Tumor-associated macrophages induce PD-L1 expression in gastric cancer cells through IL-6 and TNF-ɑ signaling

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PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockade therapy has been widely used for the clinical treatment of cancer. However, recent clinical trials have shown that only a small proportion of cancer patients respond to PD1/PD-L1 immunotherapy. The tumor immune microenvironment plays an important regulatory role in PD1/PD-L1 immunotherapy. Macrophages are one of the most important immune cells in the tumor immune microenvironment. In this study, we found a high correlation between macrophage infiltration and PD-L1 expression in gastric cancer (GC) specimens. Further study revealed that infiltrated macrophages released the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-ɑ and IL-6, which induced PD-L1 expression in tumor cells. The release of TNF-ɑ and IL-6 activated the NF-kB and STAT3 signaling pathway to regulate PD-L1 expression. TNF-α, p-65 and STAT3 expression in cancer patients has prognostic value in stomach adenocarcinoma. Furthermore, infiltrated macrophages can also promote GC cell proliferation by inducing PD-L1 expression in GC cells. Taken together, our results suggest that macrophages play a dual role in regulating the expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells. On the one hand, macrophages induce PD-L1 expression in tumor cells, helping tumor cells escape cytotoxic T cell killing; on the other hand, they can promote the proliferation of tumor cells by regulating the expression of PD-L1.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:396

Enthalten in:

Experimental cell research - 396(2020), 2 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 112315

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ju, Xiaoli [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Heng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Zidi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Miao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qiang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

B7-H1 Antigen
CD274 protein, human
Infiltrated macrophages
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
NF-kB and STAT3
NF-kappa B
PD-1/PD-L1
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
STAT3 Transcription Factor
STAT3 protein, human
TNF-ɑ and IL-6
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 09.03.2021

Date Revised 09.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112315

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316018449