Tumor-derived osteopontin suppresses antitumor immunity by promoting extramedullary myelopoiesis.

Abstract

Extramedullary myelopoiesis occurs commonly in tumor-bearing animals and is known to lead to accumulation of peripheral myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), which play an important role in immune escape. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which tumors induce extramedullary myelopoiesis are poorly understood. In this study, we found that osteopontin expressed by tumor cells enhances extramedullary myelopoiesis in a CD44-dependent manner through the Erk1/2-MAPK pathway. Osteopontin-mediated extramedullary myelopoiesis was directly associated with increased MDSCs in tumor-bearing hosts. More importantly, osteopontin silencing in tumor cells delayed both tumor growth and extramedullary myelopoiesis, while the same treatment did not affect tumor growth in vitro. Finally, treatment with an antibody against osteopontin inhibited tumor growth and synergized with cell-based immunotherapeutic vaccines in mediating antitumor immunity. Our findings unveil a novel immunosuppressive role for tumor-derived osteopontin and offer a rationale for its therapeutic targeting in cancer treatment.

• Authors: Eun-Kyung Kim, Insu Jeon, Hyungseok Seo, Young-Jun Park, Boyeong Song, Kyoo-A Lee, Yongwoo Jang, Yeonseok Chung, Chang-Yuil Kang
• Journal: Cancer research (Cancer Res) Vol. 74 Issue 22 Pg. 6705-16 (Nov 15 2014) ISSN: 1538-7445 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25273090 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: ©2014 American Association for Cancer Research.

Chemical References

• Cancer Vaccines
• Cd44 protein, mouse
• Hyaluronan Receptors
• Osteopontin
• Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases

Topics

• Animals
• Cancer Vaccines (immunology)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Cell Proliferation
• Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases (physiology)
• Hyaluronan Receptors (physiology)
• Immune Tolerance
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• Mice, Inbred C57BL
• Myeloid Cells (physiology)
• Myelopoiesis
• Neoplasms, Experimental (immunology)
• Osteopontin (physiology)
• Stem Cells (physiology)