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- Singel, Kelly L., et al.
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Mature neutrophils suppress T cell immunity in ovarian cancer microenvironment
- 2019
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Ingår i: JCI Insight. - : American Society for Clinical Investigation. - 2379-3708. ; 4:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) often presents with metastases and ascites. Granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells are an immature population that impairs antitumor immunity. Since suppressive granulocytes in the ascites of patients with newly diagnosed EOC were morphologically mature, we hypothesized that PMN were rendered suppressive in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Circulating PMN from patients were not suppressive but acquired a suppressor phenotype (defined as ≥1 log10 reduction of anti-CD3/CD28-stimulated T cell proliferation) after ascites supernatant exposure. Ascites supernatants (20 of 31 supernatants) recapitulated the suppressor phenotype in PMN from healthy donors. T cell proliferation was restored with ascites removal and restimulation. PMN suppressors also inhibited T cell activation and cytokine production. PMN suppressors completely suppressed proliferation in naive, central memory, and effector memory T cells and in engineered tumor antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, while antigen-specific cell lysis was unaffected. Inhibition of complement C3 activation and PMN effector functions, including CR3 signaling, protein synthesis, and vesicular trafficking, abrogated the PMN suppressor phenotype. Moreover, malignant effusions from patients with various metastatic cancers also induced the C3-dependent PMN suppressor phenotype. These results point to PMN impairing T cell expansion and activation in the TME and the potential for complement inhibition to abrogate this barrier to antitumor immunity.
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- Yang, Yaohua, et al.
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Genetic Data from Nearly 63,000 Women of European Descent Predicts DNA Methylation Biomarkers and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk
- 2019
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Ingår i: Cancer Research. - : AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH. - 0008-5472 .- 1538-7445. ; 79:3, s. 505-517
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- DNA methylation is instrumental for gene regulation. Global changes in the epigenetic landscape have been recognized as a hallmark of cancer. However, the role of DNA methylation in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) remains unclear. In this study, high-density genetic and DNA methylation data in white blood cells from the Framingham Heart Study (N = 1,595) were used to build genetic models to predict DNA methylation levels. These prediction models were then applied to the summary statistics of a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of ovarian cancer including 22,406 EOC cases and 40,941 controls to investigate genetically predicted DNA methylation levels in association with EOC risk. Among 62,938 CpG sites investigated, genetically predicted methylation levels at 89 CpG were significantly associated with EOC risk at a Bonferroni-corrected threshold of P < 7.94 x 10(-7). Of them, 87 were located at GWAS-identified EOC susceptibility regions and two resided in a genomic region not previously reported to be associated with EOC risk. Integrative analyses of genetic, methylation, and gene expression data identified consistent directions of associations across 12 CpG, five genes, and EOC risk, suggesting that methylation at these 12 CpG may influence EOC risk by regulating expression of these five genes, namely MAPT, HOXB3, ABHD8, ARHGAP27, and SKAP1. We identified novel DNA methylation markers associated with EOC risk and propose that methylation at multiple CpG may affect EOC risk via regulation of gene expression. Significance: Identification of novel DNA methylation markers associated with EOC risk suggests that methylation at multiple CpG may affect EOC risk through regulation of gene expression.
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- Singel, Kelly L., et al.
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Mitochondrial DNA in the tumour microenvironment activates neutrophils and is associated with worse outcomes in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer
- 2019
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Ingår i: British Journal of Cancer. - : Nature Publishing Group. - 0007-0920 .- 1532-1827. ; 120:2, s. 207-217
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Advanced cancer causes necrosis and releases damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Mitochondrial DAMPs activate neutrophils, including generation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which are injurious, thrombogenic, and implicated in metastasis. We hypothesised that extracellular mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in ascites from patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) would correlate with worse outcomes.METHODS: Banked ascites supernatants from patients with newly diagnosed advanced EOC were analysed for mtDNA, neutrophil elastase, and activation of healthy donor neutrophils and platelets. TCGA was mined for expression of SELP and ELANE.RESULTS: The highest quartile of ascites mtDNA correlated with reduced progression-free survival (PFS) and a higher likelihood of disease progression within 12-months following primary surgery (n = 68, log-rank, p = 0.0178). NETs were detected in resected tumours. Ascites supernatants chemoattracted neutrophils, induced NETs, and activated platelets. Ascites exposure rendered neutrophils suppressive, based on abrogation of ex vivo stimulated T cell proliferation. Increased SELP mRNA expression correlated with worse overall survival (n = 302, Cox model, p = 0.02).CONCLUSION: In this single-centre retrospective analysis, ascites mtDNA correlated with worse PFS in advanced EOC. Mitochondrial and other DAMPs in ascites may activate neutrophil and platelet responses that facilitate metastasis and obstruct anti-tumour immunity. These pathways are potential prognostic markers and therapeutic targets.
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