TGF-ß suppresses type 2 immunity to cancer.
Nature
; 587(7832): 115-120, 2020 11.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33087928
ABSTRACT
The immune system uses two distinct defence strategies against infections microbe-directed pathogen destruction characterized by type 1 immunity1, and host-directed pathogen containment exemplified by type 2 immunity in induction of tissue repair2. Similar to infectious diseases, cancer progresses with self-propagating cancer cells inflicting host-tissue damage. The immunological mechanisms of cancer cell destruction are well defined3-5, but whether immune-mediated cancer cell containment can be induced remains poorly understood. Here we show that depletion of transforming growth factor-ß receptor 2 (TGFBR2) in CD4+ T cells, but not CD8+ T cells, halts cancer progression as a result of tissue healing and remodelling of the blood vasculature, causing cancer cell hypoxia and death in distant avascular regions. Notably, the host-directed protective response is dependent on the T helper 2 cytokine interleukin-4 (IL-4), but not the T helper 1 cytokine interferon-γ (IFN-γ). Thus, type 2 immunity can be mobilized as an effective tissue-level defence mechanism against cancer.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Signal Transduction
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Transforming Growth Factor beta
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Th2 Cells
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Neoplasms
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Nature
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States