Positive feedback between PGE2 and COX2 redirects the differentiation of human dendritic cells toward stable myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Positive feedback between PGE2 and COX2 redirects the differentiation of human dendritic cells toward stable myeloid-derived suppressor cells
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DOI:
10.1182/blood-2011-07-365825
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发表时间:
2011-11-17
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影响因子:
20.3
通讯作者:
Kalinski, Pawel
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作者:
Obermajer, Natasa;Muthuswamy, Ravikumar;Kalinski, Pawel
Dendritic cells (DCs) and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) show opposing roles in the immune system. In the present study, we report that the establishment of a positive feedback loop between prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2), the key regulator of PGE(2) synthesis, represents the determining factor in redirecting the development of CD1a(+) DCs to CD14(+)CD33(+)CD34(+) monocytic MDSCs. Exogenous PGE(2) and such diverse COX2 activators as lipopolysaccharide, IL-1 beta, and IFN gamma all induce monocyte expression of COX2, blocking their differentiation into CD1a(+) DCs and inducing endogenous PGE(2), IDO1, IL-4R alpha, NOS2, and IL-10, typical MDSC-associated suppressive factors. The addition of PGE(2) to GM-CSF/IL-4-supplemented monocyte cultures is sufficient to induce the MDSC phenotype and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)-uppressive function. In accordance with the key role of PGE(2) in the physiologic induction of human MDSCs, the frequencies of CD11b(+)CD33(+) MDSCs in ovarian cancer are closely correlated with local PGE(2) production, whereas the cancer-promoted induction of MDSCs is strictly COX2 dependent. The disruption of COX2-PGE(2) feedback using COX2 inhibitors or EP2 and EP4 antagonists suppresses the production of MDSC-associated suppressive factors and the CTL-inhibitory function of fully developed MDSCs from cancer patients. The central role of COX2-PGE(2) feedback in the induction and persistence of MDSCs highlights the potential for its manipulation to enhance or suppress immune responses in cancer, autoimmunity, or transplantation. (Blood. 2011;118(20):5498-5505)