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Downregulation of neuropilin-1 on macrophages modulates antibody-mediated tumoricidal activity

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Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1)-expressing macrophages are engaged in antitumor immune functions via various mechanisms. In this study, we investigated the role of NRP-1 on macrophages in antibody-mediated tumoricidal activity. Treatment of macrophages with NRP-1 knockdown or an anti-NRP-1-neutralizing antibody significantly suppressed antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and modulated cytokine secretion from macrophages in vitro. Furthermore, in vivo studies using a humanized mouse model bearing human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer xenografts showed that antibody-mediated antitumor activity and tumor infiltration of CD4+ T lymphocytes were significantly downregulated when peripheral blood mononuclear cells in which NRP-1 was knocked down were co-administered with an anti-HER2 antibody. These results revealed that NRP-1 expressed on macrophages plays an important role in antibody-mediated antitumor immunity. Taken together, the induction of NRP-1 on macrophages may be a therapeutic indicator for antibody treatments that exert antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity activity, although further studies are needed in order to support this hypothesis.

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Abbreviations

ADCC:

Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

EDTA:

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

FBS:

Fetal bovine serum

GCSF:

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

Gluc:

Gaussia luciferase

HER2:

Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2

IFN:

Interferon

IL:

Interleukin

MIP-1α:

Macrophage inflammatory protein-1α

MIP-1β:

Macrophage inflammatory protein-1β

NOG:

Nod/Shi-scid, IL-2Rγ null

NRP-1:

Neuropilin-1

PBMCs:

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

PBS:

Phosphate-buffered saline

qRT-PCR:

Quantitative real-time PCR

RLU:

Relative luminescence units

SEM:

Standard error of the mean

siRNA:

Small interfering RNA

TILs:

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

TNF:

Tumor necrosis factor

VEGF:

Vascular endothelial growth factor

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Acknowledgements

We thank the medical staff of the Department of Breast Surgery of Kyoto University Hospital for their help in the recruitment of participants and collection of samples. We also thank Dr. Hitoshi Niwa (RIKEN CDB, Kobe, Japan) for providing the pCAGIPuro vector.

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Kawaguchi, K., Suzuki, E., Nishie, M. et al. Downregulation of neuropilin-1 on macrophages modulates antibody-mediated tumoricidal activity. Cancer Immunol Immunother 66, 1131–1142 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-017-2002-2

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