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Polarization of tumor-associated macrophages by TLR7/8 conjugated radiosensitive peptide hydrogel for overcoming tumor radioresistance

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BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
卷 16, 期 -, 页码 359-371

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KEAI PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.12.033

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Radioresistance; Tumor-associated macrophage; Polarization; Immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment; Peptide hydrogel

资金

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81971731, 82001963, 82172082]
  2. PUMC Youth Fund
  3. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Uni-versities [3332020058]
  4. Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences [2018PT35031]
  5. Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Tianjin [18JCJQJC47300]
  6. CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences [2021-I2M-042]

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This study aimed to overcome radioresistance in tumors by regulating the polarization of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) using a toll-like receptor agonist TLR7/8a conjugated with a radiosensitive peptide hydrogel (Smac-TLR7/8 hydrogel). The results showed that the Smac-TLR7/8 hydrogel effectively polarized TAMs into an anti-tumor M1 phenotype upon gamma-ray radiation. The repolarization of TAMs promoted tumor necrosis factor secretion, activated the anti-tumor immune response, and inhibited tumor growth. Furthermore, TAMs repolarization enhanced the efficacy of PD1-blockade by increasing tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and decreasing Treg cells in solid tumors.
Radioresistance reduces the antitumor efficiency of radiotherapy and further restricts its clinical application, which is mainly caused by the aggravation of immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (ITM). Especially tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) usually display the tumor-promoting M2 phenotype during high-dose fractional radiotherapy mediating radiotherapy resistance. Herein, the toll like receptor agonist TLR7/8a was conjugated with radiosensitive peptide hydrogel (Smac-TLR7/8 hydrogel) to regulate TAMs repolarization from M2 type into M1 type, thus modulating the ITM and overcoming the radioresistance. The Smac-TLR7/8 hydrogel was fabricated through self-assembly with nanofibrous morphology, porous structure and excellent biocompatibility. Upon gamma-ray radiation, Smac-TLR7/8 hydrogel effectively polarized the macrophages into M1 type. Notably, combined with radiotherapy, TAMs repolarization regulated by Smac-TLR7/8 hydrogel could increase tumor necrosis factor secretion, activate antitumor immune response and effectively inhibit tumor growth. Moreover, TAMs repolarization rebuilt the ITM and elicited the immunogenic phenotypes in solid tumors, thus enhanced the PD1-blockade efficacy through increasing tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and decreasing Treg cells in two different immune activity tumor mice models. Overall, this study substantiated that recruiting and repolarization of TAMs were critical in eliciting antitumor immune response and overcoming radioresistance, thus improving the efficacy of radiotherapy and immunotherapy.

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