中文摘要
尽管抗PD-L1治疗已用于肾细胞癌(RCC)的临床治疗,但部分患者对其不敏感,这可能归因于PD-L1表达的异质性。在此,我们证明RCC中TOPK(T-LAK细胞起源的蛋白激酶)高表达通过激活ERK2和TGF-β/Smad通路促进PD-L1表达。TOPK与RCC中PD-L1表达水平呈正相关。同时,TOPK显著抑制CD8+ T细胞的浸润和功能,并促进RCC的免疫逃逸。此外,抑制TOPK显著增强CD8+ T细胞浸润,促进CD8+ T细胞活化,增强抗PD-L1治疗效果,并协同增强抗RCC免疫反应。总之,本研究提出了一种新的PD-L1调控机制,有望提高RCC免疫治疗的有效性。
展开英文摘要原文
Although anti-PD-L1 therapy has been used in the clinical treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a proportion of patients are not sensitive to it, which may be attributed to the heterogeneity of PD-L1 expression.
Here, we demonstrated that high TOPK (T-LAK cell-originated Protein Kinase) expression in RCC promoted PD-L1 expression by activating ERK2 and TGF-β/Smad pathways. TOPK was positively correlated with PD-L1 expression levels in RCC. Meanwhile, TOPK significantly inhibited the infiltration and function of CD8 + T cells and promoted the immune escape of RCC.
Moreover, inhibition of TOPK significantly enhanced CD8 + T cell infiltration, promoted CD8 + T cell activation, enhanced anti-PD-L1 therapeutic efficacy, and synergistically enhanced anti-RCC immune response.
In conclusion, this study proposes a new PD-L1 regulatory mechanism that is expected to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy for RCC.
论文信息
- 作者
- Li J、Sun H、Fu M、Zheng Z、Xu C、Yang K、Liu Y、Xuan Z
- 单位
- Department of Urology, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361101, China.China
- 期刊
- iScience2023 Jul 21