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Apr 23, 2018

Cytokine Expression and Macrophage Localization in Xenograft and Allograft Tumor Models Stimulated with Lipopolysaccharide

International journal of molecular sciences
  • Junko Masuda
  • Tsukasa Shigehiro
  • Takuma Matsumoto
  • Ayano Satoh
  • Akifumi Mizutani
  • Chiho Umemura
  • Shoki Saito
  • Mayumi Kijihira
  • Eiji Takayama
  • Akimasa Seno
  • Hiroshi Murakami
  • Masaharu Seno
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Volume
19
Number
4
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.3390/ijms19041261

T cell-deficient mice such as nude mice are often used to generate tumor xenograft for the development of anticancer agents. However, the functionality of the other immune cells including macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in the xenograft are largely unknown. Macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) acquire functionally distinct properties in response to various environmental stimuli; the interaction of these cells with MDSCs in tumor microenvironments regulates cancer progression. Nude mice are less likely to reject human cancer cells because of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) mismatches. The tumor microenvironment in a xenograft, comprising human and mouse cells, exhibits more complex bidirectional signaling and function than that of allograft. Here, we evaluated the differences of myeloid cells between them. Plasma interferon-γ and interleukin-18 concentrations in the xenograft tumor model after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration were significantly higher than those in the allograft tumor model. MHC class I, II, and CD80 expression levels were increased in CD11b⁺ and MDSC populations after LPS administration in the spleen of a xenograft tumor model but not in that of an allograft tumor model. Additionally, the number of CD80- and mannose receptor C type 1 (MRC1)-expressing cells was decreased upon LPS administration in the tumor of the xenograft tumor. These results suggest that functions of macrophages and DCs are sustained in the xenograft, whereas their functions in response to LPS were suppressed in the allograft. The findings will encourage the consideration of the effects of myeloid cells in the xenograft for drug development.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19041261
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29690614
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5979423
ID information
  • DOI : 10.3390/ijms19041261
  • ISSN : 1422-0067
  • Pubmed ID : 29690614
  • Pubmed Central ID : PMC5979423

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