Tham Muly, Tan Kar Wai, Keeble Jo, Wang Xiaojie, Hubert Sandra, Barron Luke, Tan Nguan Soon, Kato Masashi, Prevost-Blondel Armelle, Angeli Veronique, Abastado Jean-Pierre
Singapore Immunology Network, BMSI, A-STAR, Singapore.
Singapore Immunology Network, BMSI, A-STAR, Singapore. Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Oncotarget. 2014 Dec 15;5(23):12027-42. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.2482.
M2 macrophages promote tumor growth and metastasis, but their interactions with specific tumor cell populations are poorly characterized. Using a mouse model of spontaneous melanoma, we showed that CD34- but not CD34+ tumor-initiating cells (TICs) depend on M2 macrophages for survival and proliferation. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and macrophage-conditioned media protected CD34- TICs from chemotherapy in vitro. In vivo, while inhibition of CD115 suppressed the macrophage-dependent CD34- TIC population, chemotherapy accelerated its development. The ability of TICs to respond to TAMs was acquired during melanoma progression and immediately preceded a surge in metastatic outgrowth. TAM-derived transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) and polyamines produced via the Arginase pathway were critical for stimulation of TICs and synergized to promote their growth.
M2巨噬细胞促进肿瘤生长和转移,但其与特定肿瘤细胞群体的相互作用却鲜有描述。利用自发黑色素瘤小鼠模型,我们发现CD34⁻而非CD34⁺肿瘤起始细胞(TICs)的存活和增殖依赖于M2巨噬细胞。肿瘤相关巨噬细胞(TAMs)和巨噬细胞条件培养基在体外可保护CD34⁻ TICs免受化疗影响。在体内,抑制CD115可抑制巨噬细胞依赖的CD34⁻ TIC群体,而化疗则加速其发展。TICs对TAMs作出反应的能力是在黑色素瘤进展过程中获得的,且紧接转移灶大量出现之前。TAM衍生的转化生长因子-β(TGFβ)和通过精氨酸酶途径产生的多胺对TICs的刺激至关重要,并协同促进其生长。