Objective: The human cluster of differentiation(CD)300A, a type-I transmembrane protein with immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs, was investigated as a potential immune checkpoint for human natural killer(...Objective: The human cluster of differentiation(CD)300A, a type-I transmembrane protein with immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs, was investigated as a potential immune checkpoint for human natural killer(NK) cells targeting hematologic malignancies(HMs).Methods: We implemented a stimulation system involving the CD300A ligand, phosphatidylserine(PS), exposed to the outer surface of malignant cells. Additionally, we utilized CD300A overexpression, a CD300A blocking system, and a xenotransplantation model to evaluate the impact of CD300A on NK cell efficacy against HMs in in vitro and in vivo settings. Furthermore, we explored the association between CD300A and HM progression in patients.Results: Our findings indicated that PS hampers the function of NK cells. Increased CD300A expression inhibited HM lysis by NK cells. CD300A overexpression shortened the survival of HM-xenografted mice by impairing transplanted NK cells. Blocking PS–CD300A signals with antibodies significantly amplified the expression of lysis function-related proteins and effector cytokines in NK cells, thereby augmenting the ability to lyse HMs. Clinically, heightened CD300A expression correlated with shorter survival and an “exhausted” phenotype of intratumoral NK cells in patients with HMs or solid tumors.Conclusions: These results propose CD300A as a potential target for invigorating NK cell-based treatments against HMs.展开更多
Liver-resident NK cells are distinct from conventional NK cells and play an important role in the maintenance of liver homeostasis.How liver-resident NK cells participate in autoimmune cholangitis remains unclear.Here...Liver-resident NK cells are distinct from conventional NK cells and play an important role in the maintenance of liver homeostasis.How liver-resident NK cells participate in autoimmune cholangitis remains unclear.Here,we extensively investigated the impact of NK cells in the pathogenesis of autoimmune cholangitis utilizing the well-established dnTGFβRII cholangitis model,NK cell-deficient(Nfil3−/−)mice,adoptive transfer and in vivo antibody-mediated NK cell depletion.Our data demonstrated that disease progression was associated with a significantly reduced frequency of hepatic NK cells.Depletion of NK cells resulted in exacerbated autoimmune cholangitis in dnTGFβRII mice.We further confirmed that the DX5−CD11c^(hi) liver-resident NK cell subset colocalized with CD4^(+) T cells and inhibited CD4^(+) T cell proliferation.Gene expression microarray analysis demonstrated that liver-resident NK cells had a distinct gene expression pattern consisting of the increased expression of genes involved in negative regulatory functions in the context of the inflammatory microenvironment.展开更多
结外鼻型NK/T细胞淋巴瘤(extranodal nasal type NK/T-cell lymphoma,ENKTL)是一种以破坏面部中份结构为主的NK/T细胞来源的非霍奇金淋巴瘤,临床少见。以口腔黏膜溃疡为首发症状的病例罕见且易与其他疾病相混淆,在诊断上极其困难。本文...结外鼻型NK/T细胞淋巴瘤(extranodal nasal type NK/T-cell lymphoma,ENKTL)是一种以破坏面部中份结构为主的NK/T细胞来源的非霍奇金淋巴瘤,临床少见。以口腔黏膜溃疡为首发症状的病例罕见且易与其他疾病相混淆,在诊断上极其困难。本文报道1例以颊黏膜及牙龈溃疡为首发表现的ENKTL的多学科诊疗,并分析该疾病的临床病理学特征、诊断、鉴别诊断和治疗,以期为临床诊治相关病例提供参考。展开更多
