Innate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues

Although Pembrolizumab-based immunotherapy has significantly improved lung cancer patient survival, many patients show variable efficacy and resistance development. A better understanding of the drug’s action is needed to improve patient outcomes. Functional heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironme...

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Autores principales: Teresa WM Fan, Richard M Higashi, Huan Song, Saeed Daneshmandi, Angela L Mahan, Matthew S Purdom, Therese J Bocklage, Thomas A Pittman, Daheng He, Chi Wang, Andrew N Lane
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6541a0fc470f4f33989f246beecdeb722021-11-29T12:13:36ZInnate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues10.7554/eLife.695782050-084Xe69578https://doaj.org/article/6541a0fc470f4f33989f246beecdeb722021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://elifesciences.org/articles/69578https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084XAlthough Pembrolizumab-based immunotherapy has significantly improved lung cancer patient survival, many patients show variable efficacy and resistance development. A better understanding of the drug’s action is needed to improve patient outcomes. Functional heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial to modulating drug resistance; understanding of individual patients’ TME that impacts drug response is hampered by lack of appropriate models. Lung organotypic tissue slice cultures (OTC) with patients’ native TME procured from primary and brain-metastasized (BM) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients were treated with Pembrolizumab and/or beta-glucan (WGP, an innate immune activator). Metabolic tracing with 13C6-Glc/13C5,15N2-Gln, multiplex immunofluorescence, and digital spatial profiling (DSP) were employed to interrogate metabolic and functional responses to Pembrolizumab and/or WGP. Primary and BM PD-1+ lung cancer OTC responded to Pembrolizumab and Pembrolizumab + WGP treatments, respectively. Pembrolizumab activated innate immune metabolism and functions in primary OTC, which were accompanied by tissue damage. DSP analysis indicated an overall decrease in immunosuppressive macrophages and T cells but revealed microheterogeneity in immune responses and tissue damage. Two TMEs with altered cancer cell properties showed resistance. Pembrolizumab or WGP alone had negligible effects on BM-lung cancer OTC but Pembrolizumab + WGP blocked central metabolism with increased pro-inflammatory effector release and tissue damage. In-depth metabolic analysis and multiplex TME imaging of lung cancer OTC demonstrated overall innate immune activation by Pembrolizumab but heterogeneous responses in the native TME of a patient with primary NSCLC. Metabolic and functional analysis also revealed synergistic action of Pembrolizumab and WGP in OTC of metastatic NSCLC.Teresa WM FanRichard M HigashiHuan SongSaeed DaneshmandiAngela L MahanMatthew S PurdomTherese J BocklageThomas A PittmanDaheng HeChi WangAndrew N LaneeLife Sciences Publications Ltdarticlenon small cell lung cancertumor microenvironmenthuman macrophage metabolismstable isotope resolved metabolomicspembrolizumabMedicineRScienceQBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENeLife, Vol 10 (2021)
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topic non small cell lung cancer
tumor microenvironment
human macrophage metabolism
stable isotope resolved metabolomics
pembrolizumab
Medicine
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Biology (General)
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spellingShingle non small cell lung cancer
tumor microenvironment
human macrophage metabolism
stable isotope resolved metabolomics
pembrolizumab
Medicine
R
Science
Q
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Teresa WM Fan
Richard M Higashi
Huan Song
Saeed Daneshmandi
Angela L Mahan
Matthew S Purdom
Therese J Bocklage
Thomas A Pittman
Daheng He
Chi Wang
Andrew N Lane
Innate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues
description Although Pembrolizumab-based immunotherapy has significantly improved lung cancer patient survival, many patients show variable efficacy and resistance development. A better understanding of the drug’s action is needed to improve patient outcomes. Functional heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial to modulating drug resistance; understanding of individual patients’ TME that impacts drug response is hampered by lack of appropriate models. Lung organotypic tissue slice cultures (OTC) with patients’ native TME procured from primary and brain-metastasized (BM) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients were treated with Pembrolizumab and/or beta-glucan (WGP, an innate immune activator). Metabolic tracing with 13C6-Glc/13C5,15N2-Gln, multiplex immunofluorescence, and digital spatial profiling (DSP) were employed to interrogate metabolic and functional responses to Pembrolizumab and/or WGP. Primary and BM PD-1+ lung cancer OTC responded to Pembrolizumab and Pembrolizumab + WGP treatments, respectively. Pembrolizumab activated innate immune metabolism and functions in primary OTC, which were accompanied by tissue damage. DSP analysis indicated an overall decrease in immunosuppressive macrophages and T cells but revealed microheterogeneity in immune responses and tissue damage. Two TMEs with altered cancer cell properties showed resistance. Pembrolizumab or WGP alone had negligible effects on BM-lung cancer OTC but Pembrolizumab + WGP blocked central metabolism with increased pro-inflammatory effector release and tissue damage. In-depth metabolic analysis and multiplex TME imaging of lung cancer OTC demonstrated overall innate immune activation by Pembrolizumab but heterogeneous responses in the native TME of a patient with primary NSCLC. Metabolic and functional analysis also revealed synergistic action of Pembrolizumab and WGP in OTC of metastatic NSCLC.
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author Teresa WM Fan
Richard M Higashi
Huan Song
Saeed Daneshmandi
Angela L Mahan
Matthew S Purdom
Therese J Bocklage
Thomas A Pittman
Daheng He
Chi Wang
Andrew N Lane
author_facet Teresa WM Fan
Richard M Higashi
Huan Song
Saeed Daneshmandi
Angela L Mahan
Matthew S Purdom
Therese J Bocklage
Thomas A Pittman
Daheng He
Chi Wang
Andrew N Lane
author_sort Teresa WM Fan
title Innate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues
title_short Innate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues
title_full Innate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues
title_fullStr Innate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues
title_full_unstemmed Innate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues
title_sort innate immune activation by checkpoint inhibition in human patient-derived lung cancer tissues
publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
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url https://doaj.org/article/6541a0fc470f4f33989f246beecdeb72
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