TY - JOUR
T1 - Specific targeting of CD163+ TAMs mobilizes inflammatory monocytes and promotes T cell-mediated tumor regression
AU - Etzerodt, Anders
AU - Tsalkitzi, Kyriaki
AU - Maniecki, Maciej
AU - Damsky, William
AU - Delfini, Marcello
AU - Baudoin, Elodie
AU - Moulin, Morgane
AU - Bosenberg, Marcus
AU - Graversen, Jonas Heilskov
AU - Auphan-Anezin, Nathalie
AU - Moestrup, Søren Kragh
AU - Lawrence, Toby
PY - 2019/10/7
Y1 - 2019/10/7
N2 - Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play critical roles in tumor progression but are also capable of contributing to antitumor immunity. Recent studies have revealed an unprecedented heterogeneity among TAMs in both human cancer and experimental models. Nevertheless, we still understand little about the contribution of different TAM subsets to tumor progression. Here, we demonstrate that CD163-expressing TAMs specifically maintain immune suppression in an experimental model of melanoma that is resistant to anti-PD-1 checkpoint therapy. Specific depletion of the CD163+ macrophages results in a massive infiltration of activated T cells and tumor regression. Importantly, the infiltration of cytotoxic T cells was accompanied by the mobilization of inflammatory monocytes that significantly contributed to tumor regression. Thus, the specific targeting of CD163+ TAMs reeducates the tumor immune microenvironment and promotes both myeloid and T cell-mediated antitumor immunity, illustrating the importance of selective targeting of tumor-associated myeloid cells in a therapeutic context.
AB - Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play critical roles in tumor progression but are also capable of contributing to antitumor immunity. Recent studies have revealed an unprecedented heterogeneity among TAMs in both human cancer and experimental models. Nevertheless, we still understand little about the contribution of different TAM subsets to tumor progression. Here, we demonstrate that CD163-expressing TAMs specifically maintain immune suppression in an experimental model of melanoma that is resistant to anti-PD-1 checkpoint therapy. Specific depletion of the CD163+ macrophages results in a massive infiltration of activated T cells and tumor regression. Importantly, the infiltration of cytotoxic T cells was accompanied by the mobilization of inflammatory monocytes that significantly contributed to tumor regression. Thus, the specific targeting of CD163+ TAMs reeducates the tumor immune microenvironment and promotes both myeloid and T cell-mediated antitumor immunity, illustrating the importance of selective targeting of tumor-associated myeloid cells in a therapeutic context.
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U2 - 10.1084/jem.20182124
DO - 10.1084/jem.20182124
M3 - Article
C2 - 31375534
AN - SCOPUS:85072992274
SN - 0022-1007
VL - 216
SP - 2394
EP - 2411
JO - The Journal of experimental medicine
JF - The Journal of experimental medicine
IS - 10
ER -