Loss of Y in regulatory T lymphocytes in the tumor micro-environment of primary colorectal cancers and liver metastases.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
24 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 24 08 2023
accepted: 18 04 2024
medline: 25 4 2024
pubmed: 25 4 2024
entrez: 24 4 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Male sex is a risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) with higher illness burden and earlier onset. Thus, we hypothesized that loss of chromosome Y (LOY) in the tumor micro-environment (TME) might be involved in oncogenesis. Previous studies show that LOY in circulating leukocytes of aging men was associated with shorter survival and non-hematological cancer, as well as higher LOY in CD4 + T-lymphocytes in men with prostate cancer vs. controls. However, nothing is known about LOY in leukocytes infiltrating TME and we address this aspect here. We studied frequency and functional effects of LOY in blood, TME and non-tumorous tissue. Regulatory T-lymphocytes (Tregs) in TME had the highest frequency of LOY (22%) in comparison to CD4 + T-lymphocytes and cytotoxic CD8 + T-lymphocytes. LOY score using scRNA-seq was also linked to higher expression of PDCD1, TIGIT and IKZF2 in Tregs. PDCD1 and TIGIT encode immune checkpoint receptors involved in the regulation of Tregs function. Our study sets the direction for further functional research regarding a probable role of LOY in intensifying features related to the suppressive phenotype of Tregs in TME and consequently a possible influence on immunotherapy response in CRC patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38658633
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-60049-y
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-60049-y
doi:

Substances chimiques

Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor 0
TIGIT protein, human 0
Receptors, Immunologic 0
PDCD1 protein, human 0
Ikaros Transcription Factor 148971-36-2

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

9458

Subventions

Organisme : Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej
ID : MAB/2018 /6
Organisme : Hjärt-Lungfonden
ID : grant number 20210051
Organisme : Swedish Research Council
ID : 2020-02010

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Magdalena Wójcik (M)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

Ulana Juhas (U)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.
Department of Bioenergetics and Physiology of Exercise, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

Elyas Mohammadi (E)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

Jonas Mattisson (J)

Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Kinga Drężek-Chyła (K)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

Edyta Rychlicka-Buniowska (E)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

Bożena Bruhn-Olszewska (B)

Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Hanna Davies (H)

Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Katarzyna Chojnowska (K)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

Paweł Olszewski (P)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

Michał Bieńkowski (M)

Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Michał Jankowski (M)

Surgical Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum, Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.
Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Center - Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Olga Rostkowska (O)

Department of Oncological, Transplant and General Surgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Andrzej Hellmann (A)

Department of Oncological, Transplant and General Surgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Rafał Pęksa (R)

Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Jacek Kowalski (J)

Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Marek Zdrenka (M)

Department of Tumor Pathology and Pathomorphology, Oncology Center - Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Jarek Kobiela (J)

Department of Oncological, Transplant and General Surgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Wojciech Zegarski (W)

Surgical Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier's Collegium Medicum, Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.
Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Center - Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Wojciech Biernat (W)

Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Łukasz Szylberg (Ł)

Department of Tumor Pathology and Pathomorphology, Oncology Center - Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Piotr Remiszewski (P)

Department of Oncological, Transplant and General Surgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Jakub Mieczkowski (J)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

Natalia Filipowicz (N)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland. natalia.filipowicz@gumed.edu.pl.

Jan P Dumanski (JP)

3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland. jan.dumanski@igp.uu.se.
Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. jan.dumanski@igp.uu.se.

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