PMID- 34083274 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210621 LR - 20210621 IS - 1791-7530 (Electronic) IS - 0250-7005 (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 6 DP - 2021 Jun TI - HLA-DR and CD74 Expression and the Immune Microenvironment in Renal Cell Carcinoma. PG - 2841-2848 LID - 10.21873/anticanres.15065 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND/AIM: Expression of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II and CD74, which functions as a chaperone of MHC class II, play essential roles in T-cell recognition. The aim of this study was to elucidate the association between the HLAs and CD74, and their correlation with the infiltrated immune cells in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively investigated the expression of HLA-A/B/C, HLA-DR, and CD74 in 38 patients with advanced RCC (T3/T4), and evaluated their correlations with CD4 and CD8-positive T-cell infiltration using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: The expression of HLA-A/B/C, HLA-DR, and CD74 on cancer cells was observed in 37, 20, and 31 patients, respectively. The density of CD8- and CD4-positive T cells showed a positive correlation with HLA-DR expression. The density of CD4-positive lymphocytes was significantly associated with CD74 expression. CONCLUSION: The expression of HLA-DR, rather than CD74, on cancer cells was potentially associated with the anti-cancer immune microenvironment. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved. FAU - Miura, Yuji AU - Miura Y AD - Department of Cell Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Anami, Toshiki AU - Anami T AD - Department of Cell Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. AD - Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Yatsuda, Junji AU - Yatsuda J AD - Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Motoshima, Takanobu AU - Motoshima T AD - Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Oka, Suguru AU - Oka S AD - Department of Urology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Suyama, Koichi AU - Suyama K AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Inoshita, Naoko AU - Inoshita N AD - Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Kinowaki, Keiichi AU - Kinowaki K AD - Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Urakami, Shinji AU - Urakami S AD - Department of Urology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Kamba, Tomomi AU - Kamba T AD - Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Komohara, Yoshihiro AU - Komohara Y AD - Department of Cell Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; ycomo@kumamoto-u.ac.jp. AD - Center for Metabolic Regulation of Healthy Aging, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Greece TA - Anticancer Res JT - Anticancer research JID - 8102988 RN - 0 (Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte) RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class II) RN - 0 (invariant chain) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte/*immunology MH - Carcinoma, Renal Cell/*immunology MH - Female MH - HLA-DR Antigens/*immunology MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Kidney Neoplasms/*immunology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - *Tumor Microenvironment OTO - NOTNLM OT - HLA-DR OT - RCC OT - TAM OT - TIL OT - microenvironment EDAT- 2021/06/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2021/06/04 06:05 PHST- 2021/02/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/05/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/04 06:05 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] AID - 41/6/2841 [pii] AID - 10.21873/anticanres.15065 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anticancer Res. 2021 Jun;41(6):2841-2848. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15065.