Association Between CD204-Expressed Tumor-Associated Macrophages and MGMT-Promoter Methylation in the Microenvironment of Grade 4 Astrocytomas

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Background: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are principal immune cells in glioma microenvironment which support tumor growth and proliferation. Our aim in this study was to assess the relationship between CD204-expressed TAMs and O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT)-promoter methylation in World Health Organization (WHO) grade 4 astrocytomas, and its impact on patient's clinical outcome.

Methods: The expression of CD204 + TAMs was quantitively assessed on 45 samples of WHO grade 4 astrocytomas using immunohistochemistry. MGMT-promoter methylation was tested by methylation techniques. The relationship between TAMs, MGMT-promoter methylation, and recurrence-free interval (RFI) was statistically analyzed.

Results: There were 10 cases (22.2%) with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant grade 4 astrocytoma and 35 cases (77.8%) with IDH-wildtype glioblastoma. MGMT-promotor was methylated in 18 cases (40%), unmethylated in 15 cases (33%), and the remaining 12 cases showed no MGMT status because of nucleic acid degradations. The expression of CD204+ TAMs was high in 32 cases (71.7%) and low in 13 cases (28.8%). The relationship between IDH1 mutation and CD204+ TAM expression was insignificant (P = 0.93). However, the significant difference was found between MGMT methylation and CD204+ TAMs expression (P = 0.01), in which CD204+ TAMs were diffusely expressed in MGMT-methylated cases. There was no significant difference in RFI between CD204+ TAMs expression, MGMT-promoter methylation and treatment modalities.

Conclusions: Grade 4 astrocytomas with diffusely expressed CD204+ TAMs are usually associated with MGMT-promoter methylation. Although this association is unclear, CD204+ TAMs may neutralize the effect of MGMT-DNA protein to loss its function, which contributes to tumor progression. This relationship had no significant impact on the patient's clinical outcome after different treatment modalities.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

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World journal of oncology - 13(2022), 3 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 117-125

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kurdi, Maher [VerfasserIn]
Katib, Yousef [VerfasserIn]
Faizo, Eyad [VerfasserIn]
Bahakeem, Basem [VerfasserIn]
Alkhotani, Alaa [VerfasserIn]
Alkhayyat, Shadi [VerfasserIn]
Najjar, Ahmed A [VerfasserIn]
Mehboob, Riffat [VerfasserIn]
Halawa, Taher F [VerfasserIn]
Addas, Bassam M J [VerfasserIn]
Albriky, Koloud [VerfasserIn]
Hakamy, Sahar [VerfasserIn]

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Astrocytoma
CD204
Journal Article
MGMT methylation
Tumor-associated macrophages

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Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.14740/wjon1473

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NLM343576236