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Chambers AM, Lupo KB, Wang J, Cao J, Utturkar S, Atallah Lanman N, Bernal-Crespo V, Jalal S, Pine SR, Toregrosa-Allen S, Elzey BD, Matosevic S. Engineered natural killer cells impede the immunometabolic CD73-adenosine axis in solid tumors. eLife 2022; 11:73699. [PMID: 35815945 PMCID: PMC9342955 DOI: 10.7554/elife.73699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Immunometabolic reprogramming due to adenosine produced by CD73 (encoded by the 5’-ectonucleotidase gene NT5E) is a recognized immunosuppressive mechanism contributing to immune evasion in solid tumors. Adenosine is not only known to contribute to tumor progression, but it has specific roles in driving dysfunction of immune cells, including natural killer (NK) cells. Here, we engineered human NK cells to directly target the CD73-adenosine axis by blocking the enzymatic activity of CD73. In doing so, the engineered NK cells not only impaired adenosinergic metabolism driven by the hypoxic uptake of ATP by cancer cells in a model of non-small-cell lung cancer, but also mediated killing of tumor cells due to the specific recognition of overexpressed CD73. This resulted in a ‘single agent’ immunotherapy that combines antibody specificity, blockade of purinergic signaling, and killing of targets mediated by NK cells. We also showed that CD73-targeted NK cells are potent in vivo and result in tumor arrest, while promoting NK cell infiltration into CD73+ tumors and enhancing intratumoral activation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Marie Chambers
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Histology Research Laboratory, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, United States
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- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United States
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Wang J, Toregrosa-Allen S, Elzey BD, Utturkar S, Lanman NA, Bernal-Crespo V, Behymer MM, Knipp GT, Yun Y, Veronesi MC, Sinn AL, Pollok KE, Brutkiewicz RR, Nevel KS, Matosevic S. Multispecific targeting of glioblastoma with tumor microenvironment-responsive multifunctional engineered NK cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2107507118. [PMID: 34740973 PMCID: PMC8609337 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2107507118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumor antigen heterogeneity, a severely immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) and lymphopenia resulting in inadequate immune intratumoral trafficking, have rendered glioblastoma (GBM) highly resistant to therapy. To address these obstacles, here we describe a unique, sophisticated combinatorial platform for GBM: a cooperative multifunctional immunotherapy based on genetically engineered human natural killer (NK) cells bearing multiple antitumor functions including local tumor responsiveness that addresses key drivers of GBM resistance to therapy: antigen escape, immunometabolic reprogramming of immune responses, and poor immune cell homing. We engineered dual-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) NK cells to bear a third functional moiety that is activated in the GBM TME and addresses immunometabolic suppression of NK cell function: a tumor-specific, locally released antibody fragment which can inhibit the activity of CD73 independently of CAR signaling and decrease the local concentration of adenosine. The multifunctional human NK cells targeted patient-derived GBM xenografts, demonstrated local tumor site-specific activity in the tissue, and potently suppressed adenosine production. We also unveil a complex reorganization of the immunological profile of GBM induced by inhibiting autophagy. Pharmacologic impairment of the autophagic process not only sensitized GBM to antigenic targeting by NK cells but promoted a chemotactic profile favorable to NK infiltration. Taken together, our study demonstrates a promising NK cell-based combinatorial strategy that can target multiple clinically recognized mechanisms of GBM progression simultaneously.
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- Jiao Wang
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Histology Research Laboratory, Center for Comparative Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- In Vivo Therapeutics Core, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- In Vivo Therapeutics Core, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907;
- Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Drolia R, Amalaradjou MAR, Ryan V, Tenguria S, Liu D, Bai X, Xu L, Singh AK, Cox AD, Bernal-Crespo V, Schaber JA, Applegate BM, Vemulapalli R, Bhunia AK. Receptor-targeted engineered probiotics mitigate lethal Listeria infection. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6344. [PMID: 33311493 PMCID: PMC7732855 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20200-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Probiotic bacteria reduce the intestinal colonization of pathogens. Yet, their use in preventing fatal infection caused by foodborne Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), is inconsistent. Here, we bioengineered Lactobacillus probiotics (BLP) to express the Listeria adhesion protein (LAP) from a non-pathogenic Listeria (L. innocua) and a pathogenic Listeria (Lm) on the surface of Lactobacillus casei. The BLP strains colonize the intestine, reduce Lm mucosal colonization and systemic dissemination, and protect mice from lethal infection. The BLP competitively excludes Lm by occupying the surface presented LAP receptor, heat shock protein 60 and ameliorates the Lm-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction by blocking the nuclear factor-κB and myosin light chain kinase-mediated redistribution of the major epithelial junctional proteins. Additionally, the BLP increases intestinal immunomodulatory functions by recruiting FOXP3+T cells, CD11c+ dendritic cells and natural killer cells. Engineering a probiotic strain with an adhesion protein from a non-pathogenic bacterium provides a new paradigm to exclude pathogens and amplify their inherent health benefits.
