Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promotes immune evasion in tumors by facilitating the expression of programmed cell death-ligand 1.
Front Immunol
; 15: 1365894, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Increased levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in tumors have been found to correlate with poor clinical outcomes in patients with cancer. Although abundant data support the involvement of PAI-1 in cancer progression, whether PAI-1 contributes to tumor immune surveillance remains unclear. The purposes of this study are to determine whether PAI-1 regulates the expression of immune checkpoint molecules to suppresses the immune response to cancer and demonstrate the potential of PAI-1 inhibition for cancer therapy.Methods:
The effects of PAI-1 on the expression of the immune checkpoint molecule programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) were investigated in several human and murine tumor cell lines. In addition, we generated tumor-bearing mice and evaluated the effects of a PAI-1 inhibitor on tumor progression or on the tumor infiltration of cells involved in tumor immunity either alone or in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors.Results:
PAI-1 induces PD-L1 expression through the JAK/STAT signaling pathway in several types of tumor cells and surrounding cells. Blockade of PAI-1 impedes PD-L1 induction in tumor cells, significantly reducing the abundance of immunosuppressive cells at the tumor site and increasing cytotoxic T-cell infiltration, ultimately leading to tumor regression. The anti-tumor effect elicited by the PAI-1 inhibitor is abolished in immunodeficient mice, suggesting that PAI-1 blockade induces tumor regression by stimulating the immune system. Moreover, combining a PAI-1 inhibitor with an immune checkpoint inhibitor significantly increases tumor regression.Conclusions:
PAI-1 protects tumors from immune surveillance by increasing PD-L1 expression; hence, therapeutic PAI-1 blockade may prove valuable in treating malignant tumors.Palabras clave
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Inhibidor 1 de Activador Plasminogénico
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Escape del Tumor
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Antígeno B7-H1
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Front Immunol
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2024
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