Department of Dermatology, University of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Institute of Physiology I, Department of Vegetative and Clinical Physiology, University of Tuebingen, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany.
Cells. 2022 Apr 30;11(9):1514. doi: 10.3390/cells11091514.
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy is a central pillar of melanoma treatment leading to durable response rates. Important mechanisms of action of ICB therapy include disinhibition of CD4 and CD8 T cells. Stimulated CD4 T helper 1 cells secrete the effector cytokines interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), which induce senescence in tumor cells. Besides being growth-arrested, senescent cells are metabolically active and secrete a large spectrum of factors, which are summarized as senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). This secretome affects the tumor growth. Here, we compared the SASP of cytokine-induced senescent (CIS) cells with the SASP of therapy-induced senescent (TIS) cells. Therefore, we established in vitro models for CIS and TIS in melanoma. The human melanoma cell lines SK-MEL-28 and WM115 were treated with the cytokines IFN-γ and TNF as CIS, the chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin, and the cell cycle inhibitor palbociclib as TIS. Then, we determined several senescence markers, i.e., growth arrest, p21 expression, and senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity. For SASP analyses, we measured the regulation and secretion of several common SASP factors using qPCR arrays, protein arrays, and ELISA. Each treatment initiated a stable growth arrest, enhanced SA-β-gal activity, and-except palbociclib-increased the expression of p21. mRNA and protein analyses revealed that gene expression and secretion of SASP factors were severalfold stronger in CIS than in TIS. Finally, we showed that treatment with the conditioned media (CM) derived from cytokine- and palbociclib-treated cells induced senescence characteristics in melanoma cells. Thus, we conclude that senescence induction via cytokines may lead to self-sustaining senescence surveillance of melanoma.
免疫检查点阻断(ICB)疗法是治疗黑色素瘤的核心支柱,可导致持久的缓解率。ICB 疗法的重要作用机制包括抑制 CD4 和 CD8 T 细胞。受刺激的 CD4 T 辅助 1 细胞分泌效应细胞因子干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)和肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF),诱导肿瘤细胞衰老。衰老细胞除了生长停滞外,还具有代谢活性,并分泌大量因子,这些因子被概括为衰老相关分泌表型(SASP)。这种分泌组会影响肿瘤的生长。在这里,我们比较了细胞因子诱导的衰老(CIS)细胞和治疗诱导的衰老(TIS)细胞的 SASP。因此,我们在黑色素瘤中建立了 CIS 和 TIS 的体外模型。人黑色素瘤细胞系 SK-MEL-28 和 WM115 分别用细胞因子 IFN-γ和 TNF 作为 CIS、化疗药物多柔比星和细胞周期抑制剂 palbociclib 作为 TIS 处理。然后,我们测定了几个衰老标志物,即生长停滞、p21 表达和衰老相关β-半乳糖苷酶(SA-β-gal)活性。为了进行 SASP 分析,我们使用 qPCR 阵列、蛋白质阵列和 ELISA 测量了几个常见 SASP 因子的调节和分泌。每种治疗都引发了稳定的生长停滞,增强了 SA-β-gal 活性,除 palbociclib 外,还增加了 p21 的表达。mRNA 和蛋白质分析显示,CIS 中的基因表达和 SASP 因子的分泌比 TIS 强数倍。最后,我们表明,用细胞因子和 palbociclib 处理过的细胞的条件培养基(CM)处理诱导了黑色素瘤细胞的衰老特征。因此,我们得出结论,通过细胞因子诱导衰老可能导致黑色素瘤的自我维持衰老监测。
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