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- Rishi Drolia
- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Bindley Bioscience Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
- Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Narayanan N, Jia Z, Kim KH, Kuang L, Lengemann P, Shafer G, Bernal-Crespo V, Kuang S, Deng M. Biomimetic glycosaminoglycan-based scaffolds improve skeletal muscle regeneration in a Murine volumetric muscle loss model. Bioact Mater 2020; 6:1201-1213. [PMID: 33163701 PMCID: PMC7599371 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Volumetric muscle loss (VML) injuries characterized by critical loss of skeletal muscle tissues result in severe functional impairment. Current treatments involving use of muscle grafts are limited by tissue availability and donor site morbidity. In this study, we designed and synthesized an implantable glycosaminoglycan-based hydrogel system consisting of thiolated hyaluronic acid (HA) and thiolated chondroitin sulfate (CS) cross-linked with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate to promote skeletal muscle regeneration of VML injuries in mice. The HA-CS hydrogels were optimized with suitable biophysical properties by fine-tuning degree of thiol group substitution to support C2C12 myoblast proliferation, myogenic differentiation and expression of myogenic markers MyoD, MyoG and MYH8. Furthermore, in vivo studies using a murine quadriceps VML model demonstrated that the HA-CS hydrogels supported integration of implants with the surrounding host tissue and facilitated migration of Pax7+ satellite cells, de novo myofiber formation, angiogenesis, and innervation with minimized scar tissue formation during 4-week implantation. The hydrogel-treated and autograft-treated mice showed similar functional improvements in treadmill performance as early as 1-week post-implantation compared to the untreated groups. Taken together, our results demonstrate the promise of HA-CS hydrogels as regenerative engineering matrices to accelerate healing of skeletal muscle injuries.
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Key Words
- AChR, Acetyl choline receptors
- CS, Chondroitin Sulfate
- Chondroitin sulfate
- ECM, Extracellular matrix
- EDC, 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide
- GAG, Glycosaminoglycan
- HA, Hyaluronic acid
- Hyaluronic acid
- Hydrogels
- MES, 2-(N-morpholino) ethanesulfonic acid
- MHC, Myosin heavy chain
- Myoblasts
- NHS, N-hydroxysuccinimide
- PEGDA, Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate
- Skeletal muscle tissue engineering
- VML, Volumetric muscle loss
- Volumetric muscle loss
- eMHC, embryonic myosin heavy chain
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- Naagarajan Narayanan
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States.,Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States.,Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States.,Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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- Center for Comparative Translational Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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- Center for Comparative Translational Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States.,Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States.,School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States.,Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, United States
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Bonilla JC, Bernal-Crespo V, Schaber JA, Bhunia AK, Kokini JL. Simultaneous immunofluorescent imaging of gliadins, low molecular weight glutenins, and high molecular weight glutenins in wheat flour dough with antibody-quantum dot complexes. Food Res Int 2018; 120:776-783. [PMID: 31000297 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Gluten proteins and their impact in the quality of wheat based food products is well known. In order visualize the 'in situ' distribution of low molecular weight glutenins, high molecular weight glutenins, and gliadins simultaneously in wheat doughs we needed to overcome and eliminate dough auto-fluorescence, and to develop a reliable immunostaining procedure for their simultaneous detection in wheat doughs. We are studying different auto-fluorescence quenchers used in biological fluorescent imaging and their effect on dough auto-fluorescence removal, and the effect of different fixative mediums on the adhesion of wheat flours doughs onto microscope slides. We found that the best method to remove dough auto-fluorescence is removing it as background in the microscope detection system. We also found methanol to be the best fixative medium for dough samples. In this research, we are showing the first 'in situ' localization of these gluten subunits simultaneously in wheat flour dough.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jose C Bonilla
- Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Histology Research Laboratory, Center for Comparative Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Bioscience Imaging Facility, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
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