Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212118
Keywords
small extracellular vesicles; M0 macrophages; PD-L1; TLR4; colorectal cancer; multiple myeloma
Funding
- Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro [18783, 22542]
- PON Ricerca e Innovazione 2014-2020-Azione 1.2 Mobilita dei Ricercatori-AIM Attraction and International Mobility
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Tumor-derived small extracellular vesicles (SEVs) from colon cancer and multiple myeloma cells can significantly upregulate the expressions of PD-L1 and IL-6, activate the STAT3 signaling pathway, and contribute to the formation of an immunosuppressive microenvironment. The TLR4/NF-kB pathway is identified as a convergent mechanism for SEV-mediated PD-L1 expression.
Tumor-associated macrophages play a key role in promoting tumor progression by exerting an immunosuppressive phenotype associated with the expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1). It is well known that tumor-derived small extracellular vesicles (SEVs) affect the tumor microenvironment, influencing TAM behavior. The present study aimed to examine the effect of SEVs derived from colon cancer and multiple myeloma cells on macrophage functions. Non-polarized macrophages (M0) differentiated from THP-1 cells were co-cultured with SEVs derived from a colorectal cancer (CRC) cell line, SW480, and a multiple myeloma (MM) cell line, MM1.S. The expression of PD-L1, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and other inflammatory cytokines as well as of the underlying molecular mechanisms were evaluated. Our results indicate that SEVs can significantly upregulate the expressions of PD-L1 and IL-6 at both the mRNA and protein levels and can activate the STAT3 signaling pathway. Furthermore, we identified the TLR4/NF-kB pathway as a convergent mechanism for SEV-mediated PD-L1 expression. Overall, these preliminary data suggest that SEVs contribute to the formation of an immunosuppressive microenvironment.
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