2021年5月25日
Intravital imaging identifies the VEGF-TXA2 axis as a critical promoter of PGE2 secretion from tumor cells and immune evasion.
Cancer research
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- 巻
- 81
- 号
- 15
- 開始ページ
- 4124
- 終了ページ
- 4132
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-4245
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) promotes tumor progression through evasion of anti-tumor immunity. In stark contrast to cyclooxygenase-dependent production of PGE2, little is known whether or not PGE2 secretion is regulated within tumor tissues. Here, we show that VEGF-dependent release of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) triggers Ca2+ transients in tumor cells, culminating in PGE2 secretion and subsequent immune evasion in the early stages of tumorigenesis. Ca2+ transients caused cPLA2 activation and triggered the arachidonic acid cascade. Ca2+ transients were monitored as the surrogate marker of PGE2 secretion. Intravital imaging of BrafV600E mouse melanoma cells revealed that the proportion of cells exhibiting Ca2+ transients is markedly higher in vivo than in vitro. The TXA2 receptor was indispensable for the Ca2+ transients in vivo, high intra-tumoral PGE2 concentration, and evasion of anti-tumor immunity. Notably, treatment with a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor antagonist and an anti-VEGF antibody rapidly suppressed Ca2+ transients and reduced TXA2 and PGE2 concentrations in tumor tissues. These results identify the VEGF-TXA2 axis as a critical promoter of PGE2-dependent tumor immune evasion, providing a molecular basis underlying the immunomodulatory effect of anti-VEGF therapies.
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- DOI : 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-4245
- PubMed ID : 34035084