{"title":"Influence of head and neck cancer exosomes on macrophage polarization.","authors":"Joni Yadav, Tanya Tripathi, Apoorva Chaudhary, Divya Janjua, Udit Joshi, Nikita Aggarwal, Arun Chhokar, Chetkar Chandra Keshavam, Anna Senrung, Alok Chandra Bharti","doi":"10.1016/j.cyto.2024.156831","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Tumor cells within the tumor microenvironment (TME) release exosomes that influence macrophage phenotypes, either pro-tumorigenic or anti-tumorigenic. This mechanism, especially in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), remains poorly understood. This study investigates the role of HNSCC exosomes in macrophage polarization.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Exosomes were isolated from HPV16-positive (93VU147T, UDSCC2) and HPV-negative (OCT1) HNSCC cell lines. These exosomes were characterized for their potential to modulate macrophage polarization. Uptake of PKH-26 labeled exosomes by macrophages was monitored via confocal microscopy. Changes in macrophage polarization were assessed using quantitative real-time PCR and immunoblotting. Exosomal transcripts and proteome cargo was examined for polarization associated mediators.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HPV-negative exosomes showed higher uptake by THP1 resting macrophages (M0). Exosomes from HPV-positive cells induced a mixed macrophage phenotype (M1 and M2), whereas HPV-negative exosomes favored M1 polarization. Immunoblotting analysis revealed that this polarization was driven by the activation of transcription factors STAT1, NF-κB, and AP1. Transcriptomic analysis of HNSCC exosomes revealed reads for AP1 (c-Jun, c-Fos, FosB, Fra1, Fra2) and NF-κB (p50/105, p52/100, RelA, RelB, c-Rel), along with their known upstream mediators MEK1--7, JNK1-3, JAK1-3, TYK2, IKKα, and IKKβ. Splice variants of macrophage polarization markers, including iNOS and TGFβ, were also identified, though none of the exosomal proteome component corresponded to these factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HPV-negative exosomes are efficiently internalized by macrophages, promoting M1 polarization likely via modulation of STAT1, NF-κB, and AP1 signaling. These findings provide novel insights into role of tumor exosomes in modulation of macrophage-mediated TME dynamics in HNSCC.</p>","PeriodicalId":297,"journal":{"name":"Cytokine","volume":"186 ","pages":"156831"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cytokine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2024.156831","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
Influence of head and neck cancer exosomes on macrophage polarization.
Background: Tumor cells within the tumor microenvironment (TME) release exosomes that influence macrophage phenotypes, either pro-tumorigenic or anti-tumorigenic. This mechanism, especially in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), remains poorly understood. This study investigates the role of HNSCC exosomes in macrophage polarization.
Methodology: Exosomes were isolated from HPV16-positive (93VU147T, UDSCC2) and HPV-negative (OCT1) HNSCC cell lines. These exosomes were characterized for their potential to modulate macrophage polarization. Uptake of PKH-26 labeled exosomes by macrophages was monitored via confocal microscopy. Changes in macrophage polarization were assessed using quantitative real-time PCR and immunoblotting. Exosomal transcripts and proteome cargo was examined for polarization associated mediators.
Results: HPV-negative exosomes showed higher uptake by THP1 resting macrophages (M0). Exosomes from HPV-positive cells induced a mixed macrophage phenotype (M1 and M2), whereas HPV-negative exosomes favored M1 polarization. Immunoblotting analysis revealed that this polarization was driven by the activation of transcription factors STAT1, NF-κB, and AP1. Transcriptomic analysis of HNSCC exosomes revealed reads for AP1 (c-Jun, c-Fos, FosB, Fra1, Fra2) and NF-κB (p50/105, p52/100, RelA, RelB, c-Rel), along with their known upstream mediators MEK1--7, JNK1-3, JAK1-3, TYK2, IKKα, and IKKβ. Splice variants of macrophage polarization markers, including iNOS and TGFβ, were also identified, though none of the exosomal proteome component corresponded to these factors.
Conclusion: HPV-negative exosomes are efficiently internalized by macrophages, promoting M1 polarization likely via modulation of STAT1, NF-κB, and AP1 signaling. These findings provide novel insights into role of tumor exosomes in modulation of macrophage-mediated TME dynamics in HNSCC.
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