Tiantian Dai, Zhihua Xu, Yadi Li, Mengni Wu, Yue Qiu, ZhuJun Chao, Renhai Jiang, Yan Chen, Linlin Lu
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Promotion of the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer by B7-H3 through CCR5High tumor-associated macrophages.
Breast cancer (BC) ranks first in morbidity and second in mortality in all female cancers, and previous studies support the contribution of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) to cancer progression. B7-H3 is aberrantly expressed in a variety of solid cancers, and may also promote cancer progression, but its function is still yet to be known. In this study, the importance of B7-H3 in BC pathogenesis was investigated through TAM. The expression of B7-H3 and CCR5 on macrophages/monocytes was first detected in 135 human BC tissues and peripheral blood by flow cytometry. In the tumor microenvironment, the expression of B7-H3 on TAM was positively correlated with CCR5 levels on TAM. Clinical analysis indicated that CCR5high TAM was significantly correlated with the size of tumors (T) (P = 0 .011) and E-cadherin (P < 0.0001). In vitro, knockdown of B7-H3 reduced the expression of CCL3/4 on a cell line of monocytes THP-1. Further studies showed that B7-H3 could recruit TAMs through the CCL3/4-CCR5 axis, and that CCR5highTAM recruited in the tumor microenvironment could enhance BC migration and invasion. In addition, B7-H3 and CCR5 can facilitate the EMT process through the MAPK/ERK and NF-ΚB pathways. In conclusion, it is speculated that B7-H3 may regulate CCR5high TAMs through the CCL3/4-CCR5 axis, thereby promoting BC migration and invasion.
期刊介绍:
Cancer Cell International publishes articles on all aspects of cancer cell biology, originating largely from, but not limited to, work using cell culture techniques.
The journal focuses on novel cancer studies reporting data from biological experiments performed on cells grown in vitro, in two- or three-dimensional systems, and/or in vivo (animal experiments). These types of experiments have provided crucial data in many fields, from cell proliferation and transformation, to epithelial-mesenchymal interaction, to apoptosis, and host immune response to tumors.
Cancer Cell International also considers articles that focus on novel technologies or novel pathways in molecular analysis and on epidemiological studies that may affect patient care, as well as articles reporting translational cancer research studies where in vitro discoveries are bridged to the clinic. As such, the journal is interested in laboratory and animal studies reporting on novel biomarkers of tumor progression and response to therapy and on their applicability to human cancers.