酸阿硫通过减弱自降解来提高HCC细胞中的PD-L1的调节
Dong-Ho Kim1, Eun-Jun Kwon1, Keun-Gyu Park2
1Department of Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
|April 11, 2024
概括
人造甜味剂,如阿塞苏尔法 (Ace K),可能会促进肝癌 (HCC) 的进展. 艾斯K增加PD-L1蛋白,帮助癌细胞逃避免疫攻击,这表明肝癌患者存在潜在风险.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 人工甜味剂是食品和饮料中使用的糖替代品.
- 虽然通常被认为是安全的,但一些研究表明,人工甜味剂和癌症风险之间存在潜在的联系,包括肝细胞癌 (HCC).
研究的目的:
- 为了调查是否阿塞苏尔法 (Ace K) 在HCC细胞中促进免疫逃避.
- 为了确定Ace K是否在HCC细胞中调节了编程死亡联体-1 (PD-L1).
主要方法:
- 在用Ace K.治疗的HCC细胞中评估了PD-L1蛋白和mRNA水平.
- 研究了自和ERK1/2-mTORC1信号通路在Ace K诱导的PD-L1上调中的作用.
- 评估了Ace K对T细胞间接杀死HCC细胞的影响.
主要成果:
- 在HCC细胞中,Ace K显著增加了PD-L1蛋白水平,但并没有增加mRNA水平.
- 这种上调是由于通过ERK1/2-mTORC1通路调节的PD-L1自降解减少.
- 艾斯K诱导的PD-L1阻碍了T细胞介导的死亡,增强了HCC免疫逃避.
结论:
- 硫黄 (Ace K) 促进肝细胞癌 (HCC) 的进展.
- 艾斯K调节PD-L1蛋白,导致免疫逃避,并可能有助于肝癌的进展.
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