PMID- 38133710 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240201 LR - 20240320 IS - 1776-260X (Electronic) IS - 1776-2596 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Jan TI - Ezurpimtrostat, A Palmitoyl-Protein Thioesterase-1 Inhibitor, Combined with PD-1 Inhibition Provides CD8(+) Lymphocyte Repopulation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. PG - 95-106 LID - 10.1007/s11523-023-01019-8 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-1 (PPT1) is a clinical stage druggable target for inhibiting autophagy in cancer. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the cellular and molecular activity of targeting PPT1 using ezurpimtrostat, in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody. METHODS: In this study we used a transgenic immunocompetent mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma. RESULTS: Herein, we revealed that inhibition of PPT1 using ezurpimtrostat decreased the liver tumor burden in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma by inducing the penetration of lymphocytes into tumors when combined with anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1). Inhibition of PPT1 potentiates the effects of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy by increasing the expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-I at the surface of liver cancer cells and modulates immunity through recolonization and activation of cytotoxic CD8(+) lymphocytes. CONCLUSIONS: Ezurpimtrostat turns cold tumors into hot tumors and, thus, could improve T cell-mediated immunotherapies in liver cancer. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. FAU - Bestion, Eloine AU - Bestion E AD - Genoscience Pharma, 10, Rue d'Iena, 13006, Marseille, France. FAU - Rachid, Madani AU - Rachid M AD - Genoscience Pharma, 10, Rue d'Iena, 13006, Marseille, France. FAU - Tijeras-Raballand, Annemilai AU - Tijeras-Raballand A AD - AFR Oncologie, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. FAU - Roth, Gael AU - Roth G AD - Centre hospitalouniversitaire Grenoble Alpes/Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Centre national de la recherche scienti-fique, Unite mixte de recherche 5309-Institut national de la sante et de la recherche medicale U1209, University Grenoble Alpes/Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology Department, 38043, Grenoble, France. FAU - Decaens, Thomas AU - Decaens T AD - Centre hospitalouniversitaire Grenoble Alpes/Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Centre national de la recherche scienti-fique, Unite mixte de recherche 5309-Institut national de la sante et de la recherche medicale U1209, University Grenoble Alpes/Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology Department, 38043, Grenoble, France. FAU - Ansaldi, Christelle AU - Ansaldi C AD - Genoscience Pharma, 10, Rue d'Iena, 13006, Marseille, France. FAU - Mezouar, Soraya AU - Mezouar S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2285-7051 AD - Genoscience Pharma, 10, Rue d'Iena, 13006, Marseille, France. AD - Etablissement francais du sang, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Anthropologie bio-culturelle, droit, ethique et sante, "Biologie des Groupes Sanguins", Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France. FAU - Raymond, Eric AU - Raymond E AD - Genoscience Pharma, 10, Rue d'Iena, 13006, Marseille, France. AD - Oncology Department, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France. FAU - Halfon, Philippe AU - Halfon P AD - Genoscience Pharma, 10, Rue d'Iena, 13006, Marseille, France. phalfon@genosciencepharma.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231222 PL - France TA - Target Oncol JT - Targeted oncology JID - 101270595 RN - EC 3.1.2.22 (palmitoyl-protein thioesterase) RN - 0 (Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor) RN - EC 3.1.2.- (Thiolester Hydrolases) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Humans MH - Animals MH - *Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy/pathology MH - *Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy/pathology MH - Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism/pathology MH - Lymphocytes/metabolism MH - *Thiolester Hydrolases EDAT- 2023/12/22 12:41 MHDA- 2024/02/01 06:42 CRDT- 2023/12/22 11:14 PHST- 2023/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/01 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/22 12:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/22 11:14 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11523-023-01019-8 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11523-023-01019-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Target Oncol. 2024 Jan;19(1):95-106. doi: 10.1007/s11523-023-01019-8. Epub 2023 Dec 22.