期刊
JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER
卷 10, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003716
关键词
radioimmunotherapy; lung neoplasms; tumor microenvironment
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82073351, 81874041, 81874218]
- Special Fund for Technological Innovation of Hubei [2020BCA068]
- CSCO-Xinda Cancer Immunotherapy Research Foundation [Y-XD202001-0179]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [HUST: 2021yjsCXCY105]
The study reveals that inhibition of KDM4C can increase CD8(+) T cell infiltration, promote the proliferation, migration and activation of CD8(+) T cells, and alleviate CD8(+) T cell exhaustion in mouse tumor tissues. Mechanistically, KDM4C inhibition increases the binding of H3K36me3 to the CXCL10 promoter region, thus inducing CXCL10 transcription and enhancing the CD8(+) T cell mediated antitumor immune response. Among the tested regimens, the triple therapy achieved the best therapeutic efficacy with tolerable toxicity in lung cancer.
Background Although immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has been proven to achieve a persistent therapeutic response in various tumor types, only 20%-40% of patients benefit from this treatment. Radiotherapy (RT) can enhance tumor immunogenicity and improve the ICB response, but the outcome achieved by combining these two modalities remains clinically unsatisfactory. We previously uncovered that lysine-specific demethylase 4C (KDM4C) is a regulator of radiosensitivity in lung cancer. However, the role of KDM4C in antitumor immunity has not yet been investigated. Methods Infiltrating immune cells in our mouse tumor model were screened by flow cytometry. An in vivo subcutaneous transplanted tumor model and in vitro conditioned culture model were constructed to detect the quantitative and functional changes in CD8(+) T cells. RNA sequencing and chromatin immunoprecipitation-PCR assays were used to explore the downstream regulatory mechanism of KDM4C in antitumor immunity. A C57BL/6 mouse tumor model was developed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a triple therapy (the KDM4C-specific inhibitor SD70 plus RT and an anti-PD-L1 antibody) in lung cancer in vivo. Results Genetical or pharmacological inhibition of KDM4C specifically increased CD8(+) T cell infiltration; promoted the proliferation, migration and activation of CD8(+) T cells; and alleviated CD8(+) T cell exhaustion in mouse tumor tissues. Mechanistically, KDM4C inhibition increased the binding of H3K36me3 to the CXCL10 promoter region, thus inducing CXCL10 transcription and enhancing the CD8(+) T cell mediated antitumor immune response. More importantly, among the tested regimens, the triple therapy achieved the best therapeutic efficacy with tolerable toxicity in lung cancer. Conclusions Our data reveal a crucial role for KDM4C in antitumor immunity in lung cancer and indicate that targeting KDM4C in combination with radioimmunotherapy might be a promising synergistic strategy in lung cancer.
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