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TIGIT/CD155的空间共存定义了胰腺导管腺癌患者的较差生存和对辅助化疗的抵抗力。

The spatial coexistence of TIGIT/CD155 defines poorer survival and resistance to adjuvant chemotherapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

发表日期:2023
作者: Heng Ma, Xianlong Chen, Shengwei Mo, Xinxin Mao, Jingci Chen, Yilin Liu, Zhaohui Lu, Shuangni Yu, Jie Chen
来源: Theranostics

摘要:

背景:目标针对T细胞免疫受体与免疫球蛋白和ITIM结构域(TIGIT)/CD155轴表明,恢复抗肿瘤免疫的潜力很大。然而,在大规模胰腺导管腺癌(PDAC)患者中,对其免疫表型和预后意义的研究仍然有限。方法:我们设计了三个七色多光谱面板,使用多重免疫组织化学方法,在272个PDAC样本中研究了TIGIT/CD155蛋白表达、免疫微环境特征、预后价值以及对辅助化疗的反应。结果:我们揭示了PDAC免疫微环境的低免疫原性和高异质性,其特征是丰富的CD3+ T细胞和CD68+巨噬细胞,以及激活的细胞毒性T淋巴细胞的低浸润。相比于癌旁组织,PDAC组织中TIGIT和CD155的表达较高。TIGIT表达的肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞与CD45RO+ T细胞的密度高度相关;TIGTI+CD8+ T细胞与CD3+CD45RO+FOXP3+的高浸润相关。CD155+CK+与CD3+以及CD3+CD8+CD45RO+ T细胞的密度显著相关。TCs中TIGIT的高阳性率、CD8+ T细胞中的TIGIT以及巨噬细胞中的CD155与无进展生存率和疾病特异性生存率差,而其临床意义与PD-L1状态相关。值得注意的是,PDAC患者中TIGIT+CK+或TIGIT+CD8+与CD155+CD68+的空间共存表示预后差且耐药于辅助化疗。结论:我们的研究结果表明,靶向TIGIT/CD155免疫抑制轴可能有助于患者分层和改善PDAC的临床结果。 (以上中文翻译仅供参考,并无法完全保证符合学术论文的格式和表达方式)
Background: Targeting emerging T cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and ITIM domain (TIGIT)/CD155 axis shows promise for restoring anti-tumor immunity, but its immune phenotypes and prognostic significance in a large cohort of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are limited. Methods: Three seven-color multispectral panels were rationally designed to investigate the protein expression, immune-microenvironmental feature, prognostic value, and the response to adjuvant chemotherapy of TIGIT/CD155 in 272 PDAC specimens using multiplex immunohistochemistry. Results: We revealed low immunogenicity and high heterogeneity of the PDAC immune microenvironment featured by abundant CD3+ T cells and CD68+ macrophages and low infiltration of activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes. TIGIT and CD155 were highly expressed in PDAC tissues compared to paracancerous tissues. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes expressing TIGIT were correlated with high densities of CD45RO+ T cells; TIGTI+CD8+ T cells were associated with high infiltration of CD3+CD45RO+FOXP3+. CD155+CK+ were significantly related to high densities of CD3+ and CD3+CD8+CD45RO+ T cells. High positive rates for TIGIT in TCs, CD8+ T cells, and CD155 in macrophages were correlated with poor progression-free and disease-specific survival, respectively, and their clinical significance was correlated with PD-L1 status. Notably, spatial co-existence of TIGIT+CK+ or TIGIT+CD8+ and CD155+CD68+ indicated poor survival and resistance to adjuvant chemotherapy response in patients with PDAC. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that targeting TIGIT/CD155 immunosuppressive axis may guide patient stratification and improve the clinical outcome of PDAC.© The author(s).