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Tumour-mediated TRAIL-Receptor expression indicates effective apoptotic depletion of infiltrating CD8+ immune cells in clinical colorectal cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20580220     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Expression of apoptosis-related proteins on tumour cells has been shown in several experimental models to be an efficient mechanism for a counterattack against host anti-tumour immune responses in solid tumours. Here we provide a clinical evidence for such a tumour immune escape mechanism by demonstrating tumour to T cell-directed death receptor signalling (TRAIL/TRAIL-Receptor (TRAIL-R)) in colorectal cancer (CRC). In a series of patients with CRC and completed 5-year follow up, we investigated apoptosis and expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins. Gene and protein profiles in the tumours demonstrated intratumoural upregulated gene expression for Fas, Fas-L, TRAIL, TRAIL-R and TNF-alpha (RT-qPCR). Levels of terminaldeoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridinetriphosphate nick-end labelling (TUNEL)-positive events were positively correlated with TRAIL-R1-expression on tumour infiltrating immune cells. Among the immune cells, preferentially CD8+ T cells were found to express TRAIL-R1 while serial immunostaining in the same patient tumours showed abundant apoptotic (TUNEL-positive) immune cells. In conclusion, our results in tumour samples from CRC patients suggest TRAIL-R1-mediated apoptotic depletion of infiltrating immune cells (CD8+) in response to TRAIL expression by the tumour itself. This supports the notion of an efficient escape from tumour immune response and thus evasion from the attack of activated CD8+ T cells. These findings may enhance our understanding of tumour progression in CRC and might be helpful for the development of TRAIL and its death receptor-based therapy.
Authors:
Martin Grimm; Mia Kim; Andreas Rosenwald; Burkhard H A von Raden; Burkhard von Rahden; Igor Tsaur; Eva Meier; Uwe Heemann; Christoph-Thomas Germer; Martin Gasser; Ana Maria Waaga-Gasser
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-06-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)     Volume:  46     ISSN:  1879-0852     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Cancer     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-04     Completed Date:  2010-12-27     Revised Date:  2011-11-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9005373     Medline TA:  Eur J Cancer     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2314-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery I, Molecular Oncology and Immunology, University of Wuerzburg, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Apoptosis / genetics
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / metabolism*
Colorectal Neoplasms / genetics,  metabolism*,  pathology
Female
Humans
In Situ Nick-End Labeling
Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / metabolism
Interferon-gamma / metabolism
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Receptors, Death Domain / metabolism
Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / metabolism*
Up-Regulation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; 0/Receptors, Death Domain; 0/Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; 82115-62-6/Interferon-gamma
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Eur J Cancer. 2011 Oct;47(15):2373
Note: von Rahden, Burkhard [corrected to von Raden, Burkhard H A]

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