Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, People's Republic of China.
Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2023 Mar;72(3):743-758. doi: 10.1007/s00262-022-03305-2. Epub 2022 Nov 1.
Evidence has been presented demonstrating that CD8 T cells confer anti-cancer effects, which offers a promising approach to enhance immunotherapy. M2-polarized tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) could transfer RNA to cancer cells by secreting extracellular vesicles (EVs) and stimulate immune escape of cancer cells. Thus, the current study aimed at exploring how EVs derived from M2-polarized TAMs (M2-TAMs) affected the proliferation of ovarian cancer (OC) cells and apoptosis of CD8 T cells. M2-TAMs were observed in OC tissues, which promoted proliferation of OC cells and CD8 T cell apoptosis by secreting EVs. OC-associated differentially expressed gene NEAT1 was screened by bioinformatics analysis. The in vitro and in vivo effects of TAM-EVs-NEAT1 and its regulatory mechanism were assessed using gain- and loss-of-function assays in co-culture systems of TAMs-derived EVs, OC cells, and CD8 T cells and in tumor-bearing mice. NEAT1 was highly expressed in M2-derived EVs and OC cells co-cultured with M2-derived EVs. NEAT1 sponged miR-101-3p to increase ZEB1 and PD-L1 expression. In vitro and in vivo assays confirmed the tumor-supporting effects of NEAT1 delivered by M2-derived EVs on OC cell proliferation and CD8 T cell apoptosis as well as tumor growth. Collectively, M2-derived EVs containing NEAT1 exerted a tumor-promoting role in OC via the miR-101-3p/ZEB1/PD-L1 axis.
已经有证据表明 CD8 T 细胞具有抗癌作用,这为增强免疫疗法提供了一种有前途的方法。M2 极化的肿瘤相关巨噬细胞(TAMs)可以通过分泌细胞外囊泡(EVs)将 RNA 转移到癌细胞中,并刺激癌细胞的免疫逃逸。因此,本研究旨在探讨 M2 极化的 TAMs(M2-TAMs)来源的 EVs 如何影响卵巢癌(OC)细胞的增殖和 CD8 T 细胞的凋亡。在 OC 组织中观察到了 M2-TAMs,它们通过分泌 EVs 促进 OC 细胞的增殖和 CD8 T 细胞的凋亡。通过生物信息学分析筛选 OC 相关差异表达基因 NEAT1。在 TAMs 衍生的 EVs、OC 细胞和 CD8 T 细胞共培养系统以及荷瘤小鼠中,通过 gain- 和 loss-of-function 测定评估了 TAM-EVs-NEAT1 的体外和体内作用及其调节机制。NEAT1 在 M2 衍生的 EVs 中高表达,并且与 M2 衍生的 EVs 共培养的 OC 细胞中高表达。NEAT1 海绵吸附 miR-101-3p,增加 ZEB1 和 PD-L1 的表达。体外和体内实验证实了由 M2 衍生的 EVs 携带的 NEAT1 通过 miR-101-3p/ZEB1/PD-L1 轴对 OC 细胞增殖和 CD8 T 细胞凋亡以及肿瘤生长的促进作用。总之,含有 NEAT1 的 M2 衍生 EVs 通过 miR-101-3p/ZEB1/PD-L1 轴在 OC 中发挥促肿瘤作用。