Lentinula Edodes Mycelia extract regulates the function of antigen-presenting cells to activate immune cells and prevent tumor-induced deterioration of immune function

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Immune cell activation is essential for cancer rejection; however, the tumor microenvironment leads to deterioration of immune function, which enables cancer cells to survive and proliferate. We previously reported that oral ingestion of Lentinula Edodes Mycelia (L.E.M.) extract enhances the tumor antigen-specific T-cell response and exerts an antitumor effect in a tumor-bearing mouse model. In this study, we focused on antigen-presenting cells (APCs) located upstream of the immune system, induced a T-cell response, then examined the impact of L.E.M. extract on the APCs. L.E.M. extract enhanced the expression of MHC-I, MHC-II, CD86, CD80, and CD40 in bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DCs) and strongly induced the production of IL-12. L.E.M.-stimulated DCs enhanced IFN-γ production from CD8+ T cells and induced their differentiation into effector cells. Furthermore, L.E.M. extract promoted IL-12 production and suppressed the production of IL-10 and TGF-β by transforming bone marrow-derived macrophages into M1-like macrophages. Furthermore, in a B16F10 melanoma inoculation model, DCs in the spleen were decreased and their activation was suppressed by the presence of cancer; however, ingestion of L.E.M. extract prevented this functional deterioration of DCs. In the spleen of cancer-bearing mice, the number of CD11b- F4/80+ macrophages in a hypoactivated state was also increased, whereas L.E.M. extract suppressed the increase of such macrophages. These findings suggest that L.E.M. extract may exhibit an antitumor immune response by regulating the function of APCs to induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes, as well as by suppressing the decline in antigen-presenting cell activity caused by the presence of cancer.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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BMC complementary medicine and therapies - 23(2023), 1 vom: 08. Aug., Seite 281

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kajiyama, Shota [VerfasserIn]
Nagatake, Takahiro [VerfasserIn]
Ishikawa, Satoru [VerfasserIn]
Hosomi, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Shimada, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Matsui, Yasunori [VerfasserIn]
Kunisawa, Jun [VerfasserIn]

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187348-17-0
Antigen-presenting cells
Dendritic cells
Immunotherapy
Interleukin-12
Journal Article
Lentinula Edodes
Macrophages

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Date Completed 10.08.2023

Date Revised 21.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12906-023-04106-5

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NLM360532667