Regulatory T cells reduce endothelial neutral sphingomyelinase 2 to prevent T-cell migration into tumors

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Endothelial cells are key regulators of transendothelial migration and their secretion of chemokines and expression of adhesion molecules facilitates lymphocyte entry into tissues. Previously, we demonstrated that Tregs can reduce transendothelial migration of T cells into tumors by decreasing endothelial CXCL10 secretion, but the mechanism by which this occurs is still not known. In this study, we aimed to define how Tregs decrease transendothelial migration into tumors. mRNA sequencing of intestinal tumor endothelial cells from Treg depleted mice identified neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2) as a gene downregulated in the presence of Tregs. nSMase2 is expressed in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and was decreased after coculture with Tregs. Furthermore, blocking of nSMase2 activity in vitro decreased VCAM1, CX3CL1, and CXCL10 expression in HUVECs, mirroring the same decrease found in Treg cocultures. In the APCmin/+ mouse model of intestinal cancer, nSMase2 is lower in tumor endothelial cells than in unaffected small intestine and chronic treatment with a nSMase2 inhibitor suppressed the increased migration that is otherwise seen in the absence of Tregs. We conclude that nSMase2 is an important mediator in endothelial cells supporting transendothelial migration, which may be targeted by Tregs to reduce T-cell migration into tumors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

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European journal of immunology - 51(2021), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 2317-2329

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Akeus, Paulina [VerfasserIn]
Szeponik, Louis [VerfasserIn]
Langenes, Veronica [VerfasserIn]
Karlsson, Viktoria [VerfasserIn]
Sundström, Patrik [VerfasserIn]
Bexe-Lindskog, Elinor [VerfasserIn]
Tallon, Carolyn [VerfasserIn]
Slusher, Barbara S [VerfasserIn]
Quiding-Järbrink, Marianne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

126968-45-4
CX3CL1 protein, human
CXCL10
CXCL10 protein, human
Cell Adhesion Molecules
Chemokine CX3CL1
Chemokine CXCL10
EC 3.1.4.12
Endothelial cell
Journal Article
NSMase2
Regulatory T cells
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Smpd3 protein, mouse
Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase
VCAM-1
VCAN protein, human
Versicans

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Date Completed 16.11.2021

Date Revised 16.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/eji.202149208

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328182583