NKT cells contribute to alleviating lung metastases in adenoid cystic carcinoma
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ABSTRACT: Through CD4 and CD8 immunohistochemical analysis, we systematically established immune desert, exclusion, and inflammatory types in SACC primary lesions and lung metastases. Notably, the majority of lung metastases exhibited immune inflammatory types in contrast to the common desert type in primary SACC tissue. Tissue type rather than MYB-NFIB fusion should be a key factor causing differences in the immune environment. At the single-cell level, we demonstrated the presence of a small amount of anergy T cell types and a few elevated cytokines in the primary inflammatory tissues without MYB-NFIB fusion; and a large amount of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), a small amount of activated CD8+ NKT-like cells and substantially elevated cytokines in the primary exclusion tissues with MYB-NFIB fusion. In contrast, in the inflammatory metastatic lung tissues without MYB-NFIB fusion, small numbers of memory CD4+ and CD8+ cells were presented, but anergy CD8+ NKT-like cells and only CCL28 were elevated. Moreover, validated by immunodeficient nude mice, NKT cells are the remarkable effector cells in reducing lung metastasis, but required advance activation by a low invasive SACC cell line with higher human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A, -B, and C expression induction.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE217603 | GEO | 2025/10/29
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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