This study found that subcapsular sinus (SCS) macrophages in tumor-draining lymph nodes suppress melanoma progression by restricting interactions between tumor-derived extracellular vesicles (tEVs) and B cells. The researchers showed that tEVs carrying tumor material disseminate from primary tumors to lymph nodes via lymph vessels. SCS macrophages were identified as a major host cell type interacting with tEVs in lymph nodes. Depletion of SCS macrophages resulted in increased tEV-B cell interactions and enhanced tumor growth, suggesting SCS macrophages normally act as "tumor suppressors" by limiting pro-tumor immune responses.
SCS macrophages restrict melanoma progression by blocking tumor vesicle interactions with B cells
1. SCS macrophages suppress melanoma by restricting
tumor-derived vesicle–B cell interactions
Ferdinando Pucci, Christopher Garris, Charles P. Lai, Andita Newton, Christina
Pfirschke, Camilla Engblom, David Alvarez, Melissa Sprachman, Charles Evavold,
Angela Magnuson, Ulrich H. von Andrian, Katharina Glatz, Xandra O. Breakefield,
Thorsten R. Mempel, Ralph Weissleder, and Mikael J. Pittet
Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. 2Graduate Program in Immunology,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. 3Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA
02129, USA. 4Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. 5Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, 4031
Basel, Switzerland. 6Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
Coach Professor: Dr. Yane-Shih Wang
Sit-in Professor: Dr. Charles P. Lai
Course Coordinator: Dr. Chi-Kuang Yao
Dated: 20171122
Presenter: Gul Muneer
Science 17 Mar 2016
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf1328
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2. SCS macrophages suppress melanoma by restricting
tumor-derived vesicle–B cell interactions
Ferdinando Pucci, Christopher Garris, Charles P. Lai*, Andita Newton, Christina
Pfirschke, Camilla Engblom, David Alvarez, Melissa Sprachman, Charles Evavold,
Angela Magnuson, Ulrich H. von Andrian, Katharina Glatz, Xandra O. Breakefield,
Thorsten R. Mempel, Ralph Weissleder, and Mikael J. Pittet
*Present address: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica
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3. Are vesicles a kind of cellular waste/debris?
- “Vehicles of Intercellular Communication"
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10. Fig. 1B. dLNGFR⁺ cells in
tdLN & ndLN cells
Fig. 1C. dLNGFR⁺ cells in
Lymphoid/Myeloid cell fractions
Fig. 1D. dLNGFR⁺ cells in
Macrophage subsets
****=P<0.0001
**=P<0.01
Fig. 1E. Multiphoton micrographs of explanted tdLN
Fig. 1F. Outline of Lymph Collection, mGluc+ signal
in Cell free Lymph and cells from Lymph
****=P<0.0001
tEVs disseminate Via Lymph
Macrophages in Subcapsular Sinus of
tumor draining lymph node were major
host cell type interacting with tEVs.
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11. UV Laster
Photoconverted
Cells in tumor
stroma
Photoconverted
Cells in tumor
stroma
Non-photoconverted
tdLN cells
Photoconverted
tdLN cells
Cell trafficking?
SCS Macrophages might originate from tumor area?
-Track migration of tumor-associated host cells from tumor stroma to tdLN
Time = 0 hour Time = 24 hours
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Mouse Expressing
Ubiquitous
Photoconvertible
Kaede Protein
12. Fig. S10B. Fraction of cells
photoconverted in the tumor & tdLN
Fig. S10C. photoconverted SCS Mø
in tdLNs and TAMs after 24 hours
Fig. S10D. Photoconversion in cell types
in tdLNs after 24 hours
Flow cytometry-based tracking of cell migration from tumor stroma to
tdLN
SCS macrophages did not originate from
tumor stroma.
SCS macrophages which are interacting
with tEVs are resident macrophages
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13. Melanin
Pigment Staining
Melanoma-free tdLNs [Melanin pigment staining (melanin pigment, dark brown)]n=13
Melanoma
Patients Tumor depth <1 mm Tumor depth 1-2 mm
Fig. S12. Melanin pigment staining & hemosiderin pigment staining (iron) of human melanoma-free (i.e.
stage N0) sentinel LNs. Positive Melanin staining (brown) in macrophage-like cells (Macrophage-like populations)
How about Homo sapiens?
Cancer-free sentinel
lymph node (CF-SLN)
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14. Cancer-free sentinel
lymph node (CF-SLN)
mAb clone HMB-45
staining CF-SLNs
(Melanoma Marker)
n=13
Melanoma
Patients
Fig. 2A. Immunohistochemistry for the melanoma marker HMB-45 (red) in a tdLN from a melanoma-free (i.e.,
stage N0) patient.
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15. Cancer-free sentinel
lymph node (CF-SLN)
mAb clone HMB-45
staining CF-SLNs
(Melanoma Marker)
n=13
Melanoma
Patients
Fig. 2C. HMB-45 immunohistochemistry (brown or red) in tdLNs from melanoma-free patients
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16. mAb clone HMB-45
staining & CD 68
(Macrophage Marker)
CF-SLNs
(Melanoma Marker)
n=13
Melanoma
Patients
Fig. 2B & D. Immunohistochemistry for HMB-45 melanoma and CD68 macrophage markers in sequential
sections from a melanoma-free (i.e., stage N0) tdLN. Pie chart illustrating the fraction of patients containing
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Cancer-free sentinel
lymph node (CF-SLN)
17. Dissemination
Via
Irreversible YFP
Expression in Cre
Reporter Host Cell after
Cre Horizontal Transfer?
