Jinfukang inhibits lung cancer metastasis by upregulating CX3CL1 to recruit NK cells to kill CTCs

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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play an important role in tumor metastasis and may be a target for metastasis prevention. The traditional Chinese medicine Jinfukang functions to improve immunity, prevent metastasis, and prolong lung cancer patient survival periods. Yet, whether Jinfukang prevents metastasis by regulating immune cells to clearance CTCs is still unknown.

AIM OF THE STUDY: To explore the anti-metastasis mechanism of Jinfukang from the perspective of regulating NK cells to clear CTCs.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: CTC-TJH-01 cell was treated with Jinfukang. Cytokine chip was used to detect cytokines in cell culture supernatant. Lymphocyte recruitment assay was detected by Transwell and flow cytometry. Protein expression was analysis by Western blot. LDH kit was used to detect cytotoxicity. NOD-SCID mice used for tail vein injection to study lung metastasis.

RESULTS: Jinfukang could promote the expression and secretion of the chemokine CX3CL1 by CTCs. In addition, Jinfukang could promote the recruitment of natural killer (NK) cells by CTCs and significantly increase the cytotoxic effect of NK cells on CTCs. Moreover, Jinfukang could upregulate the expression of FasL and promote the secretion of TNF-α by NK cells and that NK cells could induce the apoptosis of CTCs through the Fas/FasL signaling pathway. Finally, we confirmed that Jinfukang could promote NK cells to kill CTCs and then inhibit lung cancer metastasis in vivo. The above effects of Jinfukang could be partially reversed by an anti-CX3CL1 mAb.

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that Jinfukang may prevent lung cancer metastasis by enhancing the clearance of CTCs in the peripheral blood by NK cells, providing evidence for the anti-metastasis effect of Jinfukang.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:275

Enthalten in:

Journal of ethnopharmacology - 275(2021) vom: 15. Juli, Seite 114175

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Que, Zu-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Jia-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Zhi-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Pan [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Li, He-Gen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jia-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Hong-Xi [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Jian-Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
CX3CL1
CX3CL1 protein, human
Chemokine CX3CL1
Circulating tumor cell
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
FAS protein, human
Fas Receptor
GPI-Linked Proteins
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Jinfukang
Journal Article
Lung cancer
Metastasis
NK cells
Receptors, Death Domain
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
ULBP1 protein, human
ULBP2 protein, human

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Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jep.2021.114175

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NLM324866860