The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Department of General Surgery, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
J Cell Mol Med. 2021 May;25(10):4671-4683. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.16405. Epub 2021 Apr 3.
Clinical and experimental evidence indicates that tumour-associated macrophages support cancer progression. Moreover, macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are involved in pathogenesis of multiple cancers, yet the functions of molecular determinants in which have not been fully understood. Herein, we aim to understand whether macrophage modulates pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progression in an EV-dependent manner and the underlying mechanisms. microRNA (miR)-365 was experimentally determined to be enriched in the EVs from M2 macrophages (M2-EVs), which could be transferred into PDAC cells. Using a co-culture system, M2-EVs could enhance the proliferating, migrating and invading potentials of PDAC cells, while inhibition of miR-365 in M2-EVs could repress these malignant functions. B-cell translocation gene 2 (BTG2) was identified to be a direct target of miR-365, while the focal adhesion kinase (F/ATP)-dependent tyrosine kinase (AKT) pathway was activated by miR-365. We further demonstrated that overexpression of BTG2 could delay the progression of PDAC in vitro, whereas by impairing BTG2-mediated anti-tumour effect, M2-EV-miR-365 promoted PDAC progression. For validation, a nude mouse model of tumorigenesis was established, in which we found that targeting M2-EV-miR-365 contributed to suppression of tumour growth. Collectively, M2-EVs carry miR-365 to suppress BTG2 expression, which activated FAK/AKT pathway, thus promoting PDAC development.
临床和实验证据表明,肿瘤相关巨噬细胞支持癌症进展。此外,巨噬细胞衍生的细胞外囊泡(EVs)参与多种癌症的发病机制,但其中分子决定因素的功能尚未完全了解。在此,我们旨在研究巨噬细胞是否以 EV 依赖的方式调节胰腺导管腺癌(PDAC)的进展及其潜在机制。实验确定 microRNA(miR)-365 在 M2 巨噬细胞(M2-EVs)的 EV 中富集,这些 EV 可被转移到 PDAC 细胞中。使用共培养系统,M2-EVs 可增强 PDAC 细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭潜力,而抑制 M2-EVs 中的 miR-365 可抑制这些恶性功能。B 细胞易位基因 2(BTG2)被鉴定为 miR-365 的直接靶标,而 miR-365 激活了粘着斑激酶(FAK)/三磷酸腺苷(ATP)依赖性酪氨酸激酶(AKT)途径。我们进一步证明,BTG2 的过表达可在体外延缓 PDAC 的进展,而通过破坏 BTG2 介导的抗肿瘤作用,M2-EV-miR-365 促进了 PDAC 的进展。为了验证,建立了裸鼠肿瘤发生模型,在该模型中,我们发现靶向 M2-EV-miR-365 有助于抑制肿瘤生长。总之,M2-EVs 携带 miR-365 抑制 BTG2 表达,激活 FAK/AKT 途径,从而促进 PDAC 发展。