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DNA错配修复异质性肿瘤的遗传和药理调控促进免疫监控
2022-12-31 23:20

意大利都灵大学Alberto Bardelli等研究人员合作发现,DNA错配修复异质性肿瘤的遗传和药理调控促进免疫监控。该研究于2022年12月29日在线发表于国际一流学术期刊《癌细胞》。

研究人员表示,受结直肠癌(CRC)影响的DNA错配修复缺陷(MMRd)患者通常对免疫检查点阻断疗法有反应,而那些错配修复有效(MMRp)的肿瘤通常没有反应。有趣的是,MMRp CRC的一个亚群含有不同比例的MMRd细胞,但它们的存在如何影响免疫监视尚不清楚。
 
研究人员猜想,在MMR异质性肿瘤中,MMRd部分的调节是否通过促进免疫监视而作为一种内源性癌症疫苗发挥作用。为了测试这一假设,研究人员使用同源的MMRp(Mlh1+/+)和MMRd(Mlh1-/-)小鼠CRC细胞。以不同比例混合的MMRp/MMRd细胞被注射到免疫功能正常的小鼠体内,当至少50%的细胞是MMRd时,就能观察到肿瘤排斥反应。为了富集MMRd部分,研究人员用6-硫鸟嘌呤处理了MMRp/MMRd肿瘤,并导致肿瘤排斥。这些结果表明,对DNA错配修复机制的遗传和药物调控能增强MMR异质性肿瘤的免疫原性。
 
附:英文原文

Title: Genetic and pharmacological modulation of DNA mismatch repair heterogeneous tumors promotes immune surveillance

Author: Vito Amodio, Simona Lamba, Rosaria Chilà, Chiara M. Cattaneo, Benedetta Mussolin, Giorgio Corti, Giuseppe Rospo, Enrico Berrino, Claudio Tripodo, Federica Pisati, Alice Bartolini, Maria Costanza Aquilano, Silvia Marsoni, Gianluca Mauri, Caterina Marchiò, Sergio Abrignani, Federica Di Nicolantonio, Giovanni Germano, Alberto Bardelli

Issue&Volume: 2022-12-29

Abstract: Patients affected by colorectal cancer (CRC) with DNA mismatch repair deficiency (MMRd), often respond to immune checkpoint blockade therapies, while those with mismatch repair-proficient (MMRp) tumors generally do not. Interestingly, a subset of MMRp CRCs contains variable fractions of MMRd cells, but it is unknown how their presence impacts immune surveillance. We asked whether modulation of the MMRd fraction in MMR heterogeneous tumors acts as an endogenous cancer vaccine by promoting immune surveillance. To test this hypothesis, we use isogenic MMRp (Mlh1+/+) and MMRd (Mlh1/) mouse CRC cells. MMRp/MMRd cells mixed at different ratios are injected in immunocompetent mice and tumor rejection is observed when at least 50% of cells are MMRd. To enrich the MMRd fraction, MMRp/MMRd tumors are treated with 6-thioguanine, which leads to tumor rejection. These results suggest that genetic and pharmacological modulation of the DNA mismatch repair machinery potentiate the immunogenicity of MMR heterogeneous tumors.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.12.003

Source: https://www.cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltext/S1535-6108(22)00589-X

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