State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China.
Theranostics. 2021 May 8;11(14):6936-6949. doi: 10.7150/thno.58173. eCollection 2021.
Substantial progress has been made with cancer immunotherapeutic strategies in recent years, most of which mainly rely on enhancing the T cell response. However, sufficient tumor antigen information often cannot be presented to T cells, resulting in a failed effector T cell response. The innate immune system can effectively recognize tumor antigens and then initiate an adaptive immune response. Here, we developed a spontaneous multifunctional hydrogel (NOCC-CpG/OX-M, Ncom Gel) vaccine to amplify the innate immune response and harness innate immunity to launch and maintain a powerful adaptive immune response. Ncom Gel was formed by a Schiff base reaction between CpG-modified carboxymethyl chitosan (NOCC-CpG) and partially oxidized mannan (OX-M). The effects of the Ncom Gel vaccine on DCs and macrophages and antigen-specific humoral immunity and cellular immunity were studied. Furthermore, the antitumor immune response of the Ncom Gel vaccine and its effect on the tumor microenvironment were evaluated. The Ncom Gel vaccine enhanced antigen presentation to T cells by facilitating DC uptake and maturation and inducing macrophages to a proinflammatory subtype, further leading to a T cell-mediated adaptive immune response. Moreover, the innate immune response could be amplified via the promotion of antigen-specific antibody production. The Ncom Gel vaccine reversed the tumor immune microenvironment to an inflamed phenotype and showed a significant antitumor response in a melanoma model. Our research implies the potential application of injectable hydrogels as a platform for tumor immunotherapy. The strategy also opens up a new avenue for multilayered cancer immunotherapy.
近年来,癌症免疫治疗策略取得了重大进展,其中大多数主要依赖于增强 T 细胞反应。然而,充足的肿瘤抗原信息往往不能呈递给 T 细胞,导致效应 T 细胞反应失败。先天免疫系统可以有效地识别肿瘤抗原,然后启动适应性免疫反应。在这里,我们开发了一种自发多功能水凝胶(NOCC-CpG/OX-M,Ncom Gel)疫苗,以放大先天免疫反应,并利用先天免疫来启动和维持强大的适应性免疫反应。Ncom Gel 是通过 CpG 修饰的羧甲基壳聚糖(NOCC-CpG)与部分氧化甘露聚糖(OX-M)之间的席夫碱反应形成的。研究了 Ncom Gel 疫苗对 DC 和巨噬细胞的作用,以及抗原特异性体液免疫和细胞免疫。此外,还评估了 Ncom Gel 疫苗的抗肿瘤免疫反应及其对肿瘤微环境的影响。Ncom Gel 疫苗通过促进 DC 摄取和成熟,并诱导巨噬细胞向促炎亚型,从而增强抗原呈递给 T 细胞的能力,进一步导致 T 细胞介导的适应性免疫反应。此外,通过促进抗原特异性抗体的产生,可以放大先天免疫反应。Ncom Gel 疫苗将肿瘤免疫微环境逆转为炎症表型,并在黑色素瘤模型中显示出显著的抗肿瘤反应。我们的研究表明,可注射水凝胶作为肿瘤免疫治疗平台具有潜在的应用前景。该策略还为多层癌症免疫治疗开辟了新途径。
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