Low molecular weight fucoidan LF2 improves the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and enhances the anti-pancreatic cancer activity of oxaliplatin

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Chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of pancreatic cancer treatment. However, the dense interstitial and immunosuppressive microenvironment frequently render the ineffective anti-tumor activity of chemotherapeutic agents. Macrophages play a key role in the tumor immunomodulation. In this study, we found that low molecular weight of fucoidan (LF2) directly regulated the differentiation of mononuclear macrophages into the CD86+ M1 phenotype. LF2 significantly upregulated the expressions of M1 macrophage-specific cytokines, including iNOS, IL-6, TNFα and IL-12. LF2 modulated macrophage phenotypic transformation through activation of TLR4-NFκB pathway. Furthermore, we observed that LF2 enhanced the pro-apoptotic activity of oxaliplatin (OXA) in vitro by converting macrophages to a tumoricidal M1 phenotype. Meanwhile, LF2 increased intratumoral M1 macrophage infiltration and ameliorated the immunosuppressed tumor microenvironment, which in turn enhanced the anti-pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) activity of OXA in vivo. Taken together, our results suggested that LF2 could act as a TLR4 agonist targeting macrophages and has a synergistic effect against PDAC when combined with OXA.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:173

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Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 173(2024) vom: 29. März, Seite 116360

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Deng, Zhenzhen [VerfasserIn]
Qishan, Suo [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Quanbin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Yue, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Geng, Lihua [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Ning [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

04ZR38536J
9072-19-9
Antineoplastic Agents
Fucoidan
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
Macrophages
Oxaliplatin
Polysaccharides
Toll-Like Receptor 4
Tumor microenvironment

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116360

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369125517