探索黑色素瘤特异性Bcl-xL与瘤免疫微环境的关联
Anna Maria Lucianò1,2,3,4, Marta Di Martile5, Ana B Pérez-Oliva3
1Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
|July 24, 2023
概括
黑色素瘤细胞中的Bcl-xL蛋白过度表达通过招募巨细胞并诱导由特定的细胞因子和NF-kB信号调节的瘤前驱M2表型,促进瘤进展.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 巨细胞是瘤微环境的关键组成部分,有可能采用瘤相关巨细胞 (TAM) 现型.
- TAMs可以促进瘤的进展,并影响治疗反应.
- Bcl-2家族成员Bcl-xL在黑色素瘤中受到放松,并影响瘤进展,而不仅仅是其抗亡作用.
研究的目的:
- 研究Bcl-xL在黑色素瘤中巨细胞招募和极化中的作用.
- 为了确定特定的细胞因子和参与Bcl-xL介导的巨细胞调节的信号通路.
主要方法:
- 使用了具有改变Bcl-xL表达的人类黑色素瘤细胞,THP-1单细胞细胞和单细胞衍生的巨细胞.
- 采用蛋白质阵列,中和抗体,qRT-PCR,ELISA,Western Blot和Transwell迁移分析.
- 在人类和斑马鱼黑色素瘤模型中验证的结果.
主要成果:
- 过度表达Bcl-xL的黑色素瘤细胞招募了巨细胞,并诱导了M2极化表型.
- 鉴定了介质素-8和介质素-1β作为巨分极的关键细胞因子.
- 鉴定出CCL5/RANTES是负责巨细胞招募的化学激素.
- 这些Bcl-xL诱导的效应被证明是NF-kB依赖的.
结论:
- Bcl-xL通过调节巨细胞表型,在黑色素瘤中起到促瘤作用.
- 准Bcl-xL或其下游信号可能为黑色素瘤提供治疗策略.
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