VEGFR2 activity on myeloid cells mediates immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment.
JCI Insight
; 6(23)2021 12 08.
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| ID: mdl-34673569
Angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, is induced by vascular endothelial growth factor-A (hereafter VEGF). As a result, anti-VEGF therapy is commonly used for cancer treatment. Recent studies have found that VEGF expression is also associated with immune suppression in patients with cancer. This connection has been investigated in preclinical and clinical studies by evaluating the therapeutic effect of combining antiangiogenic reagents with immune therapy. However, the mechanisms of how anti-VEGF strategies enhance immune therapy are not fully understood. We and others have shown selective elevation of VEGFR2 expression on tumor-associated myeloid cells in tumor-bearing animals. Here, we investigated the function of VEGFR2+ myeloid cells in regulating tumor immunity and found VEGF induced an immunosuppressive phenotype in VEGFR2+ myeloid cells, including directly upregulating the expression of programmed cell death 1 ligand 1. Moreover, we found that VEGF blockade inhibited the immunosuppressive phenotype of VEGFR2+ myeloid cells, increased T cell activation, and enhanced the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade. This study highlights the function of VEGFR2 on myeloid cells and provides mechanistic insight on how VEGF inhibition potentiates immune checkpoint blockade.
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Inibidores da Angiogênese
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Células Mieloides
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Receptor 2 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular
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Microambiente Tumoral
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Neoplasias
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Humans
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JCI Insight
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2021
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