PMID- 35778404 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220707 LR - 20240206 IS - 2041-1723 (Electronic) IS - 2041-1723 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Jul 1 TI - Mouse pulmonary interstitial macrophages mediate the pro-tumorigenic effects of IL-9. PG - 3811 LID - 10.1038/s41467-022-31596-7 [doi] LID - 3811 AB - Although IL-9 has potent anti-tumor activity in adoptive cell transfer therapy, some models suggest that it can promote tumor growth. Here, we show that IL-9 signaling is associated with poor outcomes in patients with various forms of lung cancer, and is required for lung tumor growth in multiple mouse models. CD4(+) T cell-derived IL-9 promotes the expansion of both CD11c(+) and CD11c(-) interstitial macrophage populations in lung tumor models. Mechanistically, the IL-9/macrophage axis requires arginase 1 (Arg1) to mediate tumor growth. Indeed, adoptive transfer of Arg1(+) but not Arg1(-) lung macrophages to Il9r(-/-) mice promotes tumor growth. Moreover, targeting IL-9 signaling using macrophage-specific nanoparticles restricts lung tumor growth in mice. Lastly, elevated expression of IL-9R and Arg1 in tumor lesions is associated with poor prognosis in lung cancer patients. Thus, our study suggests the IL-9/macrophage/Arg1 axis is a potential therapeutic target for lung cancer therapy. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Fu, Yongyao AU - Fu Y AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Pajulas, Abigail AU - Pajulas A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1137-1400 AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Wang, Jocelyn AU - Wang J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0016-3136 AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Zhou, Baohua AU - Zhou B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1156-4517 AD - Department of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Cannon, Anthony AU - Cannon A AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Cheung, Cherry Cheuk Lam AU - Cheung CCL AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Zhang, Jilu AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Zhou, Huaxin AU - Zhou H AD - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine/Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Fisher, Amanda Jo AU - Fisher AJ AD - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine/Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Omstead, David T AU - Omstead DT AD - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA. FAU - Khan, Sabrina AU - Khan S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0531-897X AD - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA. FAU - Han, Lei AU - Han L AD - Department of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Renauld, Jean-Christophe AU - Renauld JC AD - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Experimental Medicine Unit, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, 1200, Belgium. FAU - Paczesny, Sophie AU - Paczesny S AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA. FAU - Gao, Hongyu AU - Gao H AD - Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Liu, Yunlong AU - Liu Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2699-626X AD - Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Yang, Lei AU - Yang L AD - Department of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Tighe, Robert M AU - Tighe RM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3465-9861 AD - Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. FAU - Licona-Limon, Paula AU - Licona-Limon P AD - Departamento de Biologia Celular y del Desarrollo, Instituto de Fisiologia Celular, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. FAU - Flavell, Richard A AU - Flavell RA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4461-0778 AD - Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA. FAU - Takatsuka, Shogo AU - Takatsuka S AD - Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences (RIBS), Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan. FAU - Kitamura, Daisuke AU - Kitamura D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5195-0474 AD - Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences (RIBS), Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan. FAU - Sun, Jie AU - Sun J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2347-4511 AD - Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. FAU - Bilgicer, Basar AU - Bilgicer B AD - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA. FAU - Sears, Catherine R AU - Sears CR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5797-3458 AD - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine/Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Yang, Kai AU - Yang K AD - Department of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Kaplan, Mark H AU - Kaplan MH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2923-8245 AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. mkaplan2@iupui.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 AI085046/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 HL007910/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI129241/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 CA232491/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P20 GM121176/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL158096/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AI060519/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - I01 BX005353/BX/BLRD VA/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220701 PL - England TA - Nat Commun JT - Nature communications JID - 101528555 RN - 0 (IL9 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-9) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Carcinogenesis/metabolism MH - *Interleukin-9/genetics/metabolism MH - *Lung Neoplasms/metabolism/pathology MH - *Macrophages/metabolism/pathology MH - Macrophages, Alveolar/metabolism MH - Mice PMC - PMC9249769 COIS- D.T.O., S.K., B.B., Y.F., and M.H.K. are authors on pending patent applications for nanoparticle approaches. R.A.F. is an advisor to Glaxo Smith Kline, Zai Lab, and Ventus Therapeutics though not in the context of this work. The remaining authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/07/02 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/08 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/01 CRDT- 2022/07/01 23:16 PHST- 2021/07/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/01 23:16 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41467-022-31596-7 [pii] AID - 31596 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41467-022-31596-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nat Commun. 2022 Jul 1;13(1):3811. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31596-7.