Prostate cancer cells synergistically defend against CD8+ T cells by secreting exosomal PD-L1

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BACKGROUND: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains fatal and incurable, despite a variety of treatments that can delay disease progression and prolong life. Immune checkpoint therapy is a promising treatment. However, emerging evidence suggests that exosomal programmed necrosis ligand 1 (PD-L1) directly binds to PD-1 on the surface of T cells in the drain lineage lymph nodes or neutralizes administered PD-L1 antibodies, resulting in poor response to anti-PD-L1 therapy in mCRPC.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Western blotting and immunofluorescence were performed to compare PD-L1 levels in exosomes derived from different prostate cancer cells. PC3 cells were subcutaneously injected into nude mice, and then ELISA assay was used to detect human specific PD-L1 in exosomes purified from mouse serum. The function of CD8+ T cells was detected by T cell mediated tumor cell killing assay and FACS analysis. A subcutaneous xenograft model was established using mouse prostate cancer cell RM1, exosomes with or without PD-L1 were injected every 3 days, and then tumor size and weight were analyzed to evaluate the effect of exosomal PD-L1.

RESULTS: Herein, we found that exosomal-PD-L1 was taken up by tumor cells expressing low levels of PD-L1, thereby protecting them from T-cell killing. Higher levels of PD-L1 were detected in exosomes derived from the highly malignant prostate cancer PC3 and DU145 cell lines. Moreover, exosomal PD-L1 was taken up by the PD-L1-low-expressing LNCaP cell line and inhibited the killing function of CD8-T cells on tumor cells. The growth rate of RM1-derived subcutaneous tumors was decreased after knockdown of PD-L1 in tumor cells, whereas the growth rate recovered following exosomal PD-L1 tail vein injection. Furthermore, in the serum of mice with PCa subcutaneous tumors, PD-L1 was mainly present on exosomes.

CONCLUSION: In summary, tumor cells share PD-L1 synergistically against T cells through exosomes. Inhibition of exosome secretion or prevention of PD-L1 sorting into exosomes may improve the therapeutic response of prostate tumors to anti-PD-L1 therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Cancer medicine - 12(2023), 15 vom: 27. Aug., Seite 16405-16415

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Dameng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xueying [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Wenxian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yuxin [VerfasserIn]
Mu, Chenglong [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Xinchun [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Bo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-PD-L1 therapy
B7-H1 Antigen
CD8+ T cells
Exosomes
Journal Article
PD-L1
Prostate cancer
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.09.2023

Date Revised 02.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cam4.6275

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NLM36001321X