CSF1R Inhibition Combined with GM-CSF Reprograms Macrophages and Disrupts Protumoral Interplays with AML Cells

Relapse is a major issue in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and while the contribution of gene mutations in developing drug resistance is well established, little is known on the role of macrophages (MΦs) in an AML cell microenvironment. We examined whether myeloblasts could educate MΦs to adopt a prot...

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Autores principales: Tatiana Smirnova, Caroline Spertini, Olivier Spertini
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f8559ad842584c5081042b14eb85a8b82021-11-11T15:27:20ZCSF1R Inhibition Combined with GM-CSF Reprograms Macrophages and Disrupts Protumoral Interplays with AML Cells10.3390/cancers132152892072-6694https://doaj.org/article/f8559ad842584c5081042b14eb85a8b82021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/21/5289https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6694Relapse is a major issue in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and while the contribution of gene mutations in developing drug resistance is well established, little is known on the role of macrophages (MΦs) in an AML cell microenvironment. We examined whether myeloblasts could educate MΦs to adopt a protumoral orientation supporting myeloblast survival and resistance to therapy. Flow cytometry analyses demonstrated that M2-like CD163<sup>+</sup> MΦs are abundantly present, at diagnosis, in the bone marrow of AML patients. We showed that myeloblasts, or their conditioned medium, polarize monocytes to M2-like CD163<sup>+</sup> MΦs, induce the secretion of many protumoral factors, and promote myeloblast survival and proliferation as long as close intercellular contacts are maintained. Importantly, pharmacologic inhibition of the CSF1 receptor (CSF1R), in the presence of GM-CSF, reprogrammed MΦ polarization to an M1-like orientation, induced the secretion of soluble factors with antitumoral activities, reduced protumoral agonists, and promoted the apoptosis of myeloblasts interacting with MΦs. Furthermore, myeloblasts, which became resistant to venetoclax or midostaurin during their interplay with protumoral CD163<sup>+</sup> MΦs, regained sensitivity to these targeted therapies following CSF1R inhibition in the presence of GM-CSF. These data reveal a crucial role of CD163<sup>+</sup> MΦ interactions with myeloblasts that promote myeloblast survival and identify CSF1R inhibition as a novel target for AML therapy.Tatiana SmirnovaCaroline SpertiniOlivier SpertiniMDPI AGarticleAMLmacrophagesM-CSFCSF1 receptorGM-CSFCD163Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENCancers, Vol 13, Iss 5289, p 5289 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic AML
macrophages
M-CSF
CSF1 receptor
GM-CSF
CD163
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle AML
macrophages
M-CSF
CSF1 receptor
GM-CSF
CD163
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Tatiana Smirnova
Caroline Spertini
Olivier Spertini
CSF1R Inhibition Combined with GM-CSF Reprograms Macrophages and Disrupts Protumoral Interplays with AML Cells
description Relapse is a major issue in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and while the contribution of gene mutations in developing drug resistance is well established, little is known on the role of macrophages (MΦs) in an AML cell microenvironment. We examined whether myeloblasts could educate MΦs to adopt a protumoral orientation supporting myeloblast survival and resistance to therapy. Flow cytometry analyses demonstrated that M2-like CD163<sup>+</sup> MΦs are abundantly present, at diagnosis, in the bone marrow of AML patients. We showed that myeloblasts, or their conditioned medium, polarize monocytes to M2-like CD163<sup>+</sup> MΦs, induce the secretion of many protumoral factors, and promote myeloblast survival and proliferation as long as close intercellular contacts are maintained. Importantly, pharmacologic inhibition of the CSF1 receptor (CSF1R), in the presence of GM-CSF, reprogrammed MΦ polarization to an M1-like orientation, induced the secretion of soluble factors with antitumoral activities, reduced protumoral agonists, and promoted the apoptosis of myeloblasts interacting with MΦs. Furthermore, myeloblasts, which became resistant to venetoclax or midostaurin during their interplay with protumoral CD163<sup>+</sup> MΦs, regained sensitivity to these targeted therapies following CSF1R inhibition in the presence of GM-CSF. These data reveal a crucial role of CD163<sup>+</sup> MΦ interactions with myeloblasts that promote myeloblast survival and identify CSF1R inhibition as a novel target for AML therapy.
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author Tatiana Smirnova
Caroline Spertini
Olivier Spertini
author_facet Tatiana Smirnova
Caroline Spertini
Olivier Spertini
author_sort Tatiana Smirnova
title CSF1R Inhibition Combined with GM-CSF Reprograms Macrophages and Disrupts Protumoral Interplays with AML Cells
title_short CSF1R Inhibition Combined with GM-CSF Reprograms Macrophages and Disrupts Protumoral Interplays with AML Cells
title_full CSF1R Inhibition Combined with GM-CSF Reprograms Macrophages and Disrupts Protumoral Interplays with AML Cells
title_fullStr CSF1R Inhibition Combined with GM-CSF Reprograms Macrophages and Disrupts Protumoral Interplays with AML Cells
title_full_unstemmed CSF1R Inhibition Combined with GM-CSF Reprograms Macrophages and Disrupts Protumoral Interplays with AML Cells
title_sort csf1r inhibition combined with gm-csf reprograms macrophages and disrupts protumoral interplays with aml cells
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/f8559ad842584c5081042b14eb85a8b8
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