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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.609490
Keywords
indoleamine 2; 3-dioxygenase; cancer immunotherapy; immunosuppression; tryptophan; kynurenine; syngeneic mouse model; ovarian cancer; IDO1 inhibitor
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- Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking [115489]
- European Union
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NTRC 3883-0 is a novel small molecule IDO1 inhibitor that showed immunomodulatory activity by releasing the inhibitory effect of IDO1 on CD8-positive T cell proliferation. It effectively counteracted the IDO1-induced modulation of L-tryptophan and L-kynurenine levels in a syngeneic mouse model using IDO1-overexpressing B16F10 melanoma cells. The expression and activity of IDO1 in primary cell cultures from ovarian cancer patients' malignant ascites could be inhibited by NTRC 3883-0, suggesting its potential for patient stratification.
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) is a key regulator of immune suppression by catalyzing the oxidation of L-tryptophan. IDO1 expression has been related to poor prognosis in several cancers and to resistance to checkpoint immunotherapies. We describe the characterization of a novel small molecule IDO1 inhibitor, NTRC 3883-0, in a panel of biochemical and cell-based assays, and various cancer models. NTRC 3883-0 released the inhibitory effect of IDO1 on CD8-positive T cell proliferation in co-cultures of IDO1-overexpressing cells with healthy donor lymphocytes, demonstrating its immune modulatory activity. In a syngeneic mouse model using IDO1-overexpressing B16F10 melanoma cells, NTRC 3883-0 effectively counteracted the IDO1-induced modulation of L-tryptophan and L-kynurenine levels, demonstrating its in vivo target modulation. Finally, we studied the expression and activity of IDO1 in primary cell cultures established from the malignant ascites of ovarian cancer patients. In these cultures, IDO1 expression was induced upon stimulation with IFN gamma, and its activity could be inhibited by NTRC 3883-0. Based on these results, we propose the use of ascites cell-based functional assays for future patient stratification. Our results are discussed in light of the recent discontinuation of clinical trials of more advanced IDO1 inhibitors and the reconsideration of IDO1 as a valid drug target.
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