Enforced expression of miR-342 promotes an inflammatory phenotype in liver metastasis-associated macrophages [scRNA-seq]
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ABSTRACT: Liver macrophages are crucial to maintain liver homeostasis. However, upon metastatic seeding, cancer cells co-opt these macrophages to act as tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), facilitating tumor growth and invasiveness. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of TAM pro-tumoral functions, thus modulating their expression in liver macrophages may constitute a novel approach for liver metastasis immunotherapy. In this study, we identify a myeloid specific miRNA, miR-342-3p, and investigate its anti-tumoral function in liver macrophages in the context of colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM). To this aim, we harnessed lentiviral vectors (LV) to infer and modulate miRNA activity in liver macrophages in vitro and in vivo. We found that miR-342-3p was highly active in macrophages in the healthy liver, but downregulated in proximity to CRLM. Rescuing miR-342-3p activity through enforced miRNA expression induced a pro-inflammatory phenotype in liver macrophages, which was associated to reduced CRLM growth. Transcriptomic analysis revealed Slc7a11, a cysteine-glutamate antiporter associated with TAM pro-tumoral functions, as a major miR-342-3p target. Overall, our findings highlight the potential of miR-342-3p in TAM reprogramming to enhance anti-tumoral immunity.
Project description:Liver macrophages are crucial to maintain liver homeostasis. However, upon metastatic seeding, cancer cells co-opt these macrophages to act as tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), facilitating tumor growth and invasiveness. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of TAM pro-tumoral functions, thus modulating their expression in liver macrophages may constitute a novel approach for liver metastasis immunotherapy. In this study, we identify a myeloid specific miRNA, miR-342-3p, and investigate its anti-tumoral function in liver macrophages in the context of colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM). To this aim, we harnessed lentiviral vectors (LV) to infer and modulate miRNA activity in liver macrophages in vitro and in vivo. We found that miR-342-3p was highly active in macrophages in the healthy liver, but downregulated in proximity to CRLM. Rescuing miR-342-3p activity through enforced miRNA expression induced a pro-inflammatory phenotype in liver macrophages, which was associated to reduced CRLM growth. Transcriptomic analysis revealed Slc7a11, a cysteine-glutamate antiporter associated with TAM pro-tumoral functions, as a major miR-342-3p target. Overall, our findings highlight the potential of miR-342-3p in TAM reprogramming to enhance anti-tumoral immunity.
Project description:Liver macrophages are crucial to maintain liver homeostasis. However, upon metastatic seeding, cancer cells co-opt these macrophages to act as tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), facilitating tumor growth and invasiveness. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of TAM pro-tumoral functions, thus modulating their expression in liver macrophages may constitute a novel approach for liver metastasis immunotherapy. In this study, we identify a myeloid specific miRNA, miR-342-3p, and investigate its anti-tumoral function in liver macrophages in the context of colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM). To this aim, we harnessed lentiviral vectors (LV) to infer and modulate miRNA activity in liver macrophages in vitro and in vivo. We found that miR-342-3p was highly active in macrophages in the healthy liver, but downregulated in proximity to CRLM. Rescuing miR-342-3p activity through enforced miRNA expression induced a pro-inflammatory phenotype in liver macrophages, which was associated to reduced CRLM growth. Transcriptomic analysis revealed Slc7a11, a cysteine-glutamate antiporter associated with TAM pro-tumoral functions, as a major miR-342-3p target. Overall, our findings highlight the potential of miR-342-3p in TAM reprogramming to enhance anti-tumoral immunity.
Project description:Liver macrophages are crucial to maintain liver homeostasis. However, upon metastatic seeding, cancer cells co-opt these macrophages to act as tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), facilitating tumor growth and invasiveness. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of TAM pro-tumoral functions, thus modulating their expression in liver macrophages may constitute a novel approach for liver metastasis immunotherapy. In this study, we identify a myeloid specific miRNA, miR-342-3p, and investigate its anti-tumoral function in liver macrophages in the context of colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM). To this aim, we harnessed lentiviral vectors (LV) to infer and modulate miRNA activity in liver macrophages in vitro and in vivo. We found that miR-342-3p was highly active in macrophages in the healthy liver, but downregulated in proximity to CRLM. Rescuing miR-342-3p activity through enforced miRNA expression induced a pro-inflammatory phenotype in liver macrophages, which was associated to reduced CRLM growth. Transcriptomic analysis revealed Slc7a11, a cysteine-glutamate antiporter associated with TAM pro-tumoral functions, as a major miR-342-3p target. Overall, our findings highlight the potential of miR-342-3p in TAM reprogramming to enhance anti-tumoral immunity.
Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common causes of death worldwide and the fourth most prevalent type of cancer. Whereas curative treatments such as liver transplantation, ablation or surgery are optimal for early stages, only paliative treatments are given to intermediate and advanced stages of the disease. Despite the introduction of immune regulators as first-line treatments for advanced stages, Sorafenib is still the standard of care in the clinical practice. In cell lysates, anti-tumoral properties of Sorafenib were related to upregulation of miR-200c-3p (anti-tumoral miRNA) at 6 hours of treatment and downregulation of miR-222-5p and miR-512-3p (pro-tumoral miRNAs) at 24 hours. We have identified these miRNA biomarkers of Sorafenib treatment response in plasma of patients with advanced HCC treated with Sorafenib. In particular, miR-200c-3p has been related to increased survival benefit whereas miR-222-5p and miR-512-3p have been related to worse prognosis. Our study has sequenced HepG2 cells treated with Sorafenib and miR-200c-3p inhibitor, and transfected with miR-222-5p and miR-512-3p mimics to unravel the molecular pathways governing Sorafenib response
Project description:RAW264.7 mouse macrophages were transfected with negative control and miR-342-3p mimics and subjected to microarray analysis 18 hours after the transfection. We used microarray to obtain global mRNA expression data of negative control and miR-342-3p mimics-transfected RAW264.7 cells.
Project description:To Identify of metastasis-related genes and metastasis-related miRNA in oral squamous cell carcinoma by miRNA profiling of HOC313-Parent, HOC313-LM and their respective exosomes carried out. As a result, miR-342-3p and -1246 were found candidate oncogenic miRNAs. To further identify the target genes of miR-1246 and miR-342-3p, we performed gene expression array analysis with HOC313-LM and HOC313-Parent (HOC313-P) transfected NT, miR-342-3p and miR-1246. Moreover, to identify tumor suppressor genes, gene expression profiles of each of transfected cells and HOC313-LM cells were analyzed by in silico analyses. As a result, DENND2D emerged as the possible target of miRN-1246. Extraction of difference of miRNA expression level between whole cell and exosomes of HOC313-Parent and HOC313-LM. Also, extraction of difference of gene expression level between high-metastatic subline (HOC313-LM) and low-metastatic subline (HOC313-P). Moreover the miRNA expression profiles and gene expression profiles were analyzed by in silico analyses.
Project description:To Identify of metastasis-related genes and metastasis-related miRNA in oral squamous cell carcinoma by miRNA profiling of HOC313-Parent, HOC313-LM and their respective exosomes carried out. As a result, miR-342-3p and -1246 were found candidate oncogenic miRNAs. To further identify the target genes of miR-1246 and miR-342-3p, we performed gene expression array analysis with HOC313-LM and HOC313-Parent (HOC313-P) transfected NT, miR-342-3p and miR-1246. Moreover, to identify tumor suppressor genes, gene expression profiles of each of transfected cells and HOC313-LM cells were analyzed by in silico analyses. As a result, DENND2D emerged as the possible target of miRN-1246.
Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a cancer with global impact and largely refractory to current treatments. Novel treatment options are therefore urgently needed. MicroRNAs play important regulatory roles in HCCs and are emerging as promising therapeutic options against HCC. We identified tumor suppressor miRNAs that may attenuate tumor development and contribute to HCC regression. We identified miR-342-3p as a promising tumor suppressor miRNA. To understand how miR-342-3p affects the global landscape of gene expression, we transfected Huh7 human hepatoma cells with either the scramble control, or a mimic for miR-342-3p and performed mRNA expression profiling.
Project description:High-throughput profiling of miRNA expression in the livers of vervet monkeys fed a high fructose or chow diet. Analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs revealed miR-148a-3p, miR-181a-5p, miR-342-5p and miR-574-5p may have regulatory roles in coordinating changes in hepatic gene expression in response to a high fructose diet.
Project description:Atherosclerosis is accelerated under diabetic conditions in part due to altered macrophage metabolism and function. Identifying critical factors to restore metabolic alterations and promote resolution of inflammation remains an unmet goal. MicroRNAs (miRs) orchestrate multiple signaling events in macrophages and regulate inflammation, yet their therapeutic potential in diabetes-associated atherosclerosis remains poorly understood. miRNA profiling of aortic intimal lesions from Ldlr-/- mice on a high-fat sucrose containing (HFSC) diet for 12 weeks revealed low expression of miR-369-3p. miR-369-3p was also reduced in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from diabetic patients with coronary artery disease. Cell-type expression profiling showed miR-369-3p enrichment in aortic macrophages. Treatment with oxLDL reduced miR-369-3p expression in-stimulation mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) downregulated miR-369-3p. Overexpression of miR-369-3p restored the oxLDL-mediated decrease of OXPHOS in BMDMs. Mechanistically, we found that miR-369-3p targeted the succinate receptor (GPR91) to alleviate the oxLDL-induced activation of inflammasome signaling pathways. Therapeutic administration of miR-369-3p in HFSC-fed Ldlr-/- mice reduced GPR91 expression in lesional macrophages and the diabetes-mediated accelerated atherosclerosis, evident by a decrease in plaque size and in the accumulation of pro-inflammatory Ly6Chi macrophages. RNA-seq analyses showed more pro-resolving pathways in plaque macrophages from miR-369-3p treated mice, consistent with an increase in macrophage efferocytosis in lesions. These findings establish a therapeutic role for miR-369-3p in halting diabetes-associated atherosclerosis by regulating GPR91 and macrophage succinate metabolism.