Cargando…

Tumor-Associated Macrophages Induce Migration of Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells via Activation of the CCL20-CCR6 Axis

This study investigated tumor-associated macrophages activity in the microenvironment of renal cell carcinoma. Via a co-culture with macrophage-like cells differentiated from human monocyte cell line THP-1 and U937 cells, the migration ability of ACHN and Caki-1 cells, which are human renal cell car...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kadomoto, Suguru, Izumi, Kouji, Hiratsuka, Kaoru, Nakano, Taito, Naito, Renato, Makino, Tomoyuki, Iwamoto, Hiroaki, Yaegashi, Hiroshi, Shigehara, Kazuyoshi, Kadono, Yoshifumi, Nakata, Hiroki, Saito, Yohei, Nakagawa-Goto, Kyoko, Mizokami, Atsushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7017081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31905918
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12010089
Descripción
Sumario:This study investigated tumor-associated macrophages activity in the microenvironment of renal cell carcinoma. Via a co-culture with macrophage-like cells differentiated from human monocyte cell line THP-1 and U937 cells, the migration ability of ACHN and Caki-1 cells, which are human renal cell carcinoma cell line cells, was significantly increased, as was the epithelial–mesenchymal transition change. A chemokine array identified the CCL20-CCR6 axis as a concentration-dependent signal in ACHN and Caki-1 cell migration. Akt in the ACHN and Caki-1 cells was activated by macrophage-like cells, and the CCL20 neutralizing antibody suppressed migration ability, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, and Akt phosphorylation in the ACHN and Caki-1 cells. Akt inhibitor AZD5363 also decreased the epithelial–mesenchymal transition change and migration ability in the ACHN and Caki-1 cells. In 42 renal cell carcinoma tissues, patients with CCR6 and macrophage infiltration indicated poor prognoses. In the tumor microenvironment of renal cell carcinoma, cancer cells are activated by CCL20 secreted by tumor-associated macrophages through Akt activation, followed by epithelial–mesenchymal transition and an acquired migration ability. Thus, inhibition of the CCL20-CCR6 axis may be a potential therapeutic strategy for renal cell carcinoma.