Remodeling of the Tumor Microenvironment by Radiotherapy through the cGAS-STING Pathway in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

It has been reported that tumor cell-intrinsic cyclic GMP-AMP synthase(cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes(STING) pathway is essential for radiotherapy(RT)-induced activation of anti-tumor immune responses. However, its role in the RT- induced remodeling of the tumor microenvironment(TME)in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC), is largely unknown. In this study, we found that the tumor cell-intrinsic cGAS-STING pathway is a critical component for RT-induced activation of immune cells in the TME through the induction of type Ⅰ interferon and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 in tumor cells in ESCC. However, at the same time, the tumor cell-intrinsic cGAS-STING pathway is also involved in RT-triggered infiltration and polarization of immunosuppressive CD163+ tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) through the induction of interleukin 34 (IL-34) in tumor cells in ESCC. Our findings suggest that targeting IL-34 to impede the infiltration and polarization of CD163+ TAM could potentially enhance the efficacy of RT-induced immune cell activation in ESCC TME.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 50(2023), 10 vom: 30. Okt., Seite 1099-1101

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nakajima, Shotaro [VerfasserIn]
Mimura, Kosaku [VerfasserIn]
Kaneta, Akinao [VerfasserIn]
Katagata, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Okayama, Hirokazu [VerfasserIn]
Saito, Motonobu [VerfasserIn]
Saze, Zenichiro [VerfasserIn]
Hanayama, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Tada, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]
Momma, Tomoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Kono, Koji [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article

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Date Completed 04.12.2023

Date Revised 04.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365269646