Enhancing CAR-T cell metabolism to overcome hypoxic conditions in the brain tumor microenvironment

The efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy has been limited against brain tumors to date. CAR-T cells infiltrating syngeneic intracerebral SB28 EGFRvIII gliomas revealed impaired mitochondrial ATP production and a markedly hypoxic status compared with ones migrating to subcutaneous tumors. Drug screenings to improve metabolic states of T cells under hypoxic conditions led us to evaluate the combination of the AMPK activator metformin and the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin (Met+Rap). Met+Rap-pretreated mouse CAR-T cells showed activated PPAR-γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) through mTOR inhibition and AMPK activation, and a higher level of mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity than those pretreated with individual drugs or without pretreatment. Moreover, Met+Rap-pretreated CAR-T cells demonstrated persistent and effective antiglioma cytotoxic activities in the hypoxic condition. Furthermore, a single intravenous infusion of Met+Rap-pretreated CAR-T cells significantly extended the survival of mice bearing intracerebral SB28 EGFRvIII gliomas. Mass cytometric analyses highlighted increased glioma-infiltrating CAR-T cells in the Met+Rap group, with fewer Ly6c+CD11b+ monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the tumors. Finally, human CAR-T cells pretreated with Met+Rap recapitulated the observations with murine CAR-T cells, demonstrating improved functions under in vitro hypoxic conditions. These findings advocate for translational and clinical exploration of Met+Rap-pretreated CAR-T cells in human trials.

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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 15;:. - PMID 38014236

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

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JCI insight - 9(2024), 7 vom: 08. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hatae, Ryusuke [VerfasserIn]
Kyewalabye, Keith [VerfasserIn]
Yamamichi, Akane [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Tiffany [VerfasserIn]
Phyu, Su [VerfasserIn]
Chuntova, Pavlina [VerfasserIn]
Nejo, Takahide [VerfasserIn]
Levine, Lauren S [VerfasserIn]
Spitzer, Matthew H [VerfasserIn]
Okada, Hideho [VerfasserIn]

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AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
Brain cancer
Cancer immunotherapy
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.31
Hypoxia
Immunology
Journal Article
Otology
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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Date Completed 09.04.2024

Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Electronic

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 15;:. - PMID 38014236

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1172/jci.insight.177141

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NLM36876432X