Hyperprogressive disease (HPD), an aggressive acceleration of tumor growth, was observed in a group of cancer patients treated with anti-PD1/PDL1 antibodies. The presence of a peculiar macrophage subset in the tumor microenvironment is reported to be a sort of "immunological prerequisite" for HPD development. These macrophages possess a unique phenotype that it is not clear how they acquire. We hypothesized that certain malignant cells may promote the induction of an "HPD-related" phenotype in macrophages. Bone-marrow-derived macrophages were exposed to the conditioned medium of five non-small cell lung cancer cell lines. Macrophage phenotype was analyzed by microarray gene expression profile and real-time PCR. We found that human NSCLC cell lines, reported as undergoing HPD-like tumor growth in immunodeficient mice, polarized macrophages towards a peculiar pro-inflammatory phenotype sharing both M1 and M2 features. Lipid-based factors contained in cancer cell-conditioned medium induced the over-expression of several pro-inflammatory cytokines and the activation of innate immune receptor signaling pathways. We also determined that tumor-derived Extracellular Vesicles represent the main components involved in the observed macrophage re-education program. The present study might represent the starting point for the future development of diagnostic tools to identify potential hyperprogressors.
The Educational Program of Macrophages toward a Hyperprogressive Disease-Related Phenotype Is Orchestrated by Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles / S. Indino, C. Borzi, C. Moscheni, P. Sartori, L. De Cecco, G. Bernardo, V. Le Noci, F. Arnaboldi, T. Triulzi, G. Sozzi, E. Tagliabue, L. Sfondrini, N. Gagliano, M. Moro, M. Sommariva. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 23:24(2022 Dec 13), pp. 15802.1-15802.22. [10.3390/ijms232415802]
The Educational Program of Macrophages toward a Hyperprogressive Disease-Related Phenotype Is Orchestrated by Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles
S. IndinoCo-primo
;C. BorziCo-primo
;C. Moscheni;P. Sartori;G. Bernardo;V. Le Noci;F. Arnaboldi;L. Sfondrini;N. Gagliano;M. Moro;M. Sommariva
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2022
Abstract
Hyperprogressive disease (HPD), an aggressive acceleration of tumor growth, was observed in a group of cancer patients treated with anti-PD1/PDL1 antibodies. The presence of a peculiar macrophage subset in the tumor microenvironment is reported to be a sort of "immunological prerequisite" for HPD development. These macrophages possess a unique phenotype that it is not clear how they acquire. We hypothesized that certain malignant cells may promote the induction of an "HPD-related" phenotype in macrophages. Bone-marrow-derived macrophages were exposed to the conditioned medium of five non-small cell lung cancer cell lines. Macrophage phenotype was analyzed by microarray gene expression profile and real-time PCR. We found that human NSCLC cell lines, reported as undergoing HPD-like tumor growth in immunodeficient mice, polarized macrophages towards a peculiar pro-inflammatory phenotype sharing both M1 and M2 features. Lipid-based factors contained in cancer cell-conditioned medium induced the over-expression of several pro-inflammatory cytokines and the activation of innate immune receptor signaling pathways. We also determined that tumor-derived Extracellular Vesicles represent the main components involved in the observed macrophage re-education program. The present study might represent the starting point for the future development of diagnostic tools to identify potential hyperprogressors.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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