期刊
RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
卷 162, 期 -, 页码 34-44出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.06.034
关键词
Hepatocellular carcinoma; Wnt/beta-catenin inhibitor; Radiotherapy; Radioresistance; Tumor immune microenvironment; cGAS/STING
资金
- National Nature Science Foun-dation of China [81903133, 82073343]
- Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M672736]
- Medical Science and Technol-ogy Foundation of Guangdong Province [2017A030310105, 2021A1515012151]
- Guangzhou Municipal Science and Tech-nology Project [201906010087]
The Wnt/β-catenin inhibitor ICG-001 combined with radiotherapy shows enhanced anti-tumor effects in hepatocellular carcinoma by improving T cell infiltration and immune response, increasing the sensitivity of HCC cells to radiation, and promoting the activation of the cGAS/STING pathway.
Background and purpose: Radiotherapy (RT) has a promising anti-tumor effect depending on its effects on both cancer cells and tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). As one of the most common alterations in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), wnt/beta-catenin pathway activation, has been reported to induce radioresistance and suppressive TIME. In this study, we aim to explore the effect of wnt/beta-catenin inhibitor ICG-001 on radiosensitivity and RT-related TIME of HCC and the underlying mechanism. Materials and methods: C57BL/6 and nude mouse tumor models were used to evaluate the efficacy of different treatments on tumor growth, recurrence and mice survival. Flow cytometry was performed to assess tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). DNA damage response (DDR) and radioresistance was investigated by colony formation assays, gamma-H2AX and micronuclei measurements. Results: The addition of ICG-001 to RT exhibited better anti-tumor and survival-prolong efficacy in C57BL/6 than nude mice. TILs analysis revealed that ICG-001 plus RT boosted the infiltration and IFN-gamma production of TIL CD8(+) T cells, meanwhile reduced the number of Tregs. Moreover, mechanistic study demonstrated that ICG-001 increased the radiation-induced DDR of HCC cells by suppressing p53, thus leading to stronger activation of cGAS/STING pathway. Utilization of cGAS/STING pathway inhibitors impaired the therapeutic effect of combination therapy. Furthermore, combination therapy led to stronger immunologic memory and tumor relapse prevention. Conclusions: Our findings showed that ICG-001 displayed both local and systematic effects by increasing radiosensitivity and improving immunity in HCC, which indicated that ICG-001 might be a potential synergetic treatment for radiotherapy and radioimmunotherapy in HCC patients. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.
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