HIF-1α Mediates Immunosuppression and Chemoresistance in Colorectal Cancer by Inhibiting CXCL9, -10 and -11

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Uncertainty exists regarding the mechanisms by which hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) control CD8+T-cell migration into tumor microenvironments. Here, we found that HIF-1α knockdown or overexpression resulted in increased or decreased CXCL9, -10, and -11 expression in vitro, respectively. Gene Set Variation Analysis revealed that elevated HIF-1α levels correlated with a poor prognosis, severe pathological stage, and an absence of CD8+ T cells in the tumor microenvironment in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. HIF-1α was inversely associated with pathways beneficial to anti-tumor immunotherapy and cytokine/chemokine function. In vivo, inhibiting HIF-1α or its upstream regulator BIRC2 significantly suppressed tumor growth and promoted CD8+ T-cell infiltration. CXCR3 neutralizing antibodies reversed these effects, implicating the involvement of CXCL9, -10, and -11/CXCR3 axis. The presence of HIF-1α weakened the upregulation of CXCL9, -10, and -11 by bleomycin and doxorubicin. Combining HIF-1α inhibition with bleomycin promoted CD8+ T-cell infiltration and tumor suppression in vivo. Moreover, doxorubicin could upregulate CXCL9, -10 and -11 by suppressing HIF-1α. Our findings highlight the potential of HIF-1α inhibition to improve CRC microenvironments and increase chemotherapy sensitivity.

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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: 30. März, Seite 116427

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Su, Yixi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jiaqi [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Mengchen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jingdan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Weiqian [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Nanlin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
He, Lingyuan [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Limei [VerfasserIn]
Haberman, Ann M [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Huanliang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xiangling [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11056-06-7
80168379AG
BIRC2
Bleomycin
CD8(+) T Cell
CXCL10
CXCL11
CXCL9
CXCL9 protein, human
Chemo-immunotherapy
Chemokine CXCL9
Colorectal Cancer
Cytokines
Doxorubicin
HIF-1α
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
Journal Article

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116427

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369742451