PMID- 36054818 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221024 LR - 20230110 IS - 1097-0215 (Electronic) IS - 0020-7136 (Print) IS - 0020-7136 (Linking) VI - 151 IP - 12 DP - 2022 Dec 15 TI - The immunosuppression pathway of tumor-associated macrophages is controlled by heme oxygenase-1 in glioblastoma patients. PG - 2265-2277 LID - 10.1002/ijc.34270 [doi] AB - The immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) in glioblastoma (GBM) is mainly driven by tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). We explored whether their sustained iron metabolism and immunosuppressive activity were correlated, and whether blocking the central enzyme of the heme catabolism pathway, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), could reverse their tolerogenic activity. To this end, we investigated iron metabolism in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) isolated from GBM specimens and in in vitro-derived macrophages (Mphi) from healthy donor (HD) blood monocytes. We found that HO-1 inhibition abrogated the immunosuppressive activity of both BMDMs and Mphi, and that immunosuppression requires both cell-to-cell contact and soluble factors, as HO-1 inhibition abolished IL-10 release, and significantly reduced STAT3 activation as well as PD-L1 expression. Interestingly, not only did HO-1 inhibition downregulate IDO1 and ARG-2 gene expression, but also reduced IDO1 enzymatic activity. Moreover, T cell activation status affected PD-L1 expression and IDO1 activity, which were upregulated in the presence of activated, but not resting, T cells. Our results highlight the crucial role of HO-1 in the immunosuppressive activity of macrophages in the GBM TME and demonstrate the feasibility of reprogramming them as an alternative therapeutic strategy for restoring immune surveillance. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Cancer published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of UICC. FAU - Magri, Sara AU - Magri S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8884-5299 AD - Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. FAU - Musca, Beatrice AU - Musca B AD - Immunology and Molecular Oncology, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy. FAU - Pinton, Laura AU - Pinton L AD - Immunology and Molecular Oncology, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy. FAU - Orecchini, Elena AU - Orecchini E AD - Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. FAU - Belladonna, Maria Laura AU - Belladonna ML AD - Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. FAU - Orabona, Ciriana AU - Orabona C AD - Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. FAU - Bonaudo, Camilla AU - Bonaudo C AD - Neurosurgery, Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, University Hospital of Careggi, Florence, Italy. FAU - Volpin, Francesco AU - Volpin F AD - Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy. FAU - Ciccarino, Pietro AU - Ciccarino P AD - Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy. FAU - Baro, Valentina AU - Baro V AD - Academic Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. FAU - Della Puppa, Alessandro AU - Della Puppa A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8058-092X AD - Neurosurgery, Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, University Hospital of Careggi, Florence, Italy. FAU - Mandruzzato, Susanna AU - Mandruzzato S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0707-995X AD - Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. AD - Immunology and Molecular Oncology, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220915 PL - United States TA - Int J Cancer JT - International journal of cancer JID - 0042124 RN - 0 (B7-H1 Antigen) RN - 42VZT0U6YR (Heme) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase-1) RN - 130068-27-8 (Interleukin-10) RN - E1UOL152H7 (Iron) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (HMOX1 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - B7-H1 Antigen/metabolism MH - *Glioblastoma/pathology MH - Heme MH - *Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics/metabolism MH - Immunosuppression Therapy MH - Interleukin-10 MH - Iron MH - Tumor Microenvironment MH - *Tumor-Associated Macrophages PMC - PMC9825884 OTO - NOTNLM OT - glioblastoma OT - heme oxygenase-1 OT - iron metabolism OT - macrophages OT - tumor microenvironment COIS- The authors report that there are no competing interests to declare. EDAT- 2022/09/03 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/22 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/08 CRDT- 2022/09/02 15:22 PHST- 2022/08/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/05/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/08/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/02 15:22 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IJC34270 [pii] AID - 10.1002/ijc.34270 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Cancer. 2022 Dec 15;151(12):2265-2277. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34270. Epub 2022 Sep 15.