IL-6 facilitates cross-talk between epithelial cells and tumor- associated macrophages in Helicobacter pylori-linked gastric carcinogenesis

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PURPOSE: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a significant risk factor for development of gastric cancer (GC), one of the deadliest malignancies in the world. However, the mechanism by which H. pylori induces gastric oncogenesis remains unclear. Here, we investigated the function of IL-6 in gastric oncogenesis and macrophage-epithelial cell interactions.

METHODS: We analyzed publicly available datasets to investigate the expression of IL-6 and infiltration of M2 macrophages in GC tissues, and determine the inter-cellular communication in the context of IL-6. Human gastric epithelial and macrophage cell lines (GES-1 and THP-1-derived macrophages, respectively) were used in mono- and co-culture experiments to investigate autocrine-and paracrine induction of IL-6 expression in response to H. pylori or IL-6 stimulation.

RESULTS: We found that IL-6 is highly expressed in GC and modulates survival. M2 macrophage infiltration is predominant in GC and drives an IL-6 mediated communication with gastric epithelium cells. In vitro, IL-6 triggers its own expression in GES-1 and THP-1-derived macrophages cells. In addition, these cell lines are able to upregulate each other's IL-6 levels in an autocrine fashion, which is enhanced by H. pylori stimulation.

CONCLUSION: This study indicates that IL-6 in the tumor microenvironment is essential for intercellular communication. We show that H. pylori enhances an IL-6-driven autocrine and paracrine positive feedback loop between macrophages and gastric epithelial cells, which may contribute to gastric carcinogenesis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 50(2024) vom: 30. März, Seite 100981

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yu, Bingting [VerfasserIn]
de Vos, Danny [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Xiaopei [VerfasserIn]
Peng, SanFei [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Wenjie [VerfasserIn]
Peppelenbosch, Maikel P [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Fuhler, Gwenny M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cross-talk
Gastric cancer
Helicobacter pylori
Interleukin-6
Interlukin-6
Journal Article
Loop feedback
M2 macrophage
Microenvironment

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neo.2024.100981

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369126467