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Ly6Clo monocytes drive immunosuppression and confer resistance to anti-VEGFR2 cancer therapy

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Clinical Investigation, July 2017
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Title
Ly6Clo monocytes drive immunosuppression and confer resistance to anti-VEGFR2 cancer therapy
Published in
Journal of Clinical Investigation, July 2017
DOI 10.1172/jci93182
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Keehoon Jung, Takahiro Heishi, Omar F. Khan, Piotr S. Kowalski, Joao Incio, Nuh N. Rahbari, Euiheon Chung, Jeffrey W. Clark, Christopher G. Willett, Andrew D. Luster, Seok Hyun Yun, Robert Langer, Daniel G. Anderson, Timothy P. Padera, Rakesh K. Jain, Dai Fukumura

Abstract

Current anti-VEGF therapies for colorectal cancer (CRC) provide limited survival benefit, as tumors rapidly develop resistance to these agents. Here, we have uncovered an immunosuppressive role for nonclassical Ly6Clo monocytes that mediates resistance to anti-VEGFR2 treatment. We found that the chemokine CX3CL1 was upregulated in both human and murine tumors following VEGF signaling blockade, resulting in recruitment of CX3CR1+Ly6Clo monocytes into the tumor. We also found that treatment with VEGFA reduced expression of CX3CL1 in endothelial cells in vitro. Intravital microscopy revealed that CX3CR1 is critical for Ly6Clo monocyte transmigration across the endothelium in murine CRC tumors. Moreover, Ly6Clo monocytes recruit Ly6G+ neutrophils via CXCL5 and produce IL-10, which inhibits adaptive immunity. Preventing Ly6Clo monocyte or Ly6G+ neutrophil infiltration into tumors enhanced inhibition of tumor growth with anti-VEGFR2 therapy. Furthermore, a gene therapy using a nanoparticle formulated with an siRNA against CX3CL1 reduced Ly6Clo monocyte recruitment and improved outcome of anti-VEGFR2 therapy in mouse CRCs. Our study unveils an immunosuppressive function of Ly6Clo monocytes that, to our knowledge, has yet to be reported in any context. We also reveal molecular mechanisms underlying antiangiogenic treatment resistance, suggesting potential immunomodulatory strategies to enhance the long-term clinical outcome of anti-VEGF therapies.

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Unknown 122 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 33 27%
Researcher 21 17%
Other 9 7%
Student > Bachelor 8 7%
Student > Master 7 6%
Other 20 16%
Unknown 24 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 23%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 18 15%
Immunology and Microbiology 18 15%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 8%
Engineering 6 5%
Other 12 10%
Unknown 30 25%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 67. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 July 2018.
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#566,473
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#19
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