Sommerfeld Leah, Knuth Isabel, Finkernagel Florian, Pesek Jelena, Nockher Wolfgang A, Jansen Julia M, Wagner Uwe, Nist Andrea, Stiewe Thorsten, Müller-Brüsselbach Sabine, Müller Rolf, Reinartz Silke
Translational Oncology Group, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Bioinformatics Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 13;14(24):6154. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246154.
Metastasis of high-grade ovarian carcinoma (HGSC) is orchestrated by soluble mediators of the tumor microenvironment. Here, we have used transcriptomic profiling to identify lipid-mediated signaling pathways encompassing 41 ligand-synthesizing enzymes and 23 cognate receptors in tumor, immune and stroma cells from HGSC metastases and ascites. Due to its strong association with a poor clinical outcome, prostacyclin (PGI) synthase (PTGIS) is of particular interest in this signaling network. PTGIS is highly expressed by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF), concomitant with elevated PGI synthesis, whereas tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) exhibit the highest expression of its surface receptor (PTGIR). PTGIR activation by PGI agonists triggered cAMP accumulation and induced a mixed-polarization macrophage phenotype with altered inflammatory gene expression, including and repression, as well as reduced phagocytic capability. Co-culture experiments provided further evidence for the interaction of CAF with macrophages via PGI, as the effect of PGI agonists on phagocytosis was mitigated by cyclooxygenase inhibitors. Furthermore, conditioned medium from PGI-agonist-treated TAM promoted tumor adhesion to mesothelial cells and migration in a PTGIR-dependent manner, and PTGIR activation induced the expression of metastasis-associated and pro-angiogenic genes. Taken together, our study identifies a PGI/PTGIR-driven crosstalk between CAF, TAM and tumor cells, promoting immune suppression and a pro-metastatic environment.
高级别卵巢癌(HGSC)的转移是由肿瘤微环境中的可溶性介质精心调控的。在这里,我们利用转录组分析来确定脂质介导的信号通路,该通路涵盖了HGSC转移灶和腹水中肿瘤细胞、免疫细胞和基质细胞中的41种配体合成酶和23种同源受体。由于前列环素(PGI)合酶(PTGIS)与不良临床结局密切相关,因此在这个信号网络中备受关注。PTGIS在癌症相关成纤维细胞(CAF)中高表达,同时PGI合成增加,而肿瘤相关巨噬细胞(TAM)则表现出其表面受体(PTGIR)的最高表达。PGI激动剂对PTGIR的激活引发了环磷酸腺苷(cAMP)的积累,并诱导了一种混合极化的巨噬细胞表型,其炎症基因表达发生改变,包括 和 的抑制,以及吞噬能力的降低。共培养实验进一步证明了CAF与巨噬细胞通过PGI相互作用,因为环氧合酶抑制剂减轻了PGI激动剂对吞噬作用的影响。此外,PGI激动剂处理的TAM的条件培养基以PTGIR依赖的方式促进肿瘤与间皮细胞的黏附及迁移,并且PTGIR激活诱导了转移相关基因和促血管生成基因的表达。综上所述,我们的研究确定了一种由PGI/PTGIR驱动的CAF、TAM和肿瘤细胞之间的串扰,促进了免疫抑制和促转移环境的形成。
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