Purpose: Data on microarray gene expression The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) provided information on gene expression. Transcription GEO provided two profiles of human NK cells from breast and adrenal tumors (GSE17950...Purpose: Data on microarray gene expression The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) provided information on gene expression. Transcription GEO provided two profiles of human NK cells from breast and adrenal tumors (GSE179509 and GSE143383). Data processing and normalization The Dseq2 tool in the R programming language was used to standardize the raw data from GEO. The following analyses were carried out: fold change and P-value analysis, volcano plot, network analysis, GEPIA, and David pathway analysis. In this paper, using Venny software, we discovered 2 genes that are shared by neurotransmitters and NK cells in breast cancer and adrenal cancer. Between these genes and the pathways, they are a part of, we discovered a network. Pathway analysis revealed that these genes are mostly linked to the neurotransmitter and apoptotic pathways. In breast and adrenal tumors, the genes HRH1 and GABRD were discovered to be connected to NK cells. In response to breast and adrenal tumors, almost all of these genes are effective. It is thus postulated that the diagnosis of breast and adrenal cancer may be affected by the up-or down-regulation of these genes. Methods: Microarray gene expression data gene expression data was obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Transcription 2 profile data of human NK cells from human breast and adrenal cancers were obtained from GEO (GSE179509 and GSE143383). Processing and normalization of data the raw data from GEO were normalized with the Dseq2 package in the R software. Fold change and P value analysis, Volcano plot, network analysis, GEPIA, and David pathway analysis were performed. Results: In this article, we found genes common to neurotransmitters with NK cells in adrenal cancer and breast cancer with Venny program, resulting in 2 genes. We identified a network between these genes and pathways they belong to. Pathway analysis showed that these genes are mostly associated with apoptosis and neurotransmitters pathway. Conclusion: HRH1 and GABRD genes were found to be associated with NK cells in breast and adrenal cancers. Almost all these genes are effective in response to breast and adrenal cancers. Therefore, it is hypothesized that downregulation or upregulation of these genes may affect breast and adrenal cancer diagnosis.展开更多
In recent years, immunotherapy has made remarkable progress in treating certain tumors and hematological malignancies. However, the efficacy of natural killer(NK) cells, which are an important subset of innate lymphoc...In recent years, immunotherapy has made remarkable progress in treating certain tumors and hematological malignancies. However, the efficacy of natural killer(NK) cells, which are an important subset of innate lymphocytes used in anticancer immunotherapy, remains limited. Hypoxia, a critical characteristic of the tumor microenvironment(TME), is involved in tumor development and resistance to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. Moreover, hypoxia contributes to the impairment of NK cell function and may be a significant factor that limits their therapeutic effects. Targeted hypoxia therapy has emerged as a promising research area for enhancing the efficacy of NK cell therapy. Therefore, understanding how the hypoxic TME influences NK cell function is crucial for improving antitumor treatment outcomes.展开更多
