The cooperative induction of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha and STAT3 during hypoxia induced an impairment of tumor susceptibility to CTL-mediated cell lysis.
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serval:BIB_9F4B7C9D451B
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
The cooperative induction of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha and STAT3 during hypoxia induced an impairment of tumor susceptibility to CTL-mediated cell lysis.
Journal
Journal of immunology
ISSN
1550-6606[electronic]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
182
Number
6
Pages
3510-3521
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Hypoxia is an essential component of tumor microenvironment. In this study, we investigated the influence of hypoxia (1% PO(2)) on CTL-mediated tumor cell lysis. We demonstrate that exposure of target tumor cells to hypoxia has an inhibitory effect on the CTL clone (Heu171)-induced autologous target cell lysis. Such inhibition correlates with hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) induction but is not associated with an alteration of CTL reactivity as revealed by granzyme B polarization or morphological change. Western blot analysis indicates that although hypoxia had no effect on p53 accumulation, it induced the phosphorylation of STAT3 in tumor cells by a mechanism at least in part involving vascular endothelial growth factor secretion. We additionally show that a simultaneous nuclear translocation of HIF-1alpha and phospho-STAT3 was observed. Interestingly, gene silencing of STAT3 by small interfering RNA resulted in HIF-1alpha inhibition and a significant restoration of target cell susceptibility to CTL-induced killing under hypoxic conditions by a mechanism involving at least in part down-regulation of AKT phosphorylation. Moreover, knockdown of HIF-1alpha resulted in the restoration of target cell lysis under hypoxic conditions. This was further supported by DNA microarray analysis where STAT3 inhibition resulted in a partly reversal of the hypoxia-induced gene expression profile. The present study demonstrates that the concomitant hypoxic induction of phospho-STAT3 and HIF-1alpha are functionally linked to the alteration of non-small cell lung carcinoma target susceptibility to CTL-mediated killing. Considering the eminent functions of STAT3 and HIF-1alpha in the tumor microenvironment, their targeting may represent novel strategies for immunotherapeutic intervention.
Keywords
Anoxia/immunology, Anoxia/metabolism, Cell Line, Tumor, Clone Cells, Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/immunology, Humans, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/biosynthesis, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/physiology, Immunity, Innate, Lung Neoplasms/immunology, Lung Neoplasms/metabolism, STAT3 Transcription Factor/antagonists & inhibitors, STAT3 Transcription Factor/biosynthesis, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/metabolism
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Web of science
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