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C-Myb upregulation stimulates antitumor immunity in a murine colorectal cancer model

ABSTRACT: While the transcription factor c-Myb is overexpressed in different types of solid tumors, including colorectal cancer, its exact role in tumorigenesis is unclear. In this study, we show that tumor-intrinsic c-Myb expression in mouse models of colon cancer and melanoma suppresses tumor growth. While no difference in proliferation, apoptosis, and angiogenesis of tumors were evident, we observed changes in intratumoral immune cell infiltrates. MC38 tumors with upregulated c-Myb expression showed increased counts of CD103+ dendritic cells and eosinophils, but decreased tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Concomitantly, an increase in cytotoxic CD8+ T cells upon c-Myb upregulation was observed, which correlated with a pro-inflammatory tumor microenvironment and increased numbers of M1 polarized TAMs. Mechanistically, c-Myb upregulation in immunogenic MC38 colon cancer cells resulted in enhanced expression of immunomodulatory genes, including b2-microglobulin, interferon-β and decreased expression of the chemokine receptor CCR2. The observed increased counts of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells contributed to tumor growth attenuation. In poorly immunogenic CT26, LLC and B16-BL6 tumor cells, c-Myb upregulation did not affect immune responses. Interestingly, c-Myb upregulation has led to a reduced B16-BL6 tumor growth but it did not affect tumor growth of CT26 and LLC tumors. Altogether, we postulate that c-Myb functions as a tumor suppressor in a tumor cell-type specific manner and modulates anti-tumor immunity.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE232823 | GEO | 2023/07/28

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Background: Cancer cachexia (CAC) reduces patient survival and quality of life. Developments of efficient therapeutic strategies are required for the CAC treatments. This long-term process could be shortened by the drug-repositioning approach which exploits old drugs approved for non-cachexia disease. Amiloride, a diuretic drug, is clinically used for treatments of hypertension and edema due to heart failure. Here, we explored the effects of amiloride for ameliorating muscle wasting in murine models of cancer cachexia. Methods: CT26 and LLC tumor cells were subcutaneously injected into mice to induce cancer cachexia. Amiloride was intraperitoneally injected daily once tumors were formed. Cachexia features of the CT26 and LLC models, respectively, were characterized by phenotypic, histopathologic and biochemical analyses. Plasma exosomes and muscle atrophy-related proteins were quantitatively analyzed. Integrative NMR-based metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses were conducted to identify significantly altered metabolic pathways and distinctly changed metabolism-related biological processes in gastrocnemius. Results: The CT26 and LLC models displayed prominent cachexia features including decreases in body weight, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and muscle strength. The amiloride treatment in tumor-bearing mice distinctly alleviated muscle atrophy and relieved cachexia-related features without affecting tumor growth. The CT26 and LLC cachexia mice showed increased particle density of plasma exosomes which were largely derived from tumors. Significantly, the amiloride treatment inhibited tumor-derived exosome release, which did not obviously affect exosome secretion from non-neoplastic tissues or induce observable systemic toxicities in normal healthy mice. Integrative-omics revealed significant metabolic impairments in cachectic gastrocnemius, including promoted muscular catabolism, inhibited muscular protein synthesis, blocked glycolysis and impeded ketone body oxidation. The amiloride treatment evidently improved the metabolic impairments in cachectic gastrocnemius. Conclusions: Our results demonstrated the efficacy of amiloride in ameliorating cachectic muscle wasting and elucidated the underlying mechanistic rationale for its use as an alternative strategy to improve CAC treatments.

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C-Myb upregulation stimulates antitumor immunity in a murine colorectal cancer model

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