细胞免疫治疗是针对自身免疫细胞能力低下的恶性肿瘤患者进行的一种新型补充疗法,包括基于T细胞的嵌合抗原受体T细胞(CAR-T)疗法、肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞(TILs)疗法,基于NK细胞的嵌合抗原受体NK细胞(CAR-NK)疗法和自体细胞免疫疗法(CIK),还...细胞免疫治疗是针对自身免疫细胞能力低下的恶性肿瘤患者进行的一种新型补充疗法,包括基于T细胞的嵌合抗原受体T细胞(CAR-T)疗法、肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞(TILs)疗法,基于NK细胞的嵌合抗原受体NK细胞(CAR-NK)疗法和自体细胞免疫疗法(CIK),还有基于其他免疫细胞如单核吞噬细胞,包括树突状细胞和巨噬细胞的输注治疗。其中,自然杀伤细胞(nature killer cell,NK细胞)作为机体天然免疫的重要细胞,在机体抗肿瘤、抗病毒感染、免疫调节中发挥着重要作用。它可以像T细胞一样通过工程化改造后靶向治疗肿瘤,还能够进行同种异体来源的NK细胞输注治疗,弥补了T细胞自体来源受限和异体免疫排斥的缺点。研究证实,输注异体NK细胞的患者不会发生严重的移植物抗宿主病(graft versus host disease,GVHD)。NK细胞不仅扩大了用于细胞免疫治疗的细胞种类,还为形成较低成本的细胞免疫治疗产品提供了广阔应用前景。但是目前仍存在NK细胞质量不稳定,制备流程缺乏统一质量标准等问题,虽有部分NK细胞免疫治疗产品已经获得了美国食品药品监督管理局(Food and Drug Administration,FDA)或国家药品监督管理局(National Medical Products Administration,NMPA)的批准,但仍然没有明确公开的NK细胞免疫治疗产品的规范生产体系。本文从NK细胞独特的免疫调节作用机制出发,综合近年研究者利用NK细胞在恶性肿瘤治疗上应用的治疗策略和临床前研究及临床试验的最新进展,最终落脚于NK细胞的体外扩增办法及活性功能维持的研究进展上,表明NK细胞有望形成质量统一的细胞免疫治疗产品。展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2019YFA0508502/3 and 2021YFC2300604)the Natural Science Foundation of China (Reference numbers 82388201, 82241216, and 32270963)+1 种基金the Research Funds of Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM (QYZD20220008)the Anhui Key Research and Development Plan (Reference number 2023z04020011)。
文摘Objective: The human cluster of differentiation(CD)300A, a type-I transmembrane protein with immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs, was investigated as a potential immune checkpoint for human natural killer(NK) cells targeting hematologic malignancies(HMs).Methods: We implemented a stimulation system involving the CD300A ligand, phosphatidylserine(PS), exposed to the outer surface of malignant cells. Additionally, we utilized CD300A overexpression, a CD300A blocking system, and a xenotransplantation model to evaluate the impact of CD300A on NK cell efficacy against HMs in in vitro and in vivo settings. Furthermore, we explored the association between CD300A and HM progression in patients.Results: Our findings indicated that PS hampers the function of NK cells. Increased CD300A expression inhibited HM lysis by NK cells. CD300A overexpression shortened the survival of HM-xenografted mice by impairing transplanted NK cells. Blocking PS–CD300A signals with antibodies significantly amplified the expression of lysis function-related proteins and effector cytokines in NK cells, thereby augmenting the ability to lyse HMs. Clinically, heightened CD300A expression correlated with shorter survival and an “exhausted” phenotype of intratumoral NK cells in patients with HMs or solid tumors.Conclusions: These results propose CD300A as a potential target for invigorating NK cell-based treatments against HMs.
基金This study was supported by the Program for Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Entrepreneurial Teams(2017ZT07S054)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81601416,81430034,91542123)+1 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFA0205600)a National Institutes of Health grant(DK090019).
文摘Liver-resident NK cells are distinct from conventional NK cells and play an important role in the maintenance of liver homeostasis.How liver-resident NK cells participate in autoimmune cholangitis remains unclear.Here,we extensively investigated the impact of NK cells in the pathogenesis of autoimmune cholangitis utilizing the well-established dnTGFβRII cholangitis model,NK cell-deficient(Nfil3−/−)mice,adoptive transfer and in vivo antibody-mediated NK cell depletion.Our data demonstrated that disease progression was associated with a significantly reduced frequency of hepatic NK cells.Depletion of NK cells resulted in exacerbated autoimmune cholangitis in dnTGFβRII mice.We further confirmed that the DX5−CD11c^(hi) liver-resident NK cell subset colocalized with CD4^(+) T cells and inhibited CD4^(+) T cell proliferation.Gene expression microarray analysis demonstrated that liver-resident NK cells had a distinct gene expression pattern consisting of the increased expression of genes involved in negative regulatory functions in the context of the inflammatory microenvironment.
