Reg3g is a potential risk for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We previously demonstrated that Reg3g promoted pancreatic carcinogenesis via a STAT3 signaling pathway in a murine model of chronic pancreatitis. Whether the immune response is involved in tumorigenesis induced by Reg3g remains unknown. In this study, Reg3g-regulated tumor immunity was evaluated in tumor-implanted murine models, immune cells, and tumor microenvironment. In mice that had been orthotopically or ectopically implanted with Panc02 cells, Reg3g overexpression increased EGFR and Ki67, diminished MHC-I and caspase-3 expression, and accelerated growth of tumors. By interacting with PD-1/PD-L1, Reg3g also promoted differentiation of Tregs and recruitment of MDSC, retarded maturation of DCs and inactivation of CD8(+) T cells, and suppressed cross-priming of CD8+ T-cell responses by DCs in tumor-bearing mice. Knockdown of Reg3g delayed tumor development in normal mice, but not in CD8+ T-cell-deficient mice. In vitro, Reg3g upregulated EGFR in DCs, activated heme oxygenase-1 (Hmox1) involved JAK2/STAT3 signaling, raised levels of Th2 cytokines in and suppressed maturation of DCs, and enhanced tumor cell proliferation. These results reveal a novel role of Reg3g as an immunosuppressive promoter that weakens tumor-specific antigenicity and suppresses antitumor effects of CD8+ T cells in a murine model of pancreatic cancer. Reg3g produces these effects by activating the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in DCs, triggering the generation of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [91229114, 81273521]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Sch Pharm, Dept Pharmacol, Hang Kong Rd 13, Wuhan 430000, Hubei, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Liu Xiulan,Zhou Zhongshi,Cheng Qi,et al.Acceleration of pancreatic tumorigenesis under immunosuppressive microenvironment induced by Reg3g overexpression[J].CELL DEATH & DISEASE.2017,8:doi:10.1038/cddis.2017.424.
APA:
Liu, Xiulan,Zhou, Zhongshi,Cheng, Qi,Wang, Hongjie,Cao, Hui...&Xiang, Ming.(2017).Acceleration of pancreatic tumorigenesis under immunosuppressive microenvironment induced by Reg3g overexpression.CELL DEATH & DISEASE,8,
MLA:
Liu, Xiulan,et al."Acceleration of pancreatic tumorigenesis under immunosuppressive microenvironment induced by Reg3g overexpression".CELL DEATH & DISEASE 8.(2017)