Nanodrug-bacteria conjugates-mediated oncogenic collagen depletion enhances immune checkpoint blockade therapy against pancreatic cancer

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BACKGROUND: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cancer cells specifically produce abnormal oncogenic collagen to bind with integrin α3β1 receptor and activate the downstream focal adhesion kinase (FAK), protein kinase B (AKT), and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. Collectively, this promotes immunosuppression and tumor proliferation and restricts the response rate of clinical cancer immunotherapies.

METHODS: Here, by leveraging the hypoxia tropism and excellent motility of the probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (ECN), we developed nanodrug-bacteria conjugates to penetrate the extracellular matrix (ECM) and shuttle the surface-conjugated protein cages composed of collagenases and anti-programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibodies to PDAC tumor parenchyma.

FINDINGS: We found the oncogenic collagen expression in human pancreatic cancer patients and demonstrated its interaction with integrin α3β1. We proved that reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the microenvironment of PDAC triggered collagenase release to degrade oncogenic collagen and block integrin α3β1-FAK signaling pathway, thus overcoming the immunosuppression and synergizing with anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy.

CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, our study highlights the significance of oncogenic collagen in PDAC immunotherapy, and consequently, we developed a therapeutic strategy that can deplete oncogenic collagen to synergize with immune checkpoint blockade for enhanced PDAC treatment efficacy.

FUNDING: This work was supported by the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center Research Collaborative and Pancreas Cancer Research Task Force, UWCCC Transdisciplinary Cancer Immunology-Immunotherapy Pilot Project, and the start-up package from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (to Q.H.).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Med (New York, N.Y.) - 5(2024), 4 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 348-367.e7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Zhaoting [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Fanyi [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Shuai [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yixin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Schwartz, Patrick B [VerfasserIn]
Richmond, Nathaniel [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Fengyuan [VerfasserIn]
Ronnekleiv-Kelly, Sean M [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Quanyin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-34-5
Collagen
EC 2.7.10.2
Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immunotherapy
Integrin α3β1
Integrin alpha3beta1
Journal Article
Nano-drug bacteria conjugates
Oncogenic collagen
Pancreatic cancer
Pre-clinical research

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medj.2024.02.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370106369