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Intratumoral Hypoxia Reduces IFN-γ–Mediated Immunity and MHC Class I Induction in a Preclinical Tumor Model
Tumor hypoxia occurs because of an increased demand for oxygen by the rapidly growing tumor cells, together with reduction in the oxygen supply due to malformed and nonfunctional tumor vasculature. The effects of tumor hypoxia on radiotherapy (RT) are well known; however, recent findings suggest it...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8195309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31356176 http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/immunohorizons.1900017 |
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author | Murthy, Aditi Gerber, Scott A. Koch, Cameron J. Lord, Edith M. |
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description | Tumor hypoxia occurs because of an increased demand for oxygen by the rapidly growing tumor cells, together with reduction in the oxygen supply due to malformed and nonfunctional tumor vasculature. The effects of tumor hypoxia on radiotherapy (RT) are well known; however, recent findings suggest it may also suppress immunotherapy, although the mechanisms governing this observation remain undetermined. Our laboratory and others have shown that IFN-γ conditions the tumor milieu and is important for the efficacy of RT. Thus, we hypothesized that hypoxia could inhibit IFN-γ–mediated antitumor responses, resulting in decreased RT efficacy. This inhibition could involve the production and/or the cellular response to IFN-γ. To test this, we used murine tumor cell lines B16F0 and Colon38. We observed that hypoxia inhibited upregulation of IFN-γ–dependent MHC class I expression by tumor cells along with the gene expression of IFN-γ–dependent chemokines CXCL9 and CXCL10, essential for immune cell infiltration. Furthermore, CD8(+) T cells, an important source of IFN-γ, which mediate effector antitumor responses, had reduced ability to proliferate and generate IFN-γ under hypoxic conditions in vitro. Interestingly, reoxygenation restored the cytokine-producing capability of these cells. Studies performed in vivo using a mouse tumor model and the hypoxia marker EF5 demonstrated that RT could reverse the hypoxia within treated tumors. This study has identified a unique mechanism of hypoxia-induced immune suppression involving the downregulation of IFN-γ production and cellular responsiveness to this essential cytokine. These results suggest that therapies that target and reduce tumor hypoxia can potentially boost antitumor immune responses. |
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spelling | pubmed-81953092021-06-11 Intratumoral Hypoxia Reduces IFN-γ–Mediated Immunity and MHC Class I Induction in a Preclinical Tumor Model Murthy, Aditi Gerber, Scott A. Koch, Cameron J. Lord, Edith M. Immunohorizons Article Tumor hypoxia occurs because of an increased demand for oxygen by the rapidly growing tumor cells, together with reduction in the oxygen supply due to malformed and nonfunctional tumor vasculature. The effects of tumor hypoxia on radiotherapy (RT) are well known; however, recent findings suggest it may also suppress immunotherapy, although the mechanisms governing this observation remain undetermined. Our laboratory and others have shown that IFN-γ conditions the tumor milieu and is important for the efficacy of RT. Thus, we hypothesized that hypoxia could inhibit IFN-γ–mediated antitumor responses, resulting in decreased RT efficacy. This inhibition could involve the production and/or the cellular response to IFN-γ. To test this, we used murine tumor cell lines B16F0 and Colon38. We observed that hypoxia inhibited upregulation of IFN-γ–dependent MHC class I expression by tumor cells along with the gene expression of IFN-γ–dependent chemokines CXCL9 and CXCL10, essential for immune cell infiltration. Furthermore, CD8(+) T cells, an important source of IFN-γ, which mediate effector antitumor responses, had reduced ability to proliferate and generate IFN-γ under hypoxic conditions in vitro. Interestingly, reoxygenation restored the cytokine-producing capability of these cells. Studies performed in vivo using a mouse tumor model and the hypoxia marker EF5 demonstrated that RT could reverse the hypoxia within treated tumors. This study has identified a unique mechanism of hypoxia-induced immune suppression involving the downregulation of IFN-γ production and cellular responsiveness to this essential cytokine. These results suggest that therapies that target and reduce tumor hypoxia can potentially boost antitumor immune responses. 2019-04-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8195309/ /pubmed/31356176 http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/immunohorizons.1900017 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the CCBY-NC4.0Unportedlicense (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Murthy, Aditi Gerber, Scott A. Koch, Cameron J. Lord, Edith M. Intratumoral Hypoxia Reduces IFN-γ–Mediated Immunity and MHC Class I Induction in a Preclinical Tumor Model |
title | Intratumoral Hypoxia Reduces IFN-γ–Mediated Immunity and MHC Class I Induction in a Preclinical Tumor Model |
title_full | Intratumoral Hypoxia Reduces IFN-γ–Mediated Immunity and MHC Class I Induction in a Preclinical Tumor Model |
title_fullStr | Intratumoral Hypoxia Reduces IFN-γ–Mediated Immunity and MHC Class I Induction in a Preclinical Tumor Model |
title_full_unstemmed | Intratumoral Hypoxia Reduces IFN-γ–Mediated Immunity and MHC Class I Induction in a Preclinical Tumor Model |
title_short | Intratumoral Hypoxia Reduces IFN-γ–Mediated Immunity and MHC Class I Induction in a Preclinical Tumor Model |
title_sort | intratumoral hypoxia reduces ifn-γ–mediated immunity and mhc class i induction in a preclinical tumor model |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8195309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31356176 http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/immunohorizons.1900017 |
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