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ABSTRACT: Objective
Patients with cancer pain are highly dependent on morphine analgesia, but studies have shown a negative correlation between morphine demand and patient outcomes. The long-term use of morphine may result in abnormally elevated serum morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G) levels. Hence, the effects of M3G on tumor progression are worth studying.Methods
The effects of M3G on PD-L1 expressions in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines were first evaluated. Activation of TLR4 downstream pathways after M3G treatment was then determined by Western blot. The effects of M3G on human cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) cytotoxicity and INF-? release was also detected. Finally, the LLC murine lung adenocarcinoma cell line were used to establish a murine lung cancer model, and the effects of M3G on tumor growth and metastasis were determined.Results
M3G promoted the expressions of PD-L1 in the A549 and H1299 cell lines in a TLR4-dependent manner (P < 0.05). M3G activated the PI3K and the NF?B signaling pathways, and this effect was antagonized by a TLR4 pathway inhibitor. A PI3K pathway inhibitor reversed the M3G-mediated PD-L1 upregulation. M3G inhibited the cytotoxicity of CTL on A549 cells and decreased the level of INF-?. Repeated M3G intraperitoneal injections promoted LLC tumor growth and lung metastasis through the upregulation of tumor expressed PD-L1 and the reduction of CTL in the tumor microenvironment.Conclusions
M3G specifically activated TLR4 in NSCLC cells and upregulated PD-L1 expression through the PI3K signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting CTL cytotoxicity and finally promoting tumor immune escape.
SUBMITTER: Wang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877184 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Kaiyuan K Wang Jian J Liu Ting T Yu Wenwen W Dong Nan N Zhang Chen C Xia Wenbin W Wei Feng F Yang Lili L Ren Xiubao X
Cancer biology & medicine 20210201 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Patients with cancer pain are highly dependent on morphine analgesia, but studies have shown a negative correlation between morphine demand and patient outcomes. The long-term use of morphine may result in abnormally elevated serum morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G) levels. Hence, the effects of M3G on tumor progression are worth studying.<h4>Methods</h4>The effects of M3G on PD-L1 expressions in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines were first evaluated. Activation of ...[more]