Cre-Reporter
Mouse
Bearing
Cre⁺
Melanoma
Lymph
tdLN
Cre⁺
Tumor Cells or Materials?
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RNAs in tEVs can shape the fate of Macrophages?
18. Fig. S15D. qPCR
quantification of Cre
mRNA from either
Cre+ B16F10 tumor
cells or Cre+ B16F10-
derived tEVs. (n = 3).
Fig. S15E. CRE and
HSP90 Western blot of
tEVs purified from either
control B16F10 or Cre+
B16F10 cells.
Fig. 3A. Number of eYFP+
TAMs, SCS Mø and other
cells on week 2 after
challenging Cre-reporter
mice with Cre+ B16F10
tumors.
Fig. 3B. Multiphoton
micrographs of LNs
draining Cre+ tumors
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tEVs do not modulate SCS MØ
19. Fig. S16. Multiphoton micrographs of tdLN WT
mice (left), Cd169Dtr/Wt knockin mice (left),
2 days post DT injection
Fig. 3C.Ttumor volume
in
***P<0.001
Fig. S18A. Multiphoton micrographs of
tdLN treated with PBS-Lip (right) or
clodronate-Lip (left) and stained with anti-
CD169 mAb (red)
Fig. 3D. B16F10 tumor
volume in WT mice treated
with PBS-Lip or Clo-Lip
Fig. 3E. Tumor volume
in wild-type or
Cd169Dtr/Wt mice, all
Fig. 3F. Tumor volume
in wild-type or
Cd169Dtr/Wt mice, all
**P<0.01
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SCS Macrophage-tEV interactions regulate tumor progression?WT, SCS Mø preserved Cd169Dtr, SCS Mø ablated
SCS MØ act as “tumor suppressors”.
20. Fig. S20B. dLNGFR+ tEVs by
Rab35WT and Rab35S22N
B16F10 tumor cells in vitro
Fig. 3G. B16F10 tumor volume
in wild-type or Cd169Dtr/Wt mice
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tEV-SCS macrophage interactions regulate tumor progression?
**=P<0.01
***=P<0.001
****=P<0.0001
Mouse
Tumor Cells
Sufficient tV production supports a causual
Link between tEV-SCS macrophage
interaction and tumor growth
21. Fig. 3H. multiphoton micrographs (2D projections) of tdLNs on d 3, 6 and 15
after B16F10 tumor challenge.
Fig. 3H. Quantification of SCS Mø barrier
disruption measured as CD169+ SCS
macrophage number per field of view
Fig. 3I. Multiphoton micrographs (2D projections) of inguinal LNs one week
after starting i.p. Paclitaxel/Carboplatin injections, 3 times per week
Fig. 3I. Quantification of SCS Mø barrier
disruption measured as CD169+ SCS
macrophage number per field of view
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Whether tumor destroys SCS MØ network
SCS macrophage barrier can be disrupted
both during the natural course of tumor
progression and upon chemotherapy.
22. Fig.4A. Cd169Dtr/Wt mice locally treated with
DT s.c. on one side and challenged with B16F10
tumors on both flanks i.d
Fig. S23A. Multiphoton imaging of LNs from mice injected with low
doses (250 ng) of DT locally (left calf)
Day 0:
B16F10
i.d. both
Flanks
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tEV-SCS MØ interaction in tdLN but how this modulate distant tumor
growth
Day 2:
DT i.d.
23. Fig. 4B. Multiphoton micrographs of tdLNs from CD63-eGFP+ B16F10 bearing
mice (treated with PBS-Lip or Clo-Lip s.c.) and imaged at the indicated depth below
the LN capsule 23
SCS macrophage act as “tEV gatekeepers”.
Prevent spread of lymph-borne pathogens.
24. Fig. 4C. Distance between the indicated
entities (CD169+ cells, CD63-eGFP+ tEVs
and B220+ cells) and the LN capsule
Fig. 4D. Quantification of
dLNGFR+ lymphocyte
subsets in tdLNs from
dLNGFR+ B16F10
melanoma-bearing mice
treated with PBS-Lip or Clo-
Lip s.c.
Fig. 4E. quantification of different cell types in B16F10
tumors from mice treated with PBS-Lip or Clo-Lip
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25. Fig. 4F. B16F10 tumor volumes (d
9) in WT and Cd169Dtr/Wt mice
treated with DT i.p. and/or with
anti-CD20 depleting mAb
Fig. 4G. B16F10 tumor volumes in WT
recipient mice that received IgGs (25 μg)
isolated from plasma of Cd169Dtr/Wt donor
mice treated with PBS or DT i.p
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Role of B-cells-tEV interaction
SCS MØ suppress cancer progression by limiting pro-tumor Ig G responses.
26. Tumor Growth
tEVs
Lymph
tdLN
SCS MØ
Cancer Progression,
Cancer Treatment
B cells
IgGs
Conclusion
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SCS resident macrophages act
as “flypaper and gatekeepers”
against tumor dissemination by
preventing tEVs-B-cell
interaction.
EVs were initially considered cellular debris or a way to excrete unneeded or toxic products from cells, but their ancient evolutionary origins and their conserved mechanisms of generation indicate that EVs perform essential physiological roles in cell-cell communication