Polyamines: the pivotal amines in influencing the tumor microenvironment.

Amino acid metabolism Immunotherapy Polyamine Tumor microenvironment

Journal

Discover oncology
ISSN: 2730-6011
Titre abrégé: Discov Oncol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101775142

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 May 2024
Historique:
received: 31 12 2023
accepted: 11 05 2024
medline: 18 5 2024
pubmed: 18 5 2024
entrez: 18 5 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Cellular proliferation, function and survival is reliant upon maintaining appropriate intracellular polyamine levels. Due to increased metabolic needs, cancer cells elevate their polyamine pools through coordinated metabolism and uptake. High levels of polyamines have been linked to more immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments (TME) as polyamines support the growth and function of many immunosuppressive cell types such as MDSCs, macrophages and regulatory T-cells. As cancer cells and other pro-tumorigenic cell types are highly dependent on polyamines for survival, pharmacological modulation of polyamine metabolism is a promising cancer therapeutic strategy. This review covers the roles of polyamines in various cell types of the TME including both immune and stromal cells, as well as how competition for nutrients, namely polyamine precursors, influences the cellular landscape of the TME. It also details the use of polyamines as biomarkers and the ways in which polyamine depletion can increase the immunogenicity of the TME and reprogram tumors to become more responsive to immunotherapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38761252
doi: 10.1007/s12672-024-01034-9
pii: 10.1007/s12672-024-01034-9
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

173

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Cassandra E Holbert (CE)

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Robert A Casero (RA)

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Tracy Murray Stewart (TM)

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. tmurray2@jh.edu.

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