Metformin enhances T lymphocyte anti-tumor immunity by increasing the infiltration via vessel normalization.
Eur J Pharmacol
; 944: 175592, 2023 Apr 05.
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ABSTRACT
Abnormal tumor vasculature blocks the extravasation of T lymphocytes into the tumor, thereby suppressing anti-tumor immunity. Recently, metformin has been shown to affect tumor vasculature and enhance T lymphocyte anti-tumor immunity. However, whether or how metformin affects T lymphocyte anti-tumor immunity via a vascular mechanism remains poorly understood. Herein, we show that a large number of CD8+ lymphocytes gathered in the peri-tumoral region, while very few infiltrated the tumor. Metformin administration increased the expression of anti-tumor immunity-associated genes and the number of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ lymphocytes. Injection of CD8 but not CD4 neutralization antibody into tumor-bearing mice significantly abrogated the anti-tumor effect of metformin. Critically, CD8+ lymphocytes were found to pass through the wall of perfused vessel. Further results of immunofluorescent staining showed that metformin greatly elevated tumor perfusion, which was accompanied by increased vascular maturity in the intratumoral region (ITR) but not peritumoral region (PTR). These findings provide evidence for the vascular mechanism involved in metformin-induced enhancement of T lymphocyte anti-tumor immunity. By remodeling the abnormal tumor vasculature, also called vessel normalization metformin increases vascular maturity and tumor perfusion, thus allowing more CD8+ lymphocytes to infiltrate the tumor.
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Metformina
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Neoplasias
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Eur J Pharmacol
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2023
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China