Gwon Seoyeon, Cho Inju, Lee Jieun, Lee Seung Yun, Choi Kyue-Hee, Kim Tae-Jung
Department of Hospital Pathology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 07345, Republic of Korea.
Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jul 31;17(15):2529. doi: 10.3390/cancers17152529.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Brain metastasis (BM) is a common and often early manifestation in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), yet its tumor microenvironment remains poorly defined at the time of initial diagnosis. This study aims to characterize early immune microenvironmental alterations in synchronous BM using spatial proteomic profiling. METHODS: We performed digital spatial proteomic profiling using the NanoString GeoMx platform on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues from five treatment-naïve LUAD patients in whom BM was the initial presenting lesion. Paired primary lung and brain metastatic samples were analyzed across tumor and stromal compartments using 68 immune- and tumor-related protein markers. RESULTS: Spatial profiling revealed distinct expression patterns between primary tumors and brain metastases. Immune regulatory proteins-including IDO-1, PD-1, PD-L1, STAT3, PTEN, and CD44-were significantly reduced in brain metastases ( < 0.01), whereas pS6, a marker of activation-induced T-cell death, was significantly upregulated ( < 0.01). These alterations were observed in both tumor and stromal regions, suggesting a more immunosuppressive and apoptotic microenvironment in brain lesions. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides one of the first spatially resolved proteomic characterizations of synchronous BM at initial LUAD diagnosis. Our findings highlight early immune escape mechanisms and suggest the need for site-specific immunotherapeutic strategies in patients with brain metastasis.
背景/目的:脑转移(BM)是肺腺癌(LUAD)常见且往往较早出现的表现,但其肿瘤微环境在初次诊断时仍知之甚少。本研究旨在利用空间蛋白质组学分析来描述同步性脑转移中早期免疫微环境的变化。 方法:我们使用NanoString GeoMx平台对来自5例未经治疗的LUAD患者的福尔马林固定石蜡包埋组织进行了数字空间蛋白质组学分析,这些患者以脑转移作为最初出现的病变。使用68种免疫和肿瘤相关蛋白标志物对配对的原发性肺和脑转移样本的肿瘤和基质区室进行分析。 结果:空间分析揭示了原发性肿瘤和脑转移之间不同的表达模式。免疫调节蛋白,包括吲哚胺2,3-双加氧酶1(IDO-1)、程序性死亡受体1(PD-1)、程序性死亡受体配体1(PD-L1)、信号转导和转录激活因子3(STAT3)、第10号染色体同源丢失性磷酸酶-张力蛋白(PTEN)和CD44,在脑转移中显著降低(<0.01),而激活诱导的T细胞死亡标志物磷酸化核糖体蛋白S6(pS6)显著上调(<0.01)。在肿瘤和基质区域均观察到这些变化,表明脑转移灶中存在更强的免疫抑制和凋亡微环境。 结论:本研究首次提供了LUAD初次诊断时同步性脑转移的空间分辨蛋白质组学特征之一。我们的研究结果突出了早期免疫逃逸机制,并提示脑转移患者需要采用针对特定部位的免疫治疗策略。
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