文摘结外鼻型NK/T细胞淋巴瘤(extranodal nasal type NK/T-cell lymphoma,ENKTL)是一种以破坏面部中份结构为主的NK/T细胞来源的非霍奇金淋巴瘤,临床少见。以口腔黏膜溃疡为首发症状的病例罕见且易与其他疾病相混淆,在诊断上极其困难。本文报道1例以颊黏膜及牙龈溃疡为首发表现的ENKTL的多学科诊疗,并分析该疾病的临床病理学特征、诊断、鉴别诊断和治疗,以期为临床诊治相关病例提供参考。
文摘Purpose: Data on microarray gene expression The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) provided information on gene expression. Transcription GEO provided two profiles of human NK cells from breast and adrenal tumors (GSE179509 and GSE143383). Data processing and normalization The Dseq2 tool in the R programming language was used to standardize the raw data from GEO. The following analyses were carried out: fold change and P-value analysis, volcano plot, network analysis, GEPIA, and David pathway analysis. In this paper, using Venny software, we discovered 2 genes that are shared by neurotransmitters and NK cells in breast cancer and adrenal cancer. Between these genes and the pathways, they are a part of, we discovered a network. Pathway analysis revealed that these genes are mostly linked to the neurotransmitter and apoptotic pathways. In breast and adrenal tumors, the genes HRH1 and GABRD were discovered to be connected to NK cells. In response to breast and adrenal tumors, almost all of these genes are effective. It is thus postulated that the diagnosis of breast and adrenal cancer may be affected by the up-or down-regulation of these genes. Methods: Microarray gene expression data gene expression data was obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Transcription 2 profile data of human NK cells from human breast and adrenal cancers were obtained from GEO (GSE179509 and GSE143383). Processing and normalization of data the raw data from GEO were normalized with the Dseq2 package in the R software. Fold change and P value analysis, Volcano plot, network analysis, GEPIA, and David pathway analysis were performed. Results: In this article, we found genes common to neurotransmitters with NK cells in adrenal cancer and breast cancer with Venny program, resulting in 2 genes. We identified a network between these genes and pathways they belong to. Pathway analysis showed that these genes are mostly associated with apoptosis and neurotransmitters pathway. Conclusion: HRH1 and GABRD genes were found to be associated with NK cells in breast and adrenal cancers. Almost all these genes are effective in response to breast and adrenal cancers. Therefore, it is hypothesized that downregulation or upregulation of these genes may affect breast and adrenal cancer diagnosis.
文摘In recent years, immunotherapy has made remarkable progress in treating certain tumors and hematological malignancies. However, the efficacy of natural killer(NK) cells, which are an important subset of innate lymphocytes used in anticancer immunotherapy, remains limited. Hypoxia, a critical characteristic of the tumor microenvironment(TME), is involved in tumor development and resistance to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. Moreover, hypoxia contributes to the impairment of NK cell function and may be a significant factor that limits their therapeutic effects. Targeted hypoxia therapy has emerged as a promising research area for enhancing the efficacy of NK cell therapy. Therefore, understanding how the hypoxic TME influences NK cell function is crucial for improving antitumor treatment outcomes.
文摘细胞免疫治疗是针对自身免疫细胞能力低下的恶性肿瘤患者进行的一种新型补充疗法,包括基于T细胞的嵌合抗原受体T细胞(CAR-T)疗法、肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞(TILs)疗法,基于NK细胞的嵌合抗原受体NK细胞(CAR-NK)疗法和自体细胞免疫疗法(CIK),还有基于其他免疫细胞如单核吞噬细胞,包括树突状细胞和巨噬细胞的输注治疗。其中,自然杀伤细胞(nature killer cell,NK细胞)作为机体天然免疫的重要细胞,在机体抗肿瘤、抗病毒感染、免疫调节中发挥着重要作用。它可以像T细胞一样通过工程化改造后靶向治疗肿瘤,还能够进行同种异体来源的NK细胞输注治疗,弥补了T细胞自体来源受限和异体免疫排斥的缺点。研究证实,输注异体NK细胞的患者不会发生严重的移植物抗宿主病(graft versus host disease,GVHD)。NK细胞不仅扩大了用于细胞免疫治疗的细胞种类,还为形成较低成本的细胞免疫治疗产品提供了广阔应用前景。但是目前仍存在NK细胞质量不稳定,制备流程缺乏统一质量标准等问题,虽有部分NK细胞免疫治疗产品已经获得了美国食品药品监督管理局(Food and Drug Administration,FDA)或国家药品监督管理局(National Medical Products Administration,NMPA)的批准,但仍然没有明确公开的NK细胞免疫治疗产品的规范生产体系。本文从NK细胞独特的免疫调节作用机制出发,综合近年研究者利用NK细胞在恶性肿瘤治疗上应用的治疗策略和临床前研究及临床试验的最新进展,最终落脚于NK细胞的体外扩增办法及活性功能维持的研究进展上,表明NK细胞有望形成质量统一的细胞免疫治疗产品。
