Effects of IL-10 and T<sub>h</sub> 2 cytokines on human Mφ phenotype and response to CSF1R inhibitor.
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Tumor-associated Mφs display a plastic phenotype that is regulated by the local tumor milieu. Gene expression analysis and functional characterization of Mφs exposed in vitro to individual cytokines aids to delineate the cross-talk between defined cytokines shaping the complex Mφ phenotype. Human monocyte-derived Mφs can be differentiated in vitro with the T helper cell type 2 response cytokines IL-4 and IL-13 or the immunosuppressive IL-10. Notably, only the latter subset undergoes apoptosis when treated with the CSF 1 receptor (CSF1R) blocking antibody emactuzumab. However, under physiologic conditions, the Mφ phenotype is regulated by cytokine combination. Hence, in this study, we characterized the plasticity of IL-4 or IL-13-differentiated Mφs upon exposure to the immunosuppressive IL-10. Although IL-4-differentiated Mφs sustained their molecular phenotype in the presence of IL-10, IL-13-differentiated Mφs were skewed towards the IL-10 phenotype. Gene expression profiling revealed unique IL-4+IL-10 and IL-13+IL-10 Mφ signatures associated with up-regulation of canonical NF-κB or Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways, respectively. Although IL-10 was able to alter the surface marker and gene expression profile of IL-13-differentiated Mφs, addition of IL-10 did not restore emactuzumab susceptibility. Combining NF-κB and Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibitors with emactuzumab had no effect on viability. On average 3-5% of cancer patients overexpressed IL-4, IL-13, or IL-10 mRNA in silico. Although a small patient subset overexpressed IL-10+IL-13, IL-4+IL-10 lacked co-expression. In vitro characterization of CSF1R inhibitor-refractory Mφ phenotypes can support novel pharmacological approaches to specifically target these cells. |
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2018
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Journal of leukocyte biology
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Date Published |
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2018
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0741-5400
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http://www.jleukbio.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=29345363
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10.1002/JLB.5MA0717-282R
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J Leukoc Biol
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