Department of Thoracic Surgery, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang City, Shandong, China.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Weifang People's Hospital. No.151 Guangwen Street, Kuiwen District, Weifang City, Shandong Province, China, 261041.
J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol. 2021;40(1):65-74. doi: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.2020035859.
Lung cancer is the world-leading causative factor of disease-related death. CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (CD4+CD25+ Treg), which are involved in immune escape of tumor cells, are highly related to tumor development and metastasis. Hypoxia induces the overexpression of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 28 (CCL28), thus enhancing the angiogenesis and metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma. Our study revealed that most clinical lung adenocarcinoma samples showed positive expressions of HIF-lα, VEGF, FoxP3, and CCL28. More CD4+CD25+ Treg cells were detected in the cancerous samples. In addition, hypoxia increased the expression of HIF-1α and upregulated CCL28 to recruit CD4+CD25+ Treg cells; knockdown of HIF-1α could reverse this process. Treg cells also promoted invasion, migration, and angiogenesis in two human lung adenocarcinoma cell lines A549 and H1975. Our study suggested a novel potential molecular mechanism involved in the progression of lung adenocarcinoma could be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of lung cancer.
肺癌是导致疾病死亡的主要因素。参与肿瘤细胞免疫逃逸的 CD4+CD25+调节性 T 细胞(CD4+CD25+Treg)与肿瘤的发生和转移密切相关。低氧诱导趋化因子(C-C 基序)配体 28(CCL28)过表达,从而增强肺腺癌的血管生成和转移。我们的研究表明,大多数临床肺腺癌样本均表现出 HIF-1α、VEGF、FoxP3 和 CCL28 的阳性表达。在癌性样本中检测到更多的 CD4+CD25+Treg 细胞。此外,低氧增加 HIF-1α 的表达并上调 CCL28 以募集 CD4+CD25+Treg 细胞;敲低 HIF-1α 可逆转这一过程。Treg 细胞还促进了两种人肺腺癌细胞系 A549 和 H1975 的侵袭、迁移和血管生成。我们的研究提示了一个新的潜在分子机制,可能成为治疗肺癌的潜在治疗靶点。