Control of tumor-associated macrophages and T cells in glioblastoma via AHR and CD39.
Nat Neurosci
; 22(5): 729-740, 2019 05.
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| ID: mdl-30962630
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play an important role in the immune response to cancer, but the mechanisms by which the tumor microenvironment controls TAMs and T cell immunity are not completely understood. Here we report that kynurenine produced by glioblastoma cells activates aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in TAMs to modulate their function and T cell immunity. AHR promotes CCR2 expression, driving TAM recruitment in response to CCL2. AHR also drives the expression of KLF4 and suppresses NF-κB activation in TAMs. Finally, AHR drives the expression of the ectonucleotidase CD39 in TAMs, which promotes CD8+ T cell dysfunction by producing adenosine in cooperation with CD73. In humans, the expression of AHR and CD39 was highest in grade 4 glioma, and high AHR expression was associated with poor prognosis. In summary, AHR and CD39 expressed in TAMs participate in the regulation of the immune response in glioblastoma and constitute potential targets for immunotherapy.
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MEDLINE
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Apirase
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Linfócitos T
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Antígenos CD
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Receptores de Hidrocarboneto Arílico
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Glioblastoma
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Cinurenina
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Macrófagos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article