Caspase 3/7 activation was also lower in patients than in controls (P=0.0079). CD47 expression in whole-blood samples and in the neutrophil fraction was higher in NSCLC patients than in controls (P=0.0408 and P<0.001). Patient-derived neutrophils were phagocytosed at a lower rate than those of controls (P=0.0445). CD47 expression in neutrophils negatively correlated with their ingestion by macrophages (P=0.0039). High CD47 expression was associated with a lower overall survival. Conclusions: Increased CD47 expression on the surface of neutrophils was associated with a delay in neutrophil apoptosis and with an impairment in their phagocytic clearance by macrophages, suggesting that CD47 overexpression may be one of the underlying mechanisms leading to neutrophilia in NSCLC patients.
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Dongari-Bagtzoglou A, Fidel PL. The Host Cytokine Responses and Protective Immunity in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis. J Dent Res 2016; 84:966-77. [PMID: 16246925 DOI: 10.1177/154405910508401101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Over the last three decades, the prevalence of oropharyngeal fungal infections has increased enormously, mainly due to an increasing population of immunocompromised patients, including individuals with HIV infection, transplant recipients, and patients receiving cancer therapy. The vast majority of these infections are caused by Candida species. The presence of cytokines in infected tissues ultimately dictates the host defense processes that are specific to each pathogenic organism. During oral infection with Candida, a large number of pro-inflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines are generated in the oral mucosa. The main sources of these cytokines are oral epithelial cells, which maintain a central role in the protection against fungal organisms. These cytokines may drive the chemotaxis and effector functions of innate and/or adaptive effector cells, such as infiltrating neutrophils and T-cells in immunocompetent hosts, and CD8+ T-cells in HIV+ hosts. Epithelial cells also have direct anti- Candida activity. Several studies have provided a potential link between lower levels of certain pro-inflammatory cytokines and susceptibility to oral C. albicans infection, suggesting that such cytokines may be involved in immune protection. The exact role of these cytokines in immune protection against oropharyngeal candidiasis is still incompletely understood and requires further investigation. Identification of such cytokines with the ability to enhance anti-fungal activities of immune effector cells may have therapeutic implications in the treatment of this oral infection in the severely immunocompromised host.
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- A Dongari-Bagtzoglou
- School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Connecticut, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030-1710, USA.
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Favier B. Regulation of neutrophil functions through inhibitory receptors: an emerging paradigm in health and disease. Immunol Rev 2016; 273:140-55. [DOI: 10.1111/imr.12457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Benoit Favier
- CEA, DRF, IMETI, IMVA, UMR 1184, INSERM; Université Paris-Sud; IDMIT Infrastructure; Fontenay-aux-Roses France
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Butin-Israeli V, Houser MC, Feng M, Thorp EB, Nusrat A, Parkos CA, Sumagin R. Deposition of microparticles by neutrophils onto inflamed epithelium: a new mechanism to disrupt epithelial intercellular adhesions and promote transepithelial migration. FASEB J 2016; 30:4007-4020. [PMID: 27553226 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600734r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Neutrophil [polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN)] transepithelial migration (TEM) is a hallmark of inflammatory mucosal disorders. PMN TEM is associated with epithelial injury; however, mechanisms involved in this process are not well defined. The current work describes a new mechanism whereby deposition of PMN membrane-derived microparticles (PMN-MPs) onto intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) during TEM leads to loss of epithelial cadherins, thus promoting epithelial injury and increased PMN recruitment. PMN-MPs secreted by activated PMNs during TEM displayed a high level of enzymatically active matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), and were capable of mediating potent effects on IEC integrity. Isolated PMN-MPs efficiently bound to IEC monolayers and induced cleavage of desmoglein-2 (DSG-2) but not E-cadherin, leading to disruption of IEC intercellular adhesions. Furthermore, PMN-MP binding to intestinal epithelium in vitro in transwell assays and in vivo in ligated intestinal loop preparations facilitated increases in PMN TEM. These effects were MMP-9 dependent and were reversed in the presence of specific pharmacological inhibitors. Finally, we demonstrated that IEC Dsg-2 serves as a barrier for migrating PMNs, and its removal by PMN-MP-associated MMP-9 facilitates PMN trafficking across epithelial layers. Our findings thus implicate PMN-MPs in PMN-mediated inflammation and epithelial damage, as observed in inflammatory disorders of mucosal surfaces.-Butin-Israeli, V., Houser, M. C., Feng, M., Thorp, E. B., Nusrat, A., Parkos, C. A, Sumagin, R. Deposition of microparticles by neutrophils onto inflamed epithelium: a new mechanism to disrupt epithelial intercellular adhesions and promote transepithelial migration.
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- Veronika Butin-Israeli
- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA;
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