Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, National Institute of Biology, 111 Večna pot, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Commun Biol. 2022 May 10;5(1):436. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03402-z.
Glioblastomas remain the most lethal primary brain tumors. Natural killer (NK) cell-based therapy is a promising immunotherapeutic strategy in the treatment of glioblastomas, since these cells can select and lyse therapy-resistant glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSLCs). Immunotherapy with super-charged NK cells has a potential as antitumor approach since we found their efficiency to kill patient-derived GSLCs in 2D and 3D models, potentially reversing the immunosuppression also seen in the patients. In addition to their potent cytotoxicity, NK cells secrete IFN-γ, upregulate GSLC surface expression of CD54 and MHC class I and increase sensitivity of GSLCs to chemotherapeutic drugs. Moreover, NK cell localization in peri-vascular regions in glioblastoma tissues and their close contact with GSLCs in tumorospheres suggests their ability to infiltrate glioblastoma tumors and target GSLCs. Due to GSLC heterogeneity and plasticity in regards to their stage of differentiation personalized immunotherapeutic strategies should be designed to effectively target glioblastomas.
胶质母细胞瘤仍然是最致命的原发性脑肿瘤。基于自然杀伤 (NK) 细胞的治疗是治疗胶质母细胞瘤的一种很有前途的免疫治疗策略,因为这些细胞可以选择和裂解治疗耐药的胶质母细胞瘤干细胞样细胞 (GSLCs)。用超级 NK 细胞进行免疫治疗具有抗肿瘤的潜力,因为我们发现它们在 2D 和 3D 模型中杀死患者来源的 GSLCs 的效率,可能逆转患者中也观察到的免疫抑制。除了强大的细胞毒性外,NK 细胞还分泌 IFN-γ,上调 GSLC 表面 CD54 和 MHC 类 I 的表达,并增加 GSLCs 对化疗药物的敏感性。此外,NK 细胞在胶质母细胞瘤组织中的血管周围区域定位及其与肿瘤球体中 GSLCs 的紧密接触表明它们能够浸润胶质母细胞瘤肿瘤并靶向 GSLCs。由于 GSLC 在分化阶段存在异质性和可塑性,因此应设计个性化免疫治疗策略来有效靶向胶质母细胞瘤。