Neoadjuvant chemotherapy-induced remodeling of human hormonal receptor-positive breast cancer revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing

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Hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (HR+ BC) is known to be relatively insensitive to chemotherapy, and since chemotherapy has remained the major neoadjuvant therapy for HR+ BC, the undetermined mechanism of chemoresistance and how chemotherapy reshapes the immune microenvironment need to be explored by high-throughput technology. By using single-cell RNA sequencing and multiplexed immunofluorescence staining analysis of HR+ BC samples (paired pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC)), the levels of previously unrecognized immune cell subsets, including CD8+ T cells with pronounced expression of T-cell development (LMNA) and cytotoxicity (FGFBP2) markers, CD4+ T cells characterized by proliferation marker (ATP1B3) expression and macrophages characterized by CD52 expression, were found to be increased post-NAC, which were predictive of chemosensitivity and their antitumor function was also validated with in vitro experiments. In terms of immune checkpoint expression of CD8+ T cells, we found their changes were inconsistent post-NAC, that LAG3, VSIR were decreased, and PDCD1, HAVCR2, CTLA4, KLRC1 and BTLA were increased. In addition, we have identified novel genomic and transcriptional patterns of chemoresistant cancer cells, both innate and acquired, and have confirmed their prognostic value with TCGA cohorts. By shedding light on the ecosystem of HR+ BC reshaped by chemotherapy, our results uncover valuable candidates for predicting chemosensitivity and overcoming chemoresistance in HR+ BC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:585

Enthalten in:

Cancer letters - 585(2024) vom: 31. März, Seite 216656

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jia, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Shanshan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jiaxin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wenwen [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Huanhuan [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xiaoxiao [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wuzhen [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Lesang [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Siwei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hailong [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Wenjie [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Hongjun [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xiuyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Chao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ATP1B3 protein, human
Chemotherapy resistance
EC 7.2.2.13
HR(+) breast cancer
Journal Article
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Single cell sequencing
Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
Tumor microenvironment

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216656

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367572362