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Targeting ROS-sensing Nrf2 potentiates anti-tumor immunity of intratumoral CD8+ T and CAR-T cells
Molecular Therapy ( IF 12.1 ) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.08.019
Yuna Jo 1 , Ju A Shim 1 , Jin Woo Jeong 2 , Hyori Kim 2 , So Min Lee 2 , Juhee Jeong 3 , Segi Kim 4 , Sun-Kyoung Im 5 , Donghoon Choi 5 , Byung Ha Lee 6 , Yun Hak Kim 1 , Chi Dae Kim 7 , Chan Hyuk Kim 8 , Changwan Hong 2
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Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play a crucial role in cancer rejection. However, CTLs encounter dysfunction and exhaustion in the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Although the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-rich TME attenuates CTL function, the underlying molecular mechanism remains poorly understood. The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related 2 (Nrf2) is the ROS-responsible factor implicated in increasing susceptibility to cancer progression. Therefore, we examined how Nrf2 is involved in anti-tumor responses of CD8+ T and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in the ROS-rich TME. Here, we demonstrated that tumor growth in Nrf2−/− mice was significantly controlled and was reversed by T cell depletion and further confirmed that Nrf2 deficiency in T cells promotes anti-tumor responses using an adoptive transfer model of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells. Nrf2-deficient CTLs are resistant to ROS, and their effector functions are sustained in the TME. Furthermore, Nrf2 knockdown in human CAR-T cells enhanced the survival and function of intratumoral CAR-T cells in a solid tumor xenograft model and effectively controlled tumor growth. ROS-sensing Nrf2 inhibits the anti-tumor T cell responses, indicating that Nrf2 may be a potential target for T cell immunotherapy strategies against solid tumors.

中文翻译:


靶向 ROS 感应 Nrf2 可增强瘤内 CD8+ T 和 CAR-T 细胞的抗肿瘤免疫力



细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞 (CTL) 在癌症排斥反应中起着至关重要的作用。然而,CTL 在免疫抑制性肿瘤微环境 (TME) 中遇到功能障碍和耗竭。尽管富含活性氧 (ROS) 的 TME 减弱了 CTL 功能,但其潜在的分子机制仍然知之甚少。核因子红细胞 2 相关 2 (Nrf2) 是与癌症进展易感性增加有关的 ROS 致病因子。因此,我们研究了 Nrf2 如何参与富含 ROS 的 TME 中 CD8+ T 和嵌合抗原受体 (CAR) T 细胞的抗肿瘤反应。在这里,我们证明 Nrf2 - / - 小鼠的肿瘤生长受到显着控制,并被 T 细胞耗竭逆转,并进一步证实 T 细胞中的 Nrf2 缺陷使用抗原特异性 CD8 + T 细胞的过继转移模型促进抗肿瘤反应。Nrf2 缺陷型 CTLs 对 ROS 具有抗性,其效应功能在 TME 中得以维持。此外,在实体瘤异种移植模型中,人 CAR-T 细胞中的 Nrf2 敲低增强了瘤内 CAR-T 细胞的存活和功能,并有效控制了肿瘤生长。ROS 感应 Nrf2 抑制抗肿瘤 T 细胞反应,表明 Nrf2 可能是针对实体瘤的 T 细胞免疫治疗策略的潜在靶点。
更新日期:2024-08-22
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