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- Title
Dual roles of HK3 in regulating the network between tumor cells and tumor-associated macrophages in neuroblastoma.
- Authors
Wu, Xin; Mi, Tao; Jin, Liming; Ren, Chunnian; Wang, Jinkui; Zhang, Zhaoxia; Liu, Jiayan; Wang, Zhaoyin; Guo, Peng; He, Dawei
- Abstract
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common and deadliest extracranial solid tumor in children. Targeting tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) is a strategy for attenuating tumor-promoting states. The crosstalk between cancer cells and TAMs plays a pivotal role in mediating tumor progression in NB. The overexpression of Hexokinase-3 (HK3), a pivotal enzyme in glucose metabolism, has been associated with poor prognosis in NB patients. Furthermore, it correlates with the infiltration of M2-like macrophages within NB tumors, indicating its significant involvement in tumor progression. Therefore, HK3 not only directly regulates the malignant biological behaviors of tumor cells, such as proliferation, migration, and invasion, but also recruits and polarizes M2-like macrophages through the PI3K/AKT-CXCL14 axis in neuroblastoma. The secretion of lactate and histone lactylation alterations within tumor cells accompanies this interaction. Additionally, elevated expression of HK3 in M2-TAMs was found at the same time. Modulating HK3 within M2-TAMs alters the biological behavior of tumor cells, as demonstrated by our in vitro studies. This study highlights the pivotal role of HK3 in the progression of NB malignancy and its intricate regulatory network with M2-TAMs. It establishes HK3 as a promising dual-functional biomarker and therapeutic target in combating neuroblastoma.
- Subjects
NEUROBLASTOMA; MACROPHAGES; TUMORS in children; ENZYME metabolism; GLUCOSE metabolism; CANCER invasiveness; LACTATES
- Publication
Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 2024, Vol 73, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
0340-7004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00262-024-03702-9