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- Title
Tumor Extracellular Matrix Stiffness Promptly Modulates the Phenotype and Gene Expression of Infiltrating T Lymphocytes.
- Authors
Chirivì, Maila; Maiullari, Fabio; Milan, Marika; Presutti, Dario; Cordiglieri, Chiara; Crosti, Mariacristina; Sarnicola, Maria Lucia; Soluri, Andrea; Volpi, Marina; Święszkowski, Wojciech; Prati, Daniele; Rizzi, Marta; Costantini, Marco; Seliktar, Dror; Parisi, Chiara; Bearzi, Claudia; Rizzi, Roberto
- Abstract
The immune system is a fine modulator of the tumor biology supporting or inhibiting its progression, growth, invasion and conveys the pharmacological treatment effect. Tumors, on their side, have developed escaping mechanisms from the immune system action ranging from the direct secretion of biochemical signals to an indirect reaction, in which the cellular actors of the tumor microenvironment (TME) collaborate to mechanically condition the extracellular matrix (ECM) making it inhospitable to immune cells. TME is composed of several cell lines besides cancer cells, including tumor-associated macrophages, cancer-associated fibroblasts, CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes, and innate immunity cells. These populations interface with each other to prepare a conservative response, capable of evading the defense mechanisms implemented by the host's immune system. The presence or absence, in particular, of cytotoxic CD8+ cells in the vicinity of the main tumor mass, is able to predict, respectively, the success or failure of drug therapy. Among various mechanisms of immunescaping, in this study, we characterized the modulation of the phenotypic profile of CD4+ and CD8+ cells in resting and activated states, in response to the mechanical pressure exerted by a three-dimensional in vitro system, able to recapitulate the rheological and stiffness properties of the tumor ECM.
- Subjects
EXTRACELLULAR matrix; T cells; PHENOTYPES; GENE expression; PHENOTYPIC plasticity; FIBROBLASTS; CYTOTOXIC T cells
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 11, p5862
